Michael McElroy is Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent. He is an adjunct instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and a former editor at The New York Times.
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Biden gives a forceful speech in Raleigh the day after a rough debate
Biden’s return to North Carolina was met with a raucous crowd that hardly reflected the narrative presented in the media Friday morning that Democrats had fallen into panicked despair over the president’s uneven debate performance against Donald Trump.
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Childcare advocates arrested at NC General Assembly as lawmakers ignore their calls for adequate funding
Federal childcare grants are set to run out this weekend, and though NC legislators provided some limited last-minute funding this week, they ignored months of urgent requests to act.
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Abortion bans are only the beginning if Trump wins, doctors and Democrats warn
On the second anniversary of the fall of Roe v. Wade, Gov. Roy Cooper and others highlight new threats to IVF and birth control.
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Mark Robinson suggests Pearl Harbor might’ve been an inside job, audio reveals
Robinson has also expressed support for several other conspiracy theories, including suggestions that the moon landing may have been faked and that mass shooting victims are actors disguised as victims.
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Mark Robinson says climate change isn’t real. He could be NC’s next governor.
Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, has frequently called climate change ‘junk science,’ and accused scientists of lying about the risks.
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Doctors dismissed a Black physician’s postpartum heart attack as heartburn. Now she’s helping other women push back.
Dr. Jonisha Brown founded BirthRight to empower Black pregnant women to speak up when doctors seem to ignore their concerns.
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VIDEO: Veterans walk into NC GOP convention to demand Republicans reject violence
We were on the scene when a group of veterans walked into the NC GOP convention and urged Republicans to reject violence.
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Mark Robinson speaks to group that opposes birth control, report says
Both Robinson and the group, PreBorn, say life begins at conception and have called for complete abortion bans.
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NC Republicans can’t overrule FDA on abortion pill, judge affirms
The ruling, the final word on a decision the judge rendered in April, blocks several state restrictions on abortion medication, but leaves others in place.





















