Politics
-
Opinion: It’s not about mental health. It’s about guns.
After Wednesday’s school shooting in Georgia—the 23rd on an American campus this year—a therapist from Charlotte talks about Republicans’ latest attempt to scapegoat mental health rather than guns. A 14-year-old boy opened fire and killed four people at his Georgia high school Wednesday. Another eight students and one teacher were reportedly injured. It is the…
-
Kamala Harris proposes plan to make it easier for North Carolinians to start small businesses
Harris has proposed expanding a tax deduction for costs that are incurred while starting a business, creating a new fund that would allow the country’s smallest banks to cover the interest accrued on loans to new businesses, and more.
-
Mark Robinson was a porn shop regular in the 90s, former store employees say
Former workers at a series of porn shops in the Greensboro area say Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson visited their stores up to five times a week in the 1990s and early 2000s.
-
Opinion: The NC GOP wins the weird olympics
But, the question must be asked: who is the most weird… who is the winner of the weird olympics? The answer couldn’t be more obvious. North Carolina’s Republican Party.
-
Kamala Harris wants to make it easier to afford housing in North Carolina
After years of a worsening housing crisis in North Carolina, Kamala Harris’ proposals seek to create three million homes by 2028, provide down payment assistance to first-time home buyers, and crack down on price fixing among corporate landlords.
-
Army criticizes Trump campaign for inappropriate conduct at Arlington National Cemetery
When the cemetery’s public affairs director attempted to prevent the Trump campaign from illegally filming in a prohibited area where recently deceased service members are buried, a member of Trump’s team pushed past the employee.
-
Trump-appointed judge strikes down FTC ban on noncompete agreements
FTC spokesperson Victoria Graham said that the decision “does not prevent the FTC from addressing noncompetes through case-by-case enforcement actions” and said that the agency is “seriously considering” appealing the Texas court’s decision.
-
Trump indicted again in federal election interference case
This new indictment “reflects the government’s efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court’s holdings,” after the court ruled last month that former presidents have sweeping legal protections from charges for alleged acts that they committed while in office.
-
More than 200 former Bush, McCain, and Romney staffers endorse Kamala Harris for president
In the letter, the former staffers “jointly declared” that they’ll be voting for the Harris-Walz ticket in November’s election, and condemned Trump’s policies, as well as Project 2025.
-
Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination for president, lays out her vision for the country
The final night of the Democratic National Convention capped off a remarkable month of surging enthusiasm for Harris’ candidacy.
