Jackson and a bipartisan group of 28 other attorneys general allege the tech giant deceived the public about the harms of their product. The trial is underway in Oakland, Ca.

A $34 billion budget for NC passed with bipartisan support in the legislature and is finally on its way to Gov. Josh Stein after a year-long delay.

The final version of H377 gives the state Supreme Court the power to censure, publicly reprimand, suspend or remove judges at its discretion.

The NC Senate passed a bill exerting more Republican control over Cabinet appointees and kicking a Democrat off a statewide oversight commission.

The Trump administration is continuing its pushback against state artificial intelligence laws that it views as ideologically biased, proposing a new Federal Trade Commission policy. The proposed policy statement, which is open for public comment through July 31, would affect how the FTC regulates AI companies.

Cuts to the nation’s largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. More than 1 million American children have lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, following a recent federal law.

Republicans say the change would enhance election security. Democratic critics say it would disenfranchise legitimate voters, and could be applied arbitrarily with political motives. 

The House Finance Committee gave its approval to a bill to close an affordable property tax loophole for affordable housing.

The White House initially said Trump supported the bill, and scheduled an unusually prominent signing ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in late June. But the president changed course just hours before he was scheduled to sign the bill and canceled the event. He has since dismissed the housing measure as unimportant compared to the SAVE America Act.

Rep. Ed Goodwin (R-Chowan) choked back emotion Wednesday morning as he tried one last time to gain recognition for the Tuscarora Indians.