RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal judges on Thursday upheld several U.S. House districts that North Carolina Republicans drew in 2023 that helped the GOP gain additional seats the following year. They rejected accusations the lines unlawfully fractured and packed Black voters to weaken their voting power. What You Need To Know Federal judges have upheld…
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious, The Associated Press has found. The predictive intelligence program has resulted in people being stopped, searched and in some cases arrested. A network of cameras scans and records vehicle license plate…
Former U.S. Senate candidate Joe Pinion is considering running for New York’s 21st Congressional District occupied by Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik as she makes a bid for governor in 2026. In a statement Wednesday, Pinion said the state Republican Party must be reinvigorated in order to compete in races next year. “Rep. Elise Stefanik has…
The federal government’s cancellation of U.S. naturalization ceremonies in multiple New York counties is drawing criticism, even from some Republicans in the state. Federal officials indefinitely canceled an upcoming U.S. naturalization ceremony in Binghamton, leaving dozens of families in limbo ahead of taking their much-anticipated oaths of allegiance to become U.S. citizens, Mayor Jared Kraham…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents are now in Charlotte after reports began to circulate Wednesday that they would arrive as soon as the weekend. Spectrum News 1 crews saw agents appear to arrest a man at a Home Depot at 4750 South Blvd. in the southern part of the city Saturday morning. A Spectrum…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block a new U.S. House map that California voters decisively approved at the ballot. Proposition 50, backed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, is designed to help Democrats flip as many as five congressional House seats in the midterm elections next year. The lawsuit claims the map-makers illegally used race…
A major industry in North Carolina remains on edge after an agriculture deal between the U.S. and China last week did not include tobacco. What You Need To Know North Carolina farmers are on edge after agriculture deal between the U.S. and China failed to include tobacco Earlier this year, China announced it wouldn’t purchase…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrats rallied Tuesday against a new U.S. House map proposed by North Carolina Republicans that would likely reap another GOP seat at President Donald Trump’s behest, but the critics acknowledged they’ll likely be unable to halt the redraw for now. Even so, they vowed to defeat it in the long run. What You…
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican legislators offered a redrawn U.S. House district map for North Carolina on Thursday, seeking to help President Donald Trump retain GOP control of Congress by attempting to thwart the reelection of the Democrat now in the state’s only swing seat. What You Need To Know N.C. Republican leaders have proposed…
Veterans around the state are having mixed reactions to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s promise to impose stricter national military standards, including gender-neutral fitness guidelines that could force women out of combat. Hegseth told admirals and generals in Quantico on Sept. 30 that he’ll impose the highest male standard for all combat roles and change…