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Top Trump adviser says 2024 election ‘not over’ until Inauguration Day
MILWAUKEE —A top Trump campaign official said Thursday that the 2024 presidential race will not be over until Inauguration Day, rather than after Election Day on Nov. 5 — when voters across the nation go to the polls to cast their ballots and a result normally is projected. The assertion from Chris LaCivita at a […]
IT glitch causing delays in flights, business operations globally
Air travel, banking, media and hospital systems are just some of the industries affected by a bug in a software update that has scrambled business operations for many globally Friday morning. Many of those who use Microsoft Windows are likely experiencing a “blue screen of death” or an error page. The issue is due to […]
Federal court ruling temporarily halts Title IX changes in dozens of NC schools
A federal court ruling in Kansas that temporarily restricts implementing a series of Title IX changes advanced by the Biden administration affects 43 schools in North Carolina. More than half of all U.S. states (all represented by Republican attorneys general) joined or filed lawsuits against the Biden administration’s new rules that would ban sex-based discrimination […]
If a presidential nominee drops out, what happens to states’ ballots?
This special report was written with contributions from States Newsroom’s 39 state news outlets. WASHINGTON — The Electoral College could help Democrats avoid a complicated situation in the event President Joe Biden withdraws from the race after his name is printed on ballots. States Newsroom reporters and editors in the network’s 39 states explored how […]
Biden tests positive for COVID, will return home to Delaware
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to statements from White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and the president’s doctor. “Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19,” Jean-Pierre wrote in her statement. “He is vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms.” Biden […]
Nancy Pelosi to headline NC Democrats’ event as party aims to rally support for Biden reelection
Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will address North Carolina Democrats this weekend, as the party aims to regain momentum nationally and consolidate support around Joe Biden as its presidential nominee. Pelosi will join Gov. Roy Cooper, Attorney General Josh Stein, Democratic Party Chair Anderson Clayton and other statewide candidates in Raleigh on Saturday […]
Heritage Foundation touts controversial Project 2025 plan on RNC outskirts
MILWAUKEE — Despite former President Donald Trump’s denial of any connection to the conservative presidential transition plan known as Project 2025, the initiative’s driver, the Heritage Foundation, promoted the platform mere blocks from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, attracting officials and personalities from the party’s most conservative wing. The project has taken heat from […]
Housing advocates say more focus needed on tenants’ rights
The national conversation about housing often focuses on supply and the need to build new houses, Kayla Laywell, a policy analyst at the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), said Tuesday. But more attention must be paid to housing demand and to tenant protection, Laywell said during the North Carolina Housing Coalition’s weekly call. “What […]
Tillis calls for politicians to tone down rhetoric, thorough investigation of Trump rally shooting
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis called on both Republicans and Democrats to tone down their rhetoric after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Tillis made the comments during a virtual press conference with reporters Monday afternoon. “It’s on us to police our own party,” said Tillis. “I would expect my Democratic colleagues to have […]
Trump picks Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Donald Trump announced Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate Monday during the first day of the Republican National Convention, capping off months of speculation about who would get the nod as his vice presidential pick. Vance has not been a member of Congress long, having less than two years […]
Ahead of GOP convention, faith leaders warn against white Christian nationalism
It was nearly two hours into a long afternoon rally Sunday when Rev. Dr. Kevin Shaw took the podium in a packed auditorium on Milwaukee’s Northeast Side. It was not, he reminded the audience, a church service, but from his cadences, the message might have been from a pulpit. “We must understand that democracy is […]
Proposed first-ever federal standards for maternal care met with mixed response from hospitals
As part of President Joe Biden’s initiative to reduce maternal mortality rates and improve health outcomes in underserved communities, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced new policy proposals that would require hospitals to adhere to more rigorous maternal care standards or risk losing their ability to participate in Medicare. According to the proposed […]