Stories tagged: "US Senate"

Elections Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives Bo Hines, of North Carolina, speaks to the crowd before former President Donald Trump takes the stage at a rally Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Selma, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Elections Here’s Where the 14 NC Republicans Running for Congress Stand on Abortion

Several GOP candidates have been obscuring or hiding their position on abortion rights in recent weeks. So we’ve pulled together a race-by-race breakdown on where they stand. 

Jeremy Borden Jeremy Borden September 19, 2022 3:15 pm EDT
Healthcare Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., listens during a news conference to discuss the introduction of the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Healthcare Here’s How Republicans’ Nationwide Abortion Ban Would Affect North Carolina 

Five North Carolina reps, including U.S. Senate candidate Ted Budd, cosponsored national abortion ban legislation.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil September 16, 2022 11:40 am EDT
Elections Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Ted Budd, left, of North Carolina, reacts as he takes the stage with former President Donald Trump, who endorsed him, during a rally, Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Selma, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)
Elections Ted Budd Co-Sponsors Bill That Would Ban Abortions Nationwide

The bill has no chance of becoming law under this Congress, but with the election near, it highlights the stark differences between Republicans and Democrats on abortion rights.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy September 14, 2022 3:41 pm EDT
Climate President Joe Biden hands the pen he used to sign the Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., watches in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Climate 5 Ways Democrats Have Helped North Carolina Under Biden’s Leadership

The Biden administration and Democrats in Congress have passed an array of bills aiming to improve the U.S. economy and infrastructure, invest in physical and mental health, and combat climate change.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil August 18, 2022 10:49 am EDT
Climate In this Nov. 6, 2018 file photo, Rep. Ted Budd, R-NC, answers questions from the media at his election party in Bermuda Run, N.C. Budd is running for the U.S. Senate this fall. (AP Photo/Woody Marshall, File)
Climate Ted Budd ‘Chose Corporations Over Families’ By Voting Against Climate Change Bill

One of the state's top Democrats tackles U.S. Senate candidate Ted Budd's vote against the Inflation Reduction Act, which addresses climate change and healthcare costs.

Dr. Bobbie Richardson Dr. Bobbie Richardson August 17, 2022 12:45 pm EDT

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The late U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms, in a 2005 file photo. (Photo by Andrew Councill/MCT/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Commentary North Carolina Republicans Are Overdue for a Reckoning on Jesse Helms
Voters in Wake Forest wait in long lines to cast their ballots on the first day of early voting. (Shutterstock) Elections North Carolina, Here’s a Quick Reminder of What’s at Stake on Election Day
Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents in Salt Lake City on Dec. 16, 2021. The wave of attempted book banning and restrictions continues to intensify, the American Library Association reported. Numbers for 2022 already approach last year's totals, which were the highest in decades. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) Commentary Why Banning Books Is A Jim Crow Practice
Robinson, who was elected in May, called on Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein, to provide additional resources for local police, to visit Enfield, and to denounce the racist intimidation. To refuse, Robinson said, would make them complicit in the threats. (Photos by Michael McElroy/Cardinal & Pine.) Race A New Black Mayor in Eastern NC Removed a Confederate Monument. Then Came the Racist Threats.
Healthcare Activist and entertainer Jon Stewart hugs fellow advocate Susan Zeier of Sandusky, Ohio, just after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., assured veterans and military family members that the Senate will vote on a bill designed to help millions of veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. All but 11 lawmakers voted to pass the bill this week. N.C.'s Thom Tillis voted against. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Healthcare We Tried to Explain Thom Tillis’ Vote Against Veterans’ Health Care in the PACT Act. It Was Hard.

In a state with more than 13,000 veterans that have been exposed to toxic burn pits, Tillis voted against a bill that he, theoretically, supports.

Jeremy Borden Jeremy Borden August 5, 2022 1:20 pm EDT
Courts Democratic North Carolina Senate candidate Cheri Beasley speaks at an election night event hosted by the North Carolina Democratic Party after winning her primary race in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. Republican Ted Budd will face Beasley in North Carolina’s Senate race in November 2022. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown)
Courts 10 Things You Should Know About U.S. Senate Candidate Cheri Beasley

The former chief justice of North Carolina’s Supreme Court is in a nail-bitingly close race for the U.S. Senate this fall. 

Jeremy Borden Jeremy Borden July 19, 2022 11:24 am EDT