Politics
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Project 2025 has Trump’s fingerprints all over it, NC Democrats say
Project 2025 calls for restricting abortion access and enacting political vengeance and though Trump has tried to distance himself from it, he once said it detailed ‘exactly what our movement will do.’
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Where does RFK Jr. stand on abortion? It doesn’t seem like even he knows.
Kennedy said he would support a nationwide 15-week ban, but then changed his mind. He’s also said that he believes the choice of whether or not to have an abortion should stay between women and their doctors while simultaneously touting his plan to “reduce abortion” and “make it easier for women to choose life.”
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Rent increases would be limited to 5% per year under new Biden-Harris plan
The plan calls on Congress to pass a law that would withdraw tax credits from landlords who raise rent by more than 5% annually. If passed, the plan would apply to about half of all rentals in the United States.
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Trump assassination attempt shines light on Mark Robinson’s violent rhetoric
While many Republicans and Democrats have called on supporters to turn down the volume on political speeches, Robinson has frequently denounced his opponents as “evil” and “wicked,” and said in June that “some people need killing.”
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Commentary—Project 2025 to Rural America: Let Them Eat Cake (Without a Nutrition Label)
Project 2025 has been so much in the news lately that former President Donald Trump had to respond to the right-wing policy proposals, which the Heritage Foundation put together.
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NC’s Medicaid expansion program has enrolled 500,000 people in just 7 months
More than 500,000 North Carolina residents have enrolled in the state’s Medicaid expansion program since it went live about seven months ago, officials announced Friday.
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What to know about Donald Trump’s apparent assassination attempt
The Secret Service shot and killed the would-be assassin, identified as a 20-year-old from a Pittsburgh suburb not far from the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. One spectator was killed and two others were critically injured.
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Project 2025 would threaten women’s access to emergency contraception
Project 2025 specifically states that certain types of emergency contraception would be excluded from the no cost coverage provided by the Affordable Care Act should it be implemented.
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‘This should not be a partisan issue’: The political tug-of-war over rural NC broadband internet gaps
State and federal leaders say they’re making progress extending access into NC broadband internet gaps—mostly because of Biden infrastructure funding—but the Republican closure of an affordable broadband program for lower-income people threatens to dampen progress.
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In Greensboro, Kamala Harris denounces Project 2025, Trump’s call to ‘terminate’ the Constitution
Harris highlighted Trump’s intentions to further restrict reproductive rights and make healthcare more expensive.
