A North Carolina House Oversight Committee hearing spurred on by the recent killing of a young Ukrainian woman, Iryna Zarutska, in Charlotte, took an unexpected turn when Chesser asked Mecklenburg ...

The Department of Homeland Security has been ensnared by a partial government shutdown as Congress did not act to fund the agency by the end of February 13. But nearly all DHS workers will remain on ...

Charlotte Republicans are calling on Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden to step down over a viral gaffe at a committee hearing as he faces continued questions about his testimony. McFadden, a ...

North Carolina Republican state Rep. Allen Chesser said he was taken by surprise when a Democratic sheriff who has long opposed cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charlotte city leaders appeared before a North Carolina House committee to address concerns about public safety, crime, and ...

Pessimism grows as a Senate vote this week appears unlikely as Congress sprints to reach a deal on DHS funding to prevent another government shutdown, sending prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi ...

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The government is still shut down, but how long will the shutdown last? A House vote today, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, could end the government shutdown 2026, but today's vote needs bipartisan support.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Border Patrol agents at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images) The Senate on Friday ...

A Senate vote looms to avert a government shutdown today, Friday, Jan. 30, at midnight, with the latest shutdown betting odds and trade volume on prediction markets Polymarket and Kalshi surging today ...

Congress is running out of time to pass a sprawling appropriations package before current funding for much of the federal government expires at 12:01 a.m. ET on Saturday. Senate Democrats said they ...

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