Senate confirms NC native Linda McMahon to lead, and dismantle, Education Department
Senate confirms McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down
The Senate has voted to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief, a role that places her atop a department President Donald Trump has vowed to dismantle
Linda McMahon confirmed to run Education Department, an agency Trump wants to abolish
What NC members of Congress are saying after Trump-Zelensky meeting
Lawmakers in US Congress React to Zelenskiy-Trump Oval Office Clash
Republican Lisa Murkowski Reacts to 'Shocking' Trump-Zelensky Meeting
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'Stop what you're doing': Iowa farmers beg Trump to stop taking 'hatchet' to government
Several farmers are telling North Carolina-based local news station WXII 12 that their anxiety is spiking thanks to President Donald Trump's trade wars. With massive tariffs set to go into effect next week on Canada and Mexico,
Durham firefighters lawsuit dismissed by Bondi, Trump administration
Federal litigation against a North Carolina city known for its liberal leaning has been dismissed by the administration of Republican second-term President Donald Trump. A 10-page complaint, United States of America v City of Durham,

NC, Trump and cuts

Trump/Musk cuts to national parks will have terrible impact in NC
Trump’s cuts hit NC’s national parks and forests. Will visitors notice? What we know now
Since Donald Trump’s return to office on Jan. 20, his senior advisor, Elon Musk, through the federal Department of Government E
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Northland national parks and forests were already strained. Then came Trump administration cuts
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North Carolina joins legal challenge over NIH research funding cuts
In his 2024 election presidential campaign, Donald Trump’s platform called to dismantle existing governmental agencies and programs. Since taking office in January, he has enacted this on the  National Institute of Health.
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Supreme Court puts off ruling on Trump plan to fire NC’s Dellinger
The US Supreme Court refused Friday to block a lower court’s decision protecting a federal agency head from President Donald Trump’s plan to fire him. The court decided to put
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CROUERE: Peace Will be Trump’s Greatest Achievement
In the first month of his second term, President Donald Trump has set a dizzying pace. He is “flooding the zone” with non-stop executive orders, meetings with foreign leaders and press briefings. He has visited disaster zones in North Carolina and California and major sporting events like the Super Bowl and the Daytona 500.
NC voters elected a Democratic attorney general. Republicans want to curb his power | Opinion
Since Jeff Jackson took over as North Carolina’s attorney general, he’s used the office in part as a line of defense against President Donald Trump. Jackson and Democratic attorneys general across the country have been steadfast in challenging the most egregious of Trump’s executive orders,