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Two political junkies struck up a conversation. Jane, a staunch Republican well known in state politics, told me she had enjoyed watching NC SPIN on television for many years. “I liked the way you had people expressing different opinions without getting ugly or disagreeable,” she said.
Published: Friday, August 29th, 2025 @ 8:34 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Following this weekend’s public condemnation from President Donald Trump, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, released a statement Sunday saying he will not run for re-election in 2026.
Published: Monday, June 30th, 2025 @ 5:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a gracious move of bipartisanship, the Senate voted to relax rules to allow their freshman Senator Jabba The Fetterman to take a bath in the reflecting pool.
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 @ 12:18 am
By: Babylon Bee
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President Joe Biden’s approval rating among Democrats sank to a new record low last week in a recent Gallup poll, which analysts suggested was driven by his unwavering support for Israel following the terrorist attacks by Hamas earlier this month.
Published: Sunday, November 12th, 2023 @ 9:11 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The GOP-led House got back to business under the new reign of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Wednesday by overwhelmingly approving a resolution in support of Israel in its war on Hamas following the group’s deadly terrorist attacks on Israeli soil earlier this month.
Published: Friday, November 10th, 2023 @ 2:03 pm
By: Daily Wire
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While we digest the ousting of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy it might be informative to know that North Carolina was the first in the modern era to oust a Speaker. We can learn from that history.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 9:38 am
By: Tom Campbell
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House Democrats are ready to formalize talks about putting together a bipartisan coalition to elect a new speaker, according to Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY).
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 @ 6:21 am
By: Daily Wire
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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) secured a pivotal endorsement from a high-powered Republican as he works to gather enough votes to be elected the next Speaker of the House.
Published: Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 @ 3:48 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) said on Sunday he believes Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) will rally enough support to become the next Speaker of the House.
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 7:28 am
By: Daily Wire
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A pair of election integrity bills passed Thursday in the North Carolina Senate. S.B. 747, Election Law Changes, and S.B. 749, No Partisan Advantage in Elections, both passed with a vote of 28-19.
Published: Friday, August 18th, 2023 @ 1:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, Senate Republicans unveiled a plan to make the North Carolina state and local elections boards bipartisan.
Published: Tuesday, August 1st, 2023 @ 7:19 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Pennsylvania GOP learned life lesson number one recently: don’t be so eager to work with the Left.
Published: Friday, July 21st, 2023 @ 10:55 am
By: Daily Wire
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Readers might remember ex-GOP Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri. His parting gift to the nation was to completely knee-cap the incoming Republican-controlled House as he voted to approve President Joe Biden’s $1.7 trillion omnibus bill last December.
Published: Thursday, May 4th, 2023 @ 9:00 am
By: Daily Wire
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The literacy test should be removed from the North Carolina Constitution
Published: Saturday, March 4th, 2023 @ 10:03 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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After offering the public unvarnished views of dramatic scenes during the House speaker vote last week, C-SPAN could regain control of cameras in the House chamber thanks to a new amendment being offered by a Republican lawmaker.
Published: Sunday, January 15th, 2023 @ 7:05 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Sen. Wiley Nickel, D-Wake, reflected on his time representing the 16th District in the North Carolina General Assembly and his plans for the future as a newly elected U.S. House member representing the 13th District Tuesday at a farewell press conference.
Published: Sunday, January 8th, 2023 @ 4:11 am
By: Carolina Journal
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List of new definitions
Published: Monday, January 2nd, 2023 @ 6:19 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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The North Carolina Democratic party saw significant movement in their party leadership recently, with more likely to come. WRAL’s Paul Specht in a long-winded but excellent report the departure of the state Democratic party executive director
Published: Tuesday, December 27th, 2022 @ 9:46 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Last Thursday, the White House hosted a state dinner celebrating America’s storied history with France featuring a swath of Democratic and Republican politicians and capitalist “stakeholders” — as the Klaus Schwab crowd likes to say — toasting to transatlantic friendship.
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 3:10 am
By: Daily Wire
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And interstate compacts may be one way to protect business
Published: Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 @ 3:53 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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That was quick.
Published: Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 @ 11:25 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Incumbent Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan has won the New Hampshire Senate race, defeating Republican challenger Don Bolduc, according to a projection.
Published: Sunday, November 13th, 2022 @ 8:50 am
By: Daily Wire
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MSNBC anchor Chuck Todd appeared to have a difficult time accepting Vice President Kamala Harris’ assertion that the U.S.-Mexico border was secure.
Published: Friday, September 30th, 2022 @ 3:41 am
By: Daily Wire
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With just six weeks to go until election day, former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Wilmington Friday for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ted Budd.
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 @ 8:59 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Getting Ted Budd to the U.S. Senate appears to be a top priority for national Republicans. In campaign spending reports out Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Senate Leadership Fund PAC spent more than $3.4 million in ads for the North Carolina congressman this week.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 10:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Join Us in Wilmington on Friday, September 23
Published: Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 @ 12:08 am
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Shortly after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office, the president declared his veep “border czar.”
Published: Friday, September 16th, 2022 @ 3:09 am
By: Daily Wire
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Vice President Kamala Harris‘s definition of “secure” is pretty weird. On Sunday, Harris told NBC’s Chuck Todd that the border is “secure in that that is a priority for any nation, including ours and our administration.”
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 @ 3:08 am
By: Daily Wire
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A new USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll found that a plurality of U.S. voters want Democrat President Joe Biden out of office in 2022 as his approval rating continues to fall to new lows.
Published: Tuesday, August 16th, 2022 @ 8:47 am
By: Daily Wire
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THE PRESIDENT: Well, I tell you what: Detroit is making some really hot vehicles. (Laughter.) They even got a Hummer that can go 4.1, 0 to 60. That’s faster than my Corvette, and my Corvette is older than I am, almost.
Published: Thursday, August 11th, 2022 @ 8:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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For years, even before Mr. Trump was elected, I was witnessing a mighty "sea change" in the American spirit of patriotism and overall collective intellect, which began to wane in 2009, and has now devolved into a condition that concerns me greatly.
Published: Saturday, July 23rd, 2022 @ 1:10 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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CNBC ranked North Carolina as the #1 state for business and economy in 2022. North Carolina has consistently been a top 10 contender and last year was the runner-up, but what caused the state to take the top spot?
Published: Wednesday, July 20th, 2022 @ 8:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In late March, a super PAC started by U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s 2020 Democrat opponent, Moe Davis, endorsed Wendy Nevarez in the Republican primary for N.C.’s 11th Congressional District.
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2022 @ 5:42 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) went off on the GOP and moderate Democrat senators who are standing in the way of the Democrats’ radical voting agenda, claiming opponents of the legislation and a change to filibuster rules are “dishonoring” the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Published: Thursday, January 27th, 2022 @ 6:18 am
By: Daily Wire
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