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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi informed House Democrats of her plans in a closed door meeting Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he expected the Senate trial to start next Tuesday.

House Republicans want the anonymous wistleblower to appear in-person, but they have not responded to an offer to have the unnamed individual answer written questions under oath.

Top GOP lawmakers emphasized the unprecedented nature of the unauthorized disclosure of the high court's draft ruling on an abortion case instead of the possible impact on women or on the midterms.

Democrats argue that moving forward with witnesses would have prolonged the Senate impeachment trial and wouldn't have convinced additional Republicans to vote to convict Trump.

Congressional negotiators are close to a budget deal, but it provides less than what the president wants for a border wall and limits the number of people immigration officials can detain.

Minority Leader Jeffries is urging Speaker Johnson to "swiftly" hold vote on House prediction market ban.

Reporters repeatedly asked the Senate GOP leader to provide details of what caused two incidents where he froze at events. Mitch McConnell instead referred them to a recent letter from his physician.

Wednesday's vote for the candidacy of two Western European nations took a crucial step toward expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

A Muslim prayer service to honor the life of Muhammad Ali was held on Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky — in the same building where he won his final hometown fight in 1961.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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?

Your work schedule is probably full of meetings! On Charlotte Talks, expert and organizational psychologist Steven Rogelberg will talk about making 1:1 meetings better, productive and even pleasant.

The 48-year-old judge solidifies the court's conservative majority, filling Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat just about a week before Election Day.

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.

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.