A Democrat in the North Carolina state House switched to the Republican Party on Wednesday, giving the GOP veto-proof control in both chambers of the legislature and handing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper a setback in trying to block hardline conservative policies in his final two years in office.
Marjorie Taylor Greene said, "Trump is joining some of the most incredible people in history being arrested today. Nelson Mandela was arrested, served time in prison. Jesus β Jesus was arrested and murdered by the Roman government."
Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, according to several news reports.
Senator John Fetterman told CBS Sunday Morning he checked himself into the Walter Reed Hospital in February where he stayed for about six weeks for depression treatment.
UNC Charlotte Political Science professor weighs in on Donald Trump's Indictment, says voters pay attention when politicians are indicted.
North Carolina residents can now buy a handgun without getting a permit from a local sheriff, after the Republican-controlled legislature on Wednesday overrode theΒ Democratic governorβs vetoΒ β a first since 2018.
Former North Carolina state Sen. David Hoyle, a powerful force on taxes, economic development and education within state government when Democrats last controlled the General Assembly, died on Wednesday at age 84, his son said.
North Carolinaβs Republican-controlled Senate has voted to override the Democratic governorβs first veto of the session on legislation to loosen gun restrictions.
On Tuesday, March 28th, PresidentΒ BidenΒ will travel to Durham, North Carolina to kick off his Administrationβs Investing in America tour.
A federal appeals court has blocked President Joe Bidenβs order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.
North Carolinaβs elected auditor has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for leaving the scene of a December crash in which she drove her state-owned vehicle into a parked car.
South Carolina's embattled top accountant will resign next month after a $3.5 billion accounting error in the year-end financial report he oversaw.
The Republican-controlled North Carolina legislature has given final approval to a Medicaid expansion agreement.
An agreement to expand Medicaid in North Carolina has reached the cusp of final legislative approval following a state House vote.
A Manhattan grand jury could decide on Wednesday whether to indict former President Donald Trump.
The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies in the hands of a Manhattan grand jury. The grand jury has been meeting in secret to hear evidence for weeks.
Donald TrumpΒ claimed on Saturday that hisΒ arrestΒ is imminent and issued an extraordinary call for his supporters to protest as a New York grand juryΒ investigates hush money paymentsΒ to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.
Law enforcement officials in New York are making security preparations for the possibility that Donald Trump could be indicted in the coming weeks by a Manhattan grand jury.
Republican lawmakers in Kentucky have passed a measure to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
More young North Carolina drivers wouldnβt have to hold a learnerβs permit as long before advancing to unsupervised driving in legislation approved by the state Senate.
