Politics
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Trump’s former chief of staff says the former president praised Hitler and would rule like a ‘fascist’
“I need the kind of generals that Hitler had,” Trump reportedly said in a private conversation in the White House. And in an interview with The Atlantic, Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly recalled that Trump once raised the idea of needing “German generals” to him directly.
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Opinion: Be a child care voter this year
Moms know that child care is a life-shaping issue for their own families. Many are at risk of being forced onto public assistance if they can’t find the affordable care that makes it possible for them to stay in the workforce. But too many moms don’t know which candidates support the solutions they need.
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You could earn up to $400 to talk to your friends and family about the election
Relentless is actively recruiting 35,000 low-turnout voters in key swing states, including North Carolina. The goal is to pay each of these “mobilizers” up to $400 to talk to at least 60 people in their real lives so that they can ultimately reach 2.1 million voters across the participating states.
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Harris wants to give workers more rights and expand opportunities for non-college educated workers. Trump’s plans could cost jobs.
Harris has vowed to strengthen workers’ rights, expand financial support for the working class, boost opportunities for non-college graduates, and raise the minimum wage. Trump, meanwhile, has promised to implement tariffs on imports and repeal federal investments in clean energy, both of which would likely lead to job losses.
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Three Mecklenburg County women could be key to breaking the GOP supermajority in the General Assembly
Democrats are hoping to break the Republicans’ grip on the General Assembly. Beth Helfrich, Woodson Bradley, and Nicole Sidman could be the reason they succeed.
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White House says health insurance needs to fully cover condoms, other over-the-counter birth control
The proposal comes days before Election Day, as Vice President Kamala Harris affixes her presidential campaign to a promise of expanding women’s health care access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to undo nationwide abortion rights two years ago.
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We transcribed all 12 minutes of Trump’s rambling about Arnold Palmer and his genitalia
During a weekend appearance in Pennsylvania, 78-year-old Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump spent 12 minutes rambling about golfer Arnold Palmer — including a bizarre aside about the size of Palmer’s genitalia.
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Judge blocks Republican effort to remove 225,000 voters from the NC’s rolls
Republicans accused state election officials of ignoring federal law requiring driver’s license and social security data to be included for every voter in the state database and of opening the door for noncitizens to vote. But, election officials say, the lawsuit misunderstood and misrepresented state data.
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VIDEO: If NC’s so gerrymandered, why should I vote? Here’s why.
Gerrymandering in North Carolina has no effect on your votes in statewide and national races — like the governor’s election and the presidential election.
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Bill Clinton tells Raleigh crowd they could decide the election as he rallies for Kamala Harris
The 42nd president of the United States capped off a four-day visit to eastern North Carolina with a stop in downtown Raleigh. Clinton detailed the dangers of Donald Trump potentially returning to the White House and laid out how Kamala Harris would work to solve the country’s problems.
