Stories tagged: "Republican National Convention"

Politics Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., in a Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Pool via AP)
Politics After Maskless Appearance at Trump Speech, Should Thom Tillis Take a Coronavirus Test?

After cameras caught Thom Tillis without a mask at Trump's speech, some want the senator to cancel his events or take a coronavirus test.

Billy Ball Billy Ball September 2, 2020 2:33 pm EDT
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Coronavirus The RNC Held In-Person Events. Now Four Attendees Have Tested Positive for Coronavirus.

NC Democratic Party calls RNC live events, despite the coronavirus, a “reckless, short-sighted attempt to soothe Donald Trump’s ego.”

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy August 28, 2020 2:02 pm EDT
Race The anti-racist 'Hoop Bus' arrived in Charlotte in time for the Republican National Convention in August. (Image via Tyler Thompson)
Race Want to Dunk on Trump? Anti-Racist ‘Hoop Bus’ Comes to Charlotte for RNC

The traveling "Hoop Bus," created by two basketball players, rolled into Charlotte in time for the RNC's arrival in NC this week.

Max Millington Max Millington August 27, 2020 3:50 pm EDT
Elections President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the BOK Center, Saturday, June 20, 2020, in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Elections ‘This is About Being an American’: Rogue Conservatives Press Case for Biden Across Town From RNC

As Republicans touted Trump across town, conservatives in Convention on Founding Principles continued to express support for Joe Biden.

Jennifer Bringle Jennifer Bringle August 26, 2020 1:10 pm EDT
Social Justice Anti-Trump protesters clashed with counterprotesters and police outside of the Republican National Convention Monday in Charlotte. Our reporter witnessed police using their bikes as weapons against demonstrators and pepper spraying one young man. (Image for Cardinal & Pine by Alvin Jacobs Jr.)
Social Justice Outside of Trump’s RNC: A Clash of Protesters, Counterprotesters and Police

Police bash protesters with bikes and pepper spray one Black teen as demonstrators denounce Trump and GOP in protest outside the RNC.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright Alvin C. Jacobs Jr. Alvin C. Jacobs Jr. August 25, 2020 7:00 pm EDT

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To commemorate the first few lines of his short story "The Gift of the Magi," fans still leave $1.87 in change on the North Carolina grave of legendary writer O. Henry. (Image via Historic Riverside Cemetery in Asheville) Culture Giants, Folk Artists and Dick Trickle: 6 North Carolina Graves to Visit
This 2018 photo shows the signage of the Fayetteville Works plant where the Delaware-based Chemours Company manufactures C3 dimer acid, also known as GenX. The chemical has entered the Cape Fear River, a source of drinking water for much of the southeastern part of North Carolina for an unknown time period. (Photo via AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Environment Polluters of ‘Forever Chemicals’ No Longer Getting a Pass, EPA Head Pledges
North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Raleigh, N.C. Robinson is facing calls to resign from elected officials and LGBTQ advocacy groups over comments he made in June in which he criticized teachings in K-12 public schools and likened peoples' sexual orientation to “filth.” (AP Photo/Bryan Anderson, file) Commentary The Real Problem With Mark Robinson’s Bigoted Belief Is the NC GOP Believes It Too
Marion is hosting its fifth annual Dia de los Muertos event this year. (Image via Facebook) Latinos Dia de los Muertos Is Nobody’s Halloween. 11 Ways to Experience This Joyful Tradition in NC.
Elections James Comey testifying before the US Senate Intelligence Committee in June 2017. Comey addressed a convention of Trump critics anchored in Charlotte Monday. (Image via Shutterstock)
Elections Meet the Disillusioned Conservatives Pushing for Biden During Trump’s RNC

As Trump held the RNC in Charlotte, conservative critics like James Comey, MIchael Steele, and Evan McMullin roasted the president.

Billy Ball Billy Ball August 25, 2020 9:30 am EDT
Elections Page Lemel, a Transylvania County commissioner, is a lifelong Republican. But she left the GOP in December and plans to vote for Biden because she can't support President Donald Trump. (Image for Cardinal & Pine by Grant Baldwin)
Elections Disillusioned NC Republicans Call for a Future Without Trump

Longtime Tar Heel Republicans, and several nationally-prominent conservatives, face off against the RNC with their own anti-Trump convention.

Billy Ball Billy Ball August 13, 2020 4:12 pm EDT