Alanna Joyner
North Carolina has long been a crucial state for both parties’ in hopes of winning a Senate majority and Trump’s re-election. Last week’s campaign rally in Greenville, marked Trump’s fifth visit to North Carolina in six weeks, despite 38 doctors calling for the cancellation of the rally — saying the COVID-19 spike after his recent…
Read MoreConfirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett began in the Senate yesterday. The four days of hearings kicks off a mad rush for the GOP and the Trump administration to assume power in the higher courts after the recent passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Filling in Ginsburg’s seat would result in a…
Read MoreNorth Carolina’s early voting period for the 2020 general election kicks off Thursday Oct. 15 and runs through Oct. 31. Early voting sites can be found on the State Board of Elections’ website. During the early voting period from Oct. 15 to Oct.31, eligible individuals can register and vote on the same day if you…
Read MoreTrump will be making a stop in Greenville, North Carolina on Thursday — less than two weeks after he was hospitalized with COVID-19. The campaign rally in eastern NC comes as Trump held a rally today in Florida, despite at least 34 White House staffers “and other contacts” infected with Covid-19 since the Rose Garden…
Read MoreLast week, a federal judge issued an order that, for now, the U.S. Census Bureau must continue the 2020 census count through Oct. 31, after finding the bureau made multiple violations of an earlier order extending the national head count’s schedule. The federal judge found several legal defects from Trump officials, including examples of “chaotic,…
Read MoreLast Saturday’s White House event unveiling Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, has been marked as one that has resulted in positive COVID-19 tests of at least eight attendees, including North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis and Trump himself. Few attendees wore masks or kept their social distance in both the indoor and outdoor gathering, resulting in a…
Read MoreLitigation over absentee voting in North Carolina has taken quite a few twists and turns over the past few weeks. The cause? GOP state lawmakers, namely Speaker of the House Tim Moore and Senate leader Phil Berger, and Trump’s campaign, intervening in the voting lawsuit that would have eased absentee voting rules. Through letters, tweets,…
Read MoreNew revelations lay bare to the false outrage spurred by top NC Republican leaders, including Tim Moore and Phil Berger, over the commonsense decision made by the NC State Board of Elections (SBOE) to ease roadblocks surrounding absentee ballots. In a closed session last week, the SBOE’s five members – including its two Republicans –…
Read MoreLast week, a federal judge halted the Trump administration’s efforts to conclude the 2020 Census count a month early, but the Trump Administration quickly appealed the ruling — further complicating what could be the deadline for this year’s census. While the case continues to play out in court, the Census Bureau and officials continue to…
Read MoreOn Sunday, The New York Times released a report extending more than two decades of tax-return information from Trump and the hundreds of companies that make up his business organization. According to the report, Trump paid just $750 in federal income tax in 2016 and 2017 — the year he ran for office, and due…
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