Politics
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Three Mecklenburg County women could be key to breaking the GOP supermajority in the General Assembly
Democrats are hoping to break the Republicans’ grip on the General Assembly. Beth Helfrich, Woodson Bradley, and Nicole Sidman could be the reason they succeed.
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White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
The proposal comes days before Election Day, as Vice President Kamala Harris affixes her presidential campaign to a promise of expanding women’s health care access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to undo nationwide abortion rights two years ago.
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We transcribed all 12 minutes of Trump’s rambling about Arnold Palmer and his genitalia
During a weekend appearance in Pennsylvania, 78-year-old Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spent 12 minutes rambling about golfer Arnold Palmer — including a bizarre aside about the size of Palmer’s genitalia.
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Judge blocks Republican effort to remove 225,000 voters from the NC’s rolls
Republicans accused state election officials of ignoring federal law requiring driver’s license and social security data to be included for every voter in the state database and of opening the door for noncitizens to vote. But, election officials say, the lawsuit misunderstood and misrepresented state data.
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VIDEO: If NC’s so gerrymandered, why should I vote? Here’s why.
Gerrymandering in North Carolina has no effect on your votes in statewide and national races — like the governor’s election and the presidential election.
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Bill Clinton tells Raleigh crowd they could decide the election as he rallies for Kamala Harris
The 42nd president of the United States capped off a four-day visit to eastern North Carolina with a stop in downtown Raleigh. Clinton detailed the dangers of Donald Trump potentially returning to the White House and laid out how Kamala Harris would work to solve the country’s problems.
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Examining Dan Bishop’s ties to far-right extremists, conspiracy theorists, and Jan. 6 rioters
Bishop has ties to groups and individuals who’ve spread racist, anti-Semitic, and anti-Muslim conspiracy theories; denounced the separation of church and state; gotten into online arguments with the Auschwitz Memorial; and tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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How Dan Bishop could target abortion rights as NC attorney general
In post-Roe America, states now have the final say on reproductive rights. If Dan Bishop were to be elected North Carolina attorney general, his past votes and comments suggest he would seek to use the power of his position to restrict access.
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Kamala Harris proposed a plan to help small business owners. Trump’s plan could send their costs through the roof.
Vice President Kamala Harris intends to support small business owners and entrepreneurs by reducing their expenses and increasing their access to capital. Trump’s tariff proposal, however, could cause small businesses’ costs to rise.
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‘This is war.’ Michele Morrow suggests violence may be necessary if Trump loses in November
Michele Morrow, the Republican candidate to lead North Carolina’s public schools, wrote in a recent message to fellow Republicans that “we either willingly fight now, or we will be forced to fight on Nov 6th,” the day after Election Day. “This is war, ladies and gentlemen,” she wrote.
