McCarthy faces possible historic challenge in vote for Speaker: Tuesday, Jan 3.

The new Congress opens with House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy grasping for his political survival, with the potential to become the first nominee for speaker in 100 years to fail to win initial support from his own colleagues in a high-stakes vote for the gavel.Lawmakers convene Tuesday to a new era of divided government as Democrats relinquish control of the House after midterm election losses. While the Senate remains in Democratic hands, barely, House Republicans are eager to confront President Joe Biden’s agenda after two years of a Democratic Party monopoly on power in Washington.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/congress-house-speaker/507-f60d0de6-7c4b-4348-9814-0a243e2644d6Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) got the green light for the planned LYNX Silver Line in April 2021 but after taking a closer look, engineers are going back to the drawing board. The agency is looking at changing two major parts of the Silver Line after running into technical problems with planning. The first change would be where the train stops near Bojangles Coliseum. The second is where the line will go through Uptown.  The new train system will be 29-miles long from Belmont to Union County.READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/traffic/cats-proposing-changes-lynx-silver-line/275-51a71612-e5c6-426b-9e06-68cbf97ec57bWatch Wake Up Charlotte each weekday morning from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on WCNC Charlotte, and as always, join the conversation on social media using #WakeUpCLT!