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Supporters of Madison Cawthorn have conducted a poll in the newly-drawn 13th Congressional District, a district east of his current one that includes part of Mecklenburg County, with all of Gaston, Polk, Rutherford, McDowell and Burke.
Supporters of Madison Cawthorn have conducted a poll in the newly-drawn 13th Congressional District, a district east of his current one that includes part of Mecklenburg County, with all of Gaston, Polk, Rutherford, McDowell and Burke.
 
Two more Democrats have announced their plans to retire and not seek re-election in the 2022 midterms, potentially shrinking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) already slim majority.
Two more Democrats have announced their plans to retire and not seek re-election in the 2022 midterms, potentially shrinking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) already slim majority.
 
Intercollegiate sports, particularly football and basketball, have ever so slowly, over the years, inserted themselves insidiously into the fabric of most universities with the support of alumni, the business community, and their college presidents.
Intercollegiate sports, particularly football and basketball, have ever so slowly, over the years, inserted themselves insidiously into the fabric of most universities with the support of alumni, the business community, and their college presidents.
 
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during Wednesday’s press briefing that John Kerry didn’t actually mean what he said when he claimed during an interview this week that President Joe Biden “literally” did not know what was happening with the recent crisis involving France.
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said during Wednesday’s press briefing that John Kerry didn’t actually mean what he said when he claimed during an interview this week that President Joe Biden “literally” did not know what was happening with the recent crisis involving France.
 
Marty Kotis said he was simply trying to start a public discussion when he proposed a motion related to anti-discrimination policies.
Marty Kotis said he was simply trying to start a public discussion when he proposed a motion related to anti-discrimination policies.
 
On Wednesday, Dr. Elana Yaron Fishbein, the founder of the group No Left Turn in Education, blasted the Biden administration’s DOJ after the Biden Justice Department ordered the FBI to investigate alleged “threats” against school board members and teachers.
On Wednesday, Dr. Elana Yaron Fishbein, the founder of the group No Left Turn in Education, blasted the Biden administration’s DOJ after the Biden Justice Department ordered the FBI to investigate alleged “threats” against school board members and teachers.
 
Former N.C. congressman Mark Walker, a Republican candidate for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2022, has taken numerous calls urging him to shift gears and try instead to return to the U.S. House.
Former N.C. congressman Mark Walker, a Republican candidate for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2022, has taken numerous calls urging him to shift gears and try instead to return to the U.S. House.
 
Officials have admitted they are rounding up people who are virus-free as well as those reported infected, since infection is merely an excuse for shipping people to concentration camps.  
Officials have admitted they are rounding up people who are virus-free as well as those reported infected, since infection is merely an excuse for shipping people to concentration camps.  
 
New polling from Pew Research Center appears to show that a slight majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents do not want former President Donald Trump to be the Republican Party’s nominee in 2024.
New polling from Pew Research Center appears to show that a slight majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents do not want former President Donald Trump to be the Republican Party’s nominee in 2024.
 
An involuntary recusal, in the teeth of a Justice’s own judgment that recusal is not necessary, is in effect a public declaration that the Justice has engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.
An involuntary recusal, in the teeth of a Justice’s own judgment that recusal is not necessary, is in effect a public declaration that the Justice has engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.
 
A 75-year-old New York man died last weekend after a hospital refused to give him the drug Ivermectin in a last-ditch effort to save his life, despite an order from a judge, an exclusive report from News10NBC’s Jennifer Lewke revealed.
A 75-year-old New York man died last weekend after a hospital refused to give him the drug Ivermectin in a last-ditch effort to save his life, despite an order from a judge, an exclusive report from News10NBC’s Jennifer Lewke revealed.
 
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) responded to Rep. Cori Bush’s (D-MO) recent attack on Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) by saying that the attack was rooted in a “lack of a spiritual foundation.”
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) responded to Rep. Cori Bush’s (D-MO) recent attack on Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) by saying that the attack was rooted in a “lack of a spiritual foundation.”
 
