CHARLOTTE, NC — Now that house democrats have laid out impeachment charges against President Donald Trump– the debate officially begins.
Political contributor Mary C. Curtis discusses what’s next in the process.
POLITICAL WRAP: Impeachment Hearings Move to Judiciary Committee
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The White House now has until Friday to decide whether or not to participate in the next round of House Impeachment Hearings. The deadline comes just days before the first hearings with the House Judiciary Committee get under way. Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham responded to the invitation, saying the offer is being reviewed, but that the President has done nothing wrong.
Click above for more with WCCB Charlotte Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis.
Dec012019
Mary C. Curtis: Bloomberg, Impeachment
Michael Bloomberg says he knows what it takes to beat President Trump. Meanwhile, the House Judiciary Committee will hold its first impeachment hearing on December 4th. Political contributor Mary C. Curtis is covering it all.
Nov272019
Bloomberg, Biden, Buttigieg and the bunch apologize. Should black voters listen, forgive and vote?
OPINION — Of course, Michael Bloomberg went there — there being a black church to ask for forgiveness. As he tentatively dips his toe and his billions into the Democratic presidential race, joining a scrum that expands even as it shrinks, Bloomberg, perhaps realizing that the path to the presidency must include the enthusiastic support of black and brown voters, has rethought his enthusiastic support of “stop and frisk.”
“I got something important really wrong,” he told the congregation at the Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn on Sunday. “I didn’t understand back then the full impact that stops were having on the black and Latino communities.”
As New York City mayor, Bloomberg insisted that in order to fight crime, police must have the power to stop anyone judged a potential lawbreaker, which translated to ritualizing a practice that humiliated hundreds of thousands of black and brown New Yorkers who were detained, questioned and patted down because of “furtive movements” or some other vague justification. The number of stops rose to more than 685,000 in 2011, with no citations made or charges brought nearly 90 percent of the time.
Nov212019
Impeachment Hearings Week 2
CHARLOTTE, NC — Key witnesses and EU ambassador Gordon Sondland give testimony in the impeachment inquiry. Political contributor Mary C. Curtis discusses the biggest takeaways from week 2 of testimony.
Nov202019
What to Expect From House Impeachment Inquiry
CHARLOTTE, NC — Public hearings begin Wednesday in the house impeachment inquiry. Political contributor Mary C. Curtis breaks down what to expect and what’s at stake.
Nov132019
POLITICAL WRAP: Public Hearings in Impeachment Inquiry Begin This Week
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump will begin on Wednesday. The televised hearings will feature public testimony from three key witnesses. U.S. diplomat Bill Taylor and State Department Official George Kent will appear on Wednesday. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch is set to testify on Friday.
Republicans have submitted their requested list of witnesses for the hearings, saying they want to hear from the whistleblower, something Democrats are rejecting.
Click above for more in this week’s political wrap with WCCB Charlotte Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis.
Nov102019
Trump’s odds of staying in office: The Day 6 Impeach-O-Meter for November 1
The House of Representatives has voted to formalize its impeachment inquiry. Will that move the needle?
Nov012019
N.C. Congressional Districts, Impeachment Inquiry
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It has been a busy week in politics, both in the state and nationally.
In North Carolina, a three-judge panel of state judges said the state cannot use the current congressional districts as drawn for the 2020 elections while the lawsuit against them proceeds. This may mean the state’s March 3 congressional primaries could be moved in a competitive primary season with crucial contests up and down the ballot.
And in Washington, a decorated Army officer’s testimony drew attention and partisan attacks, while House Democrats plan a vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry.
Oct302019
POLITICAL WRAP: al-Baghdadi Military Operation; Mayor Pete Campaigns in Rock Hill
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – President Donald Trump is declaring that the leader of Islamic terrorist group ISIS is dead.
And Democratic Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg spent the weekend campaigning in South Carolina.
Click above for more in this week’s political wrap with WCCB Charlotte political contributor Mary C. Curtis.
Oct272019
