How the Strait of Hormuz affects the price of filling your gas tank
About 20% of the world’s oil passed through the strait prior to the war. But reopening the strait would be unlikely to suddenly bring prices down.
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Will map mayhem decide NC’s midterms? One national pollster says not if Democrats stay on message.
A new national survey of 680 registered voters finds Americans deeply dissatisfied with the economy. Forty-three percent said they are falling behind economically, while just 13% say they are getting ahead.
The message NC public school educators desperately want budget writers to hear
Thousands of teachers and their supporters descended on Raleigh on May 1, 2026 to deliver a message to legislators about the state’s abysmal lack of support for public schools and we’ll hear from some of those who made the trip.
Southern Coalition for Social Justice’s Chris Shenton on the gutting of the Voting Rights Act
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a new ruling that guts the federal Voting Rights Act, and we’ll dig into the details what this means for our democracy in a special two-part conversation with Southern Coalition for Social Justice Senior Counsel, Chris Shenton
Supreme Court extends stay allowing telehealth abortion
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended a highly anticipated stay blocking an appellate court’s pause on telehealth access to the abortion drug mifepristone until May 14.
Trump nominates ousted FEMA chief to return
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated Cameron Hamilton to run the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a former acting chief who was fired in 2025 shortly after he told a congressional panel FEMA should continue to exist.
Stein: Whatley’s ties to Trump ‘not a positive’ in North Carolina’s upcoming US Senate election
Gov. Josh Stein predicted that Republican U.S. Senate nominee Michael Whatley’s close ties to President Donald Trump will hurt his campaign.
Trump so far failing in quest for power over elections as midterms approach
As President Donald Trump tries to assert power over U.S. elections, he has raged on social media, cajoled Republican lawmakers and unleashed the Department of Justice on his political enemies.What has he accomplished with all that effort? Not a lot.
As Trump looks to punish foes, Democratic states find ways to push back
The Trump administration has begun wielding federal resources as a weapon against states, using dollars to cajole and threaten them into complying with its political agenda. President Donald Trump is moving unilaterally, bypassing lawmakers and speaking plainly about punishing political rivals — defining an era in American history that scholars call “punitive federalism.”
North Carolina’s cold winter led to higher energy bills, more calls for help
A multi-week cold snap this past winter sent utility bills soaring and caused more people in Charlotte to request help paying bills.