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Trump Children Lean Against 2022 Races, Muting Dynasty Talk Bloomberg 2/18/2021 Jennifer Jacobs and Mark Niquette © Photographer: Timothy A. Clary/Getty Images/AFP US President-elect Donald Trump along with his children Eric(L) Ivanka and Donald Jr. arrive for a press conference January 11, 2017 at Trump Tower in New York. (Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump says he’s open to running for president again in 2024, but there are no immediate plans under way to turn the family into a...

VERIFY: Is there an impeachment process in North Carolina? The governor, lieutenant governor, justices, and members of the Council of State can be impeached in the Tar Heel State. As it turns out, its been done before. Author: Hunter Sáenz (WCNC) Updated: 9:12 AM EST February 12, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The top elected official in North Carolina can be impeached, as well as other statewide elected officials.  As the second Senate trial against former President...

Analysis: N.C. Rep. Madison Cawthorn Making Big Bet on Trumps Legacy PUBLISHED 10:03 AM ET Feb. 02, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:03 AM EST Feb. 02, 2021 SHARE After just a month in Congress, North Carolina Rep. Madison Cawthorn has made a big splash on the national stage. He’s already been featured on national news networks and been the subject of stories in magazines like Time and Cawthorn was on the stage at the pro-Trump rally on January 6. �...

This article is made possible through a partnership between WFAE and Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. This article is available for reprint under the terms of our republishing policy. Three weeks after the riot at the U.S. Capitol, voting data from North Carolina showed nearly 6,000 voters in the state changed their registration from Republican to another party. The North Carolina State Board of Elections numbers revealed between Jan...

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were sworn into office, marking a series of firsts in American history.

WFAE Michele Coble of Lincolnton poses for a photo on Jan. 12. Shes one of more than 1 million eligible North Carolinians who didnt vote in the 2020 election. This article is made possible through a partnership between WFAE and Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. This article is available for reprint under the terms of our republishing policy. Michele Coble of Lincolnton has a strong opinion about the Jan. 6 mob riot at the U.S. Capito...

2021 Starts With An Attack On The U.S. Capitol It was a grim week in the United States of America. It began with the revelation that President Trump had pushed a top Georgia official to overturn the states presidential election results. By Wednesday, the president was riling up supporters at a rally outside the White House, scores of whom marched down the street and stormed the U.S. Capitol as Congress was in the process of certifying the election that Trump lost. Five people died. Now authorit...

A composite photo of former Gov. Pat McCrory (left) and current Gov. Roy Cooper (right) during the final gubernatorial debate on October 18, 2016. This article is made possible through a partnership between WFAE and Votebeat, a nonpartisan reporting project covering local election integrity and voting access. This article is available for reprint under the terms of our republishing policy. A group of congressional Republicans this week attempted to overturn election results in a handful of stat...

On Wednesday, supporters of President Trump stormed the Capitol in an unprecedented effort to stop the counting of votes for the electoral college. Where do we go from here? We sit down with reporters and analysts and get their reaction.

Congress had to interrupt its count of electoral college votes on Wednesday when a mob smashed windows and rushed into the building. Lawmakers huddled under their seats and donned gas masks while police tried to push back the rioters. As authorities regained control of the situation, Congress resumed its count overnight. On Thursday morning, it formally certified Joe Biden’s victory with 306 electoral votes, compared to 232 for Trump, paving the way for Biden’s inauguration on January 20. A...