In a fiery and no-holds-barred conversation, Mary C. Curtis speaks with former RNC chair Michael Steele on the future of the GOP, why he cannot defend the current Republican party to Black voters and why he believes the country can and should do better.
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Jaime Harrison, the former chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, generated excitement among Democrats and shattered fundraising records in his 2020 campaign for Republican Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat. In the end, Graham defeated Harrison by more than 10 points, but Democrats liked what they saw and in January elected Harrison to lead the Democratic National Committee. He’s
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Representative Liz Cheney is likely to lose her position as the number three House Republican. Cheney is among the few members of the GOP to vote for the second impeachment of then-President Donald Trump. Our political contributor, Mary C. Curtis, gives us her take in the video above.
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It came and went in a second, in political time, a proposed idea that proved too racist for the politician reportedly behind it. But an “America First” caucus that was disavowed, sort of, by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and several of her Republican colleagues who at first seemed ready to sign up should be treated as more than a ridiculous sideshow. The notions that
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Jaime Harrison gained national attention last year when he broke fundraising records running against South Carolina incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham. While Harrison didn’t win the election, his candidacy gave notice that the Old South is now the New South. Mary C. Curtis sits down with the Democratic National Committee chair and talks race, his grandfather’s life
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Nearly 100 days after taking office, President Joe Biden is finally set to give his first formal address to a joint session of Congress. Wednesday’s speech will give the President an opportunity to make the case for his $2 trillion infrastructure plan and other legislative priorities.
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On the next Charlotte Talks Local News Roundup: The list of candidates for Richard Burr’s U.S. Senate seat is growing, now including former mayor and local radio talk show host Pat McCrory. We’ll talk about the field of candidates that has assembled. This week, City Council provided details about how it plans to fund the arts in Charlotte after it
That Pepsi bottle on the counter looks so out of place. My husband has always been a Diet Coke man. It’s a matter of principle, he tells me, even as he admits he prefers “The Real Thing.” Coca-Cola’s statement disapproving of Georgia’s new voting restrictions was too little, too late, and that’s that, he says.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The definition of infrastructure in the spotlight. Critics say much of President Biden’s $2 Trillion plan… funds other things. So what are the chances the President’s agenda makes it through Congress? Our political contributor Mary C. Curtis has more in the video above.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of Congress debate how to protect the U.S. Capitol and the people who guard it. This comes as a memorial grows for Capitol Police Officer Billy Evans who was killed Friday. And, Major League Baseball announced this season’s All-Star Game and Draft will not be held in Atlanta. The move is in response to the recently passed
