WASHINGTON — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche argued in a court filing that a shooting Saturday in the vicinity of the White House further proves the need for an East Wing ballroom with “a heavy steel, drone proof roof, missile resistant and drone proof columns, bullet, ballistic, and blast proof glass,” among other features. Read…

CDC officials are working with local and state public health officials to ensure anyone who may have been exposed outside of the cruise ship isolates at home and monitors themselves for symptoms. Officials declined to say how many people are being monitored for possible exposure or where they are located in the country, citing privacy concerns.

Democrats proposed a 7% tax on income over $1 million to fund public schools, but the bill is unlikely to advance in the GOP-led legislature.

President Donald Trump told reporters in France he “might” stay in Europe for the ceremonial signing of the memo, but doubted it. “This is a memorandum of understanding. It’s very important, but it might not be the kind of a document that I should be signing,” Trump told reporters at his final press conference of the G7 summit.

Senator Amy Galey (R-Alamance) says artificial intelligence in medical research has led to new treatments and new efficiencies. But she says AI in healthcare also has the potential to increase costs for patients.

Immigration arrests reached 1,593 per day in early July in a new push to detain and deport immigrants that has led to deaths in traffic stops. There were more than 43,000 arrests in June, the highest recorded by the Trump administration, according to statistics released Monday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reflecting new bookings into detention facilities.

NextEra Energy is seeking to acquire Dominion Energy, which could bring SC customers under one of the world’s largest electric companies.

A bill to regulate North Carolina’s burgeoning cryptocurrency ATM industry was approved by the state Senate Tuesday, setting it up for a final House vote later this week.

House Republicans have pushed to legalize happy hour and allow canned cocktails at grocery stores. So far, the state Senate is not partaking.

Since Congress passed the National Voter Registration Act in 1993, nearly all states must allow residents to register to vote at motor vehicle offices. But fewer teens are obtaining driver’s licenses today, translating into fewer trips to the local Department of Motor Vehicles and more missed chances to register.