Ten Republican governors gathered in Mission, Texas, on Wednesday where they unveiled a 10-point plan to end Democrat President Joe Biden’s border crisis.
Ten Republican governors gathered in Mission, Texas, on Wednesday where they unveiled a 10-point plan to end Democrat President Joe Biden’s border crisis.
 
North Carolina’s top elected school official is calling the Biden administration’s national vaccine mandate a clear example of government overreach.
North Carolina’s top elected school official is calling the Biden administration’s national vaccine mandate a clear example of government overreach.
 
It has been two months since the start of the Fall semester at UNC-Chapel Hill. In those two months, four students have died by suicide on campus.
It has been two months since the start of the Fall semester at UNC-Chapel Hill. In those two months, four students have died by suicide on campus.
 
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told CNN on Sunday that Americans will pay more to heat their homes this winter as energy prices continue to skyrocket and that the administration hopes that gas prices do not hit $4 per gallon.
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told CNN on Sunday that Americans will pay more to heat their homes this winter as energy prices continue to skyrocket and that the administration hopes that gas prices do not hit $4 per gallon.
 
Texas is bracing for an influx of 60,000 Haitian migrants, expected this week, but another caravan of Haitians has already crossed into southern Mexico, and its leader — an American — is vowing to lead the migrants to the United States-Mexico border, leaving in just over two weeks.
Texas is bracing for an influx of 60,000 Haitian migrants, expected this week, but another caravan of Haitians has already crossed into southern Mexico, and its leader — an American — is vowing to lead the migrants to the United States-Mexico border, leaving in just over two weeks.
 
Social media is buzzing about Virginia’s Republican Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears. Her story bears a striking resemblance to North Carolina’s Republican N.C. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. Sears became the first woman and woman of color to be elected to that office in the state’s history on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Social media is buzzing about Virginia’s Republican Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears. Her story bears a striking resemblance to North Carolina’s Republican N.C. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson. Sears became the first woman and woman of color to be elected to that office in the state’s history on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
 
Why should I distinguish between white people and racists
Why should I distinguish between white people and racists
 
A top publication for corporate real estate and expansion planning named North Carolina as tops in the country in terms of a friendly business climate.
A top publication for corporate real estate and expansion planning named North Carolina as tops in the country in terms of a friendly business climate.
 
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered Democrats on Wednesday a short-term solution to avoid having the U.S. default on its debt, which would tank the economy.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell offered Democrats on Wednesday a short-term solution to avoid having the U.S. default on its debt, which would tank the economy.
 
President Joe Biden was accused of mocking Americans’ intelligence on Saturday during remarks that he gave in the morning as he answered only a few questions from reporters.
President Joe Biden was accused of mocking Americans’ intelligence on Saturday during remarks that he gave in the morning as he answered only a few questions from reporters.
 
It’s one of the best quotes attributed to baseball legend Yogi Berra: “It’s like deja vu all over again.”
It’s one of the best quotes attributed to baseball legend Yogi Berra: “It’s like deja vu all over again.”
 
President Biden has appointed an avowed Critical Race Theory supporter to the Department of Education.
President Biden has appointed an avowed Critical Race Theory supporter to the Department of Education.
 
The most striking fact about American colleges and universities over the last fifty years is how rapidly the cost of attending has risen.
The most striking fact about American colleges and universities over the last fifty years is how rapidly the cost of attending has risen.
 
More Americans have died this year from the coronavirus than died from the coronavirus last year, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
More Americans have died this year from the coronavirus than died from the coronavirus last year, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
 
We all need a break from partisan political bickering. On Capitol Hill, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is giving staffers and politicians just that by bringing back his annual “bipawtisan” dog costume parade.
We all need a break from partisan political bickering. On Capitol Hill, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is giving staffers and politicians just that by bringing back his annual “bipawtisan” dog costume parade.
 
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office refused to charge five men arrested in connection with a gang-related gunfight that left at least one person dead and two wounded, even though police requested a felony charges for each individual suspect because the five men were “mutual combatants."
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office refused to charge five men arrested in connection with a gang-related gunfight that left at least one person dead and two wounded, even though police requested a felony charges for each individual suspect because the five men were “mutual combatants."
 
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