New polling is out on where North Carolinians stand on President Trump, the state’s U.S. Senate race, and the nation’s 250th birthday. We’ll explore the details with Catawba College political scientist and pollster, Michael Bitzer
NC lawmakers are pushing bills to require AEDs and cardiac emergency plans in all public schools in the state
One day after President Donald Trump attended the dignified transfer of the remains of four U.S. service members killed as a result of the Iran conflict, the two chambers of Congress were at odds over whether to rein in the president’s military powers in the monthslong war.
The details of the final agreement have not been released publicly, though the administration official said last week that if Iranian leaders followed the steps, they would receive sanctions relief.
The racial wealth gap is widening as many workers of color go without retirement savings. Retirement savings, not home equity, is the largest driver of American household wealth, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
The North Carolina attorney general is suing Brenntag Mid-South on behalf of state regulators over the alleged illegal releases, according to a complaint filed last Monday in Durham Superior Court.
Republican members of the Jackson County Board of Elections say they were told by party leaders to vote against a campus polling place at Western Carolina.
“As new data centers go up, all of the electricity bills for American families will actually come down,” Trump said during a roundtable event at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday. He added that Big Tech companies are “happy” to foot the bill for data centers because it will allow them to continue to function and grow.
The new definition is part of President Donald Trump’s administration’s sweeping overhaul of the federal student loan system stemming from the GOP’s 2025 “big, beautiful” law. Most provisions in the overhaul took effect July 1.
Event organizers scheduled the rally to counter the Trump administration’s Freedom 250 programming, which is taking place on the National Mall over several weeks.