President Trump called the US asylum program a “scam” while addressing the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas on April 6. … Click to Continue »
Trump: ‘The asylum program is a scam’
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Is Supreme Court’s gerrymandering ruling ‘destructive’ or ‘fair’? Here’s the reaction.
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Thursday’s highly anticipated U.S. Supreme Court ruling on North Carolina’s election maps left conservatives relieved and redistricting reform advocates disappointed. The court considered whether the Republican-led state legislature violated the … Click to Continue »
Harris wants ban on importing AR-15-style assault weapons
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Kamala Harris wants to ban the importation of AR-15-style assault weapons by executive action if elected president. On Wednesday, the Democratic senator and presidential candidate from California will detail her … Click to Continue »
Craft beer sales deal on tap for North Carolina Senate panel
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A proposed agreement reached between North Carolina alcohol wholesalers and small breweries over who distributes their beer as they grow is on tap in a state Senate committee. The state … Click to Continue »
N Carolina state patrol highlights law for cars to move over
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North Carolina law officers are trying to spread the word that motorists are required to change lanes or slow down when they near stopped patrol cars flashing emergency lights. The … Click to Continue »
Director’s job is lone item on NC elections board’s agenda
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North Carolina’s Democratic-controlled state elections board could soon have a new chief administrator. The five-member board scheduled a Monday conference call in which the executive director’s appointment is the lone … Click to Continue »
GOP touts infrastructure plan without raising taxes — but will it work?
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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has been talking up a proposal to sell off troubled government loans as a quick fix to pay for infrastructure improvements without raising taxes. But … Click to Continue »
Top WH adviser Kudlow admits US consumers pay tariffs
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The White House’s top economic adviser acknowledged Sunday that U.S. consumers and businesses pay the tariffs that the Trump administration has imposed on billions of dollars of Chinese goods, even … Click to Continue »
NC House budget includes money for Martin Luther King spire
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The North Carolina House budget includes $1.5 million for a 100-foot spire in Fayetteville to honor civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. The Fayetteville Observer reports Rep. Elmer Floyd … Click to Continue »
Sticker shock: Trump taking aim at ‘surprise medical bills’
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President Donald Trump will begin a push Thursday to fight health care sticker shock by limiting “surprise medical bills,” the unexpected charges faced by insured patients when a member of … Click to Continue »