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Video: Roy Cooper says the middle class is under attack

Former Governor Roy Cooper officially announced his candidacy for the US Senate on Monday, ending months of speculation that he would run for the seat currently held by retiring Sen. Thom Tillis.

On Saturday, in a speech at the North Carolina Democratic Party’s Unity Dinner in Raleigh, Cooper highlighted his frustration with congressional Republicans’ growing attacks on the middle class.

“For too many Americans, the middle class feels like a distant dream. Meanwhile, the biggest corporations and the richest Americans have grabbed obscene wealth at the expense of everyday working people,” Cooper told the crowd.

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Video: Influence NC founder says Gen Z is learning resistance the hard way in North Carolina

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For Hannah Preston, founder of Influence NC, a nonpartisan organization run "by Gen Z for Gen Z," resistance isn't just protest—it's survival.
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Video: Republican gerrymandering is the real ‘DEI’, North Carolina Democrat says

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A top Democrat in North Carolina has sharp words for the latest round of Republican gerrymandering in the state.
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Video: Trump says ‘No Kings’ protesters hate America. Here’s what one North Carolina protester had to say about that.

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Trump dismissed the nationwide "No Kings" protests as being full of criminals who hate America. So we asked North Carolina protesters about it.
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Video: How long it takes to walk through a ‘No Kings’ protest in North Carolina

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The “No Kings” rally in Cary, North Carolina, on Saturday was so big you won’t be able to watch us walk the length of it.
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Video: Gov. Josh Stein speaks on gun control in wake of mass shooting in Southport

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Following the mass shooting in Southport, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein spoke on pushing for a red flag law that would let authorities remove guns from those considered dangerous.