Trump says Elon Musk could face 'serious consequences' if he backs Democratic candidates
President Donald Trump is not backing off his battle with Elon Musk, saying Saturday that he has no desire to repair their relationship.
Man mistakenly deported to El Salvador charged in US with transporting illegal immigrants
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador, charged in US with transporting illegal immigrants.
Billion-dollar SC battery plant pauses construction amid electric vehicle and tariff uncertainty
A Japanese company has halted construction on a $1.6 billion factory in South Carolina to help make batteries for electric BMWs, citing “policy and market uncertainty.”
Elon Musk claims that President Donald Trump is named in unreleased Epstein files
Elon Musk posted on X that President Donald Trump is mentioned in still-secret Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein and he suggests that’s why the records have not been released.
Tesla shares fall nearly 10% after Trump lashes out at Musk
Shares of Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company plunged more than 14%, knocking about $150 billion off Tesla’s market valuation.
Supreme Court makes it easier to claim 'reverse discrimination' in employment
A unanimous Supreme Court has made it easier to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination, siding with an Ohio woman who claims she didn’t get a job and was demoted because she's straight.
Trump threatens to cut Musk’s government contracts as their public feud escalates
President Donald Trump threatened to cut Elon Musk’s government contracts as their fractured alliance rapidly escalated into a public feud Thursday.
NC lawmakers debate raising age to 21 to purchase tobacco and vaping products
The current law allows eighteen year olds to buy tobacco and vape products. A proposed bill would raise the age to 21. The bill is named after 15-year-old Solomon Wynn.
Trump announces travel ban and restrictions on 19 countries set to go into effect Monday
President Donald Trump is again banning people from countries his administration deems dangerous from coming to America.
Budget office says Trump’s big bill will cut taxes by $3.7T and add $2.4T to deficit
President Donald Trump’s big bill making its way through Congress will cut taxes by $3.7 trillion but also increase deficits by $2.4 trillion over the next decade, according to an analysis released Wednesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Trump hikes steel and aluminum tariffs to 50%. Here’s what we know
President Donald Trump has promised to hike nearly all of his tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to a punishing 50% on Wednesday, a move that would hammer businesses from automakers to home builders, and likely push up prices for consumers.
Tijema Brown withdraws her petition to travel to Jamaica amidst federal charges
Tijema Brown, the daughter of Charlotte City Councilwoman Tiawana Brown, has withdrawn a petition seeking permission to visit Jamaica.
US immigration authorities detain the family of the man charged in the Colorado attack
The wife and five children of the man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators in Boulder were taken into custody Tuesday by federal immigration authorities.
Musk slams Trump’s tax bill as GOP senators race to meet a July 4th deadline
Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who recently left President Donald Trump's administration, has blasted the tax cuts and spending plans backed by the president that passed the House.
Judge say federal prisons must continue providing hormone therapy to transgender inmates
The federal Bureau of Prisons must continue providing hormone therapy and social accommodations to hundreds of transgender inmates following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump that led to a disruption in medical treatment, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Kennedy orders a review of baby formula. Here's what you should know
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called for a comprehensive review of nutrients and other ingredients, such as heavy metals, in infant formula.
Republican push for proof of citizenship to vote proves a tough sell in the states
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have made it a priority this year to require people to prove citizenship before they can register to vote, but turning that aspiration into reality has proved difficult.
Tiawana Brown's daughter asks judge for permission to travel to Jamaica despite federal charges
A daughter of Charlotte City Councilwoman Tiawana Brown, who has also been indicted on fraud charges, is asking a federal judge if she can go to Jamaica.
Ukraine and Russia agree to swap dead and wounded troops but report no progress toward ending war
Representatives of Russia and Ukraine met Monday for their second round of direct peace talks in just over two weeks, but aside from agreeing to swap thousands of their dead and seriously wounded troops, they made no progress toward ending the 3-year-old war, officials said.
Trump asks the Supreme Court to clear the way for federal downsizing plans
President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday renewed its request for the Supreme Court to clear the way for plans to downsize the federal workforce, while a lawsuit filed by labor unions and cities proceeds.
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