Politics
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Senate GOP passes Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill.’ It will have a big impact on North Carolina.
Senate Republicans have narrowly passed Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” a controversial piece of legislation with deep cuts to healthcare. It will imperil Medicaid expansion for more than 600,000 in North Carolina.
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Thom Tillis’ full statement on why he won’t seek reelection
Tillis criticized politicians who “really don’t give a damn about the people they promised to represent.”
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States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
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Trump defends US strikes on Iran as intel assessments stir debate
President Trump said U.S. strikes delivered a crushing blow to Iran’s nuclear program despite a preliminary American intelligence assessment suggesting that the assault inflicted only a marginal setback.
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Iran launches missiles at US military base in Qatar in retaliation for American bombing
Iran launched a limited missile attack Monday on a U.S. military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of its nuclear sites but indicating it was prepared to step back from escalating tensions in the volatile region.
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North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein vetoes concealed carry and immigration bills
North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein vetoed his first bills on Friday, blocking for now Republican legislation that would let adults carry concealed handguns without a permit and make state agencies and local sheriffs more active in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
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Opinion: Congress wants you to pay for tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy
Just last month, the US House approved plans that would give $70,000 in tax cuts to the richest North Carolinians while raising health care premiums
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Opinion: Let’s talk Gaza, antisemitism, and Trump’s manipulation of it all
A North Carolina lawmaker says it’s time for progressives to talk about the genocide in Gaza, antisemitism, and the way Trump is using all of it to get power.
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Opinion: From gas stations to gardens, rural communities step up to help as Congress slashes SNAP
As Congress looks to cut SNAP, better known as “food stamps,” we go inside Greensboro, North Carolina’s “People’s Market,” which runs on vendors and customers who rely on the federal aid.
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Opinion: Trump’s inflammatory Fort Bragg speech brought shame to the Army
If Americans see the military as a political arm of the Republican Party, the country will be in a dark place. I grew up at Fort Bragg, learned so many lessons there, and have so many happy memories. After I die, I want my ashes to be spread across Normandy Drop Zone. It is hallowed…
