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  • Republican and Democratic leaders are still trying to reach a deal on both an annual spending bill and coronavirus relief legislation. Congress was due to finish up work on Friday but will need more time to wrap up year-end business.
    House Approves Temporary Government Funding Bill As Larger Deal Remains Elusive
    House lawmakers passed a one-week spending measure to thwart a government shutdown before a Friday deadline. It now heads to the Senate, with hopes lawmakers reach a bigger deal this month.
  • Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation hearing for nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday.
    Closing Arguments: Democrats Say Barrett Augurs What They Call Dangerous Regression
    The Senate minority can't stop Amy Coney Barrett from ascending to the Supreme Court, so it did as much as possible to tar her in the eyes of the public as an extremist rubber stamp for Trump.
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., walks off the Senate floor during a procedural vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill that ultimately failed on Wednesday.
    Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Fails A Test Vote In The Senate
    Despite the failed vote, a broad group of senators said they "are close to a final agreement."
  • Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., speaks on Feb. 26, 2020 about the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which would designate lynching as a hate crime under federal law. Emmett Till, pictured at right, was a 14-year-old African-American who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store.
    Senate passes anti-lynching bill and sends federal hate crime legislation to Biden
    The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which sets prison terms of up to 30 years, has been more than a century in the making.
  • Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., will preside over confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett — President Trump's third nominee to the Supreme Court.
    How The Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings For Amy Coney Barrett Will Work
    Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham kicks off four days of hearings on Monday. The panel is expected to vote on Oct. 22, which will be followed by a floor vote by the end of the month.
  • President Donald Trump returning to the White House April 5, 2018, following a visit to White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
    President Trump Turns Attention To Welfare Programs
    President Trump has directed federal agencies to look for ways to strengthen work requirements for various aid programs, including Medicaid, food stamps, housing assistance and cash welfare.
  • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell laughed Monday when asked about Democrats' decision to delay sending articles of impeachment to his chamber. The tension comes amid debate over whether the trial will include witnesses.
    Ukraine Emails Fuel Democrats' Call For Impeachment Trial Witnesses
    Democrats say heavily redacted emails published by the Center for Public Integrity show there is more to uncover about military aid that was withheld from Ukraine.
  • Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens during a signing ceremony for the Indonesia Infrastructure and Finance Compact at the International Monetary Fund headquarters in Washington, D.C., on April 13, 2023. Yellen warned the federal government could default on its debt as early as June 1 unless Congress raises or suspends the debt ceiling.
    The U.S. could run out of cash to pay its bills by June 1, Yellen warns Congress
    Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers that unless the debt ceiling is raised soon, the federal government may not have enough money to pay its bills as early as June 1.
  • Congressional leaders struck an agreement to keep the government funded and avert a shutdown. The deal still needs to get through Congress, where it is likely to face opposition from conservatives.
    Congressional leaders reach a deal to fund the government, avert a shutdown
    The deal — which has yet to pass Congress — adheres to the spending levels agreed to by President Biden and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in a deal last summer.
  • Local News Roundup: CMS Prepares For In-Person Class; Transit Plan Gets Movement; New Names For Charlotte Streets
    New names are coming for nine Charlotte streets with ties to white supremacy. The transit plan will need to shift focus in order to get the support needed to raise taxes. Meanwhile, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools prepares to restart in-person education. Mike Collins and local reporters have those stories and more.
  • A former commanding general of U.S. Army Europe shares his thoughts on Ukraine and NATO
    As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolds, Mike Collins looks at the ramifications rippling across the globe and here in the United States. Ukrainians have fled their homes, thousands have enlisted or taken up arms to defend their country. The West has levied sanctions, but is that enough in the face of a threat to a democratic nation?
  • Local News Roundup: Charlotte weighs housing initiatives; COVID cases could rise again
    A rise in COVID-19 infections is expected in the coming weeks, Charlotte City Council looks at several affordable housing initiatives and a South Carolina state senator criticizes Panthers owner David Tepper’s approach to building his Rock Hill headquarters.
  • Local News Roundup: 2040 Plan Passes; Vaccination Lottery Draws Winner; CMS Students Not Enrolling In Summer School
    The 2040 plan passes — but narrowly, as expected. The first winner is drawn in the million-dollar COVID-19 vaccination lottery. And new numbers show that at-risk students aren’t showing up for summer school at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
  • Local News Roundup: Hurricane Ian to impact the Carolinas; the new Queen City Quarter; CATS bus station design turmoil; SC abortion proposal dead
    The Epicentre’s new owner has given the entertainment complex a new name. Charlotte City Council gets a look at design plans for the new uptown bus station, raising even more questions. And we get an update on Hurricane Ian’s path through the Carolinas. Host Mike Collins and area journalists bring you those stories and more.
  • The 250th anniversary of the Meck Dec
    On the next Charlotte Talks, if legend is correct, the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence turns 250 on Tuesday. It predates the Philadelphia declaration by a year and is a much beloved and much debated piece of Charlotte history. Questions swirl: Did the declaration really exist? Was the oft-quoted text actually part of the Mecklenburg Resolves? Did the wording influence Thomas Jefferson?
  • Kudzu: A Story of Belonging
    What does it mean to call Charlotte home? “Kudzu: A Story of Belonging” combines theater, music, and art to explore the intersection of housing justice and home.

