‘A dumb mistake’: NC congressional candidate banned and fined for prediction market bet
Every political candidate likes to believe they are a winner, and Laurie Buckhout is no different.
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Feds and 22 states sue Amazon, alleging deceptive advertising scheme
The complaint alleges that Amazon used an “invented auction participant” to drive up prices for advertising placements and sponsored product spots on its online store.
Emily Mason of Environment NC on a new report that spotlights solar schools
https://media.blubrry.com/ncpolicywatch/ncnewsline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/News-and-Views-for-8-30-2026-SegmentTwo_EmilyMason-ENC.mp3 Despite the efforts of the Trump administration and climate change deniers, solar energy continues to make enormous strides around the world and is quickly becoming our most efficient and affordable source of power generation. Simple economics are making it so. Read more Common Cause of NC’s Brooks Fuller on efforts by election officials to…
Common Cause of NC’s Brooks Fuller on efforts by election officials to erect new hurdles for voters
Common Cause of NC’s Brooks Fuller on the latest efforts by election officials to erect new hurdles for voters
Judge calls Trump mail ballot rule ‘substantively unconstitutional’ as court battle extends
A Massachusetts federal judge on Monday declined the Trump administration’s request to overturn the temporary restraining order she signed last week that blocks the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out a rule placing new restrictions on mail-in voting.
US Supreme Court lets Trump move ahead with his White House ballroom project
President Donald Trump does not have to follow a lower court order to stop aboveground construction on his $400 million East Wing ballroom, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday in a 5-4 decision, all but guaranteeing work on the new complex will continue to accelerate.
Judge rules Justice Department can force-feed defendant in National Guard shooting
A federal judge over the weekend allowed the Trump administration to force-feed the man charged with shooting two National Guard members, killing one and injuring another, in the District of Columbia in November.
A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net
The recalls have focused attention on the Trump administration’s decision to cut funding and staff at several public health agencies, and prompted questions about whether those changes have made consumers more vulnerable.
Federal judge pauses case on mifepristone access until after midterm elections
A federal judge in Texas on Sunday paused a lawsuit seeking to revoke nationwide approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, saying the case won’t be heard until at least Dec. 1 and granting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s request for a stay to continue its safety review of the drug.
Voting rights struggle continues, advocates say at March on Washington anniversary
Just over two months from midterm elections and four months removed from a U.S. Supreme Court decision that gutted Voting Rights Act protections for majority Black U.S. House districts, and 63 years after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech there, thousands gathered again at the Lincoln Memorial Friday.