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NATIONAL POLITICS
Trump is not immune from prosecution in his 2020 election interference case, US appeals court says
| February 6, 2024
Trump is seeking to delay a trial until after the November election. If he were to defeat President Joe Biden, he could presumably try to use his position as head of the executive branch to order a new attorney general to dismiss the federal cases he faces or potentially could seek a pardon for himself.
VIDEO: Gerrymandering Threatens Abortion Rights. What Can Voters Do?
| January 31, 2024
North Carolina Republicans redrew Congressman Wiley Nickel’s district so that he had no chance of winning re-election in 2024. That process is called gerrymandering. And its dangers are far greater than threatening individual political careers. By drawing districts that ensure Republican victories and Democratic losses, that means Congress and the North Carolina legislature are freer […]
North Carolina’s history of abortion restrictions—and what comes next
| January 22, 2024
On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, here’s a look at all the times North Carolina’s lawmakers tried to disrupt abortion care.
A new child tax credit could pass this month. Here’s what it would do for low-income families.
| January 17, 2024
During the pandemic, Democrats changed the child tax credit and cut childhood poverty in half. Now there's new hope for making those changes permanent, but there are skeptics.
America’s ultra rich have $8.5 trillion in untaxed income thanks to this loophole
| January 11, 2024
Most American families must work and earn paychecks to support themselves, but many of the wealthiest Americans are able to live off unrealized gains thanks to a tax loophole that Republicans refuse to fix.
Biden pardons thousands of Americans convicted of marijuana possession
| January 2, 2024
The president’s actions will not release any federal prisoners, but will lift barriers to housing, employment, and educational opportunities for those convicted of the offenses.