    Step inside the story and meet your new neighbors, like The Person Packing, who has been given 30 days to vacate their home, and The Flipper, who knows how to spot "good bones."

    “Kudzu: A Story of Belonging” looks at who belongs in Charlotte and what stories we tell ourselves about being a Charlottean. During this 55-minute show, you’ll walk through an Enderly Park home with just nine other audience members. Don’t miss this intimate, immersive theatrical experience that one viewer describes as "having the humanity of living on display."

    From Mixed Metaphors Productions, the award-winning artist collective that brought you SwimCap and FixaPlate. Co-sponsored with QC Family Tree.

    Show dates and times:

    Thursday, August 22 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Friday, August 23 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Saturday, August 24 @ 2 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Sunday, August 25 @ 2 pm and 3 pm
    Thursday, August 29 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Friday, August 30 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Saturday, August 31 @ 2 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm

  • Kudzu: A Story of Belonging
    What does it mean to call Charlotte home? “Kudzu: A Story of Belonging” combines theater, music, and art to explore the intersection of housing justice and home.

    Step inside the story and meet your new neighbors, like The Person Packing, who has been given 30 days to vacate their home, and The Flipper, who knows how to spot "good bones."

    “Kudzu: A Story of Belonging” looks at who belongs in Charlotte and what stories we tell ourselves about being a Charlottean. During this 55-minute show, you’ll walk through an Enderly Park home with just nine other audience members. Don’t miss this intimate, immersive theatrical experience that one viewer describes as "having the humanity of living on display."

    From Mixed Metaphors Productions, the award-winning artist collective that brought you SwimCap and FixaPlate. Co-sponsored with QC Family Tree.

    Show dates and times:

    Thursday, August 22 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Friday, August 23 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Saturday, August 24 @ 2 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Sunday, August 25 @ 2 pm and 3 pm
    Thursday, August 29 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Friday, August 30 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Saturday, August 31 @ 2 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
  • Kudzu: A Story of Belonging
    What does it mean to call Charlotte home? “Kudzu: A Story of Belonging” combines theater, music, and art to explore the intersection of housing justice and home.

    Step inside the story and meet your new neighbors, like The Person Packing, who has been given 30 days to vacate their home, and The Flipper, who knows how to spot "good bones."

    “Kudzu: A Story of Belonging” looks at who belongs in Charlotte and what stories we tell ourselves about being a Charlottean. During this 55-minute show, you’ll walk through an Enderly Park home with just nine other audience members. Don’t miss this intimate, immersive theatrical experience that one viewer describes as "having the humanity of living on display."

    From Mixed Metaphors Productions, the award-winning artist collective that brought you SwimCap and FixaPlate. Co-sponsored with QC Family Tree.

    Show dates and times:

    Thursday, August 22 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Friday, August 23 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Saturday, August 24 @ 2 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Sunday, August 25 @ 2 pm and 3 pm
    Thursday, August 29 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Friday, August 30 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Saturday, August 31 @ 2 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
  • Kudzu: A Story of Belonging
    What does it mean to call Charlotte home? “Kudzu: A Story of Belonging” combines theater, music, and art to explore the intersection of housing justice and home.

    Step inside the story and meet your new neighbors, like The Person Packing, who has been given 30 days to vacate their home, and The Flipper, who knows how to spot "good bones."

    “Kudzu: A Story of Belonging” looks at who belongs in Charlotte and what stories we tell ourselves about being a Charlottean. During this 55-minute show, you’ll walk through an Enderly Park home with just nine other audience members. Don’t miss this intimate, immersive theatrical experience that one viewer describes as "having the humanity of living on display."

    From Mixed Metaphors Productions, the award-winning artist collective that brought you SwimCap and FixaPlate. Co-sponsored with QC Family Tree.

    Show dates and times:

    Thursday, August 22 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Friday, August 23 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Saturday, August 24 @ 2 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Sunday, August 25 @ 2 pm and 3 pm
    Thursday, August 29 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Friday, August 30 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Saturday, August 31 @ 2 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
  • Kudzu: A Story of Belonging
    What does it mean to call Charlotte home? “Kudzu: A Story of Belonging” combines theater, music, and art to explore the intersection of housing justice and home.

    Step inside the story and meet your new neighbors, like The Person Packing, who has been given 30 days to vacate their home, and The Flipper, who knows how to spot "good bones."

    “Kudzu: A Story of Belonging” looks at who belongs in Charlotte and what stories we tell ourselves about being a Charlottean. During this 55-minute show, you’ll walk through an Enderly Park home with just nine other audience members. Don’t miss this intimate, immersive theatrical experience that one viewer describes as "having the humanity of living on display."

    From Mixed Metaphors Productions, the award-winning artist collective that brought you SwimCap and FixaPlate. Co-sponsored with QC Family Tree.

    Show dates and times:

    Thursday, August 22 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Friday, August 23 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Saturday, August 24 @ 2 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Sunday, August 25 @ 2 pm and 3 pm
    Thursday, August 29 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Friday, August 30 @7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
    Saturday, August 31 @ 2 pm, 7:30 pm and 8:30 pm
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