Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote
The early Friday vote was a key step toward providing money the Trump administration says it needs funds for mass ...
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Senate confirms Kash Patel, fierce critic of FBI, to head the bureau
Republicans welcomed Kash Patel's confirmation, seeing him as someone who can fix the FBI's alleged targeting of ...
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Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts
The Senate has narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as as President Donald Trump's FBI director. The 51-49 vote Thursday puts the Trump loyalist atop the nation’s premier federal law ...
Voters jam lawmakers’ phone lines, inboxes over Musk. Here are answers they’re getting
North Carolinians say they have struggled to reach their lawmakers to voice their concerns about Elon Musk and his access ...
The Latest: Senate narrowly confirms Trump loyalist Kash Patel as FBI director
The Senate has narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation’s premier ...
North Carolina Democrats Silenced Employee Who Made Sexual Harassment Complaint
The employee's early termination date and severance agreement with the North Carolina Democratic Party may have violated ...
NC legislators seek to claw back $500 million from NCInnovation research nonprofit
Filed Tuesday, the bill would effectively end one of the state’s largest recent programs — one that has split North Carolina ...
‘Just freeze it.’ Why NC Gov. Josh Stein wants to pause tax cuts, and Republicans don’t
Tax cuts have long been a Republican priority, and part of recent state budgets that became law. For the 2024 tax year, the ...
Democrats’ headaches multiply in battle for Senate
Correction: The dates of Sens. Warner’s and Shaheen’s last wins have been corrected. Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith’s (D) decision ...
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Catholics Hopeful On Abortion, Health Policy After Kennedy’s Confirmation As HHS Secretary
Despite Kennedy’s past support of abortion, many pro-life Catholics are now celebrating his confirmation after he pledged to ...
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A decision by NC counties to accept dead voters’ ballots upsets some, unites others
Everette Harris voted by mail in the May 2014 primary election. But before Election Day came, he died, and his vote was removed from the count. A decade later, three people — Wilfred Shea, ...