HousingWire1d
NC governor needs $1.4B in block grants for post-Helene recovery. That could be a problem
Gov. Josh Stein is seeking the input to address “unmet housing" needs post-Helene, but funding cuts from the White House ...
Ted Cruz touts AG Pam Bondi as most important member of Trump Cabinet
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz praised U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as she joined a live taping of his podcast at the Conservative ...
The Texas Tribune1d
FEC clears Ted Cruz of wrongdoing over podcast syndicator’s donations to super PAC
The agency dismissed a campaign finance watchdog complaint after finding no evidence Cruz “solicited, directed, received, ...
USA Today1d
Senate votes to confirm Pete Hegseth as Trump’s new Defense Secretary
WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly confirmed Pete Hegseth on Friday as secretary of Defense, a win for President Donald Trump's new administration after its 44-year-old nominee fended off ...
News 80001d
Trump administration plans for sharp FEMA cuts fuel worries for some Republicans, state officials
A developing Trump administration plan for deep staff cuts and drastic changes at the Federal Emergency Management Agency is ...
As federal staffing cuts loom for HUD, $1.4 billion in funding for WNC could be delayed
An expected 84% staffing cut within HUD's office of community planning and development could delay delivery of $1.4 billion ...
Voters jam lawmakers’ phone lines, inboxes over Musk. Here are answers they’re getting
North Carolinians say they have struggled to reach their lawmakers to voice their concerns about Elon Musk and his access ...
Cruz resolution seeks to undo delayed water heater efficiency rule
A congressional resolution sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) would repeal a Biden-era energy efficiency rule for water ...
The Mountaineer4d
Mysterious rock source in national forest eyed as I-40's salvation
BOTTOMLESS PIT — Hauling enough rock to build back the collapsed slope that once held up I-40 will be a months long, if not ...
US Senate confirms Cantor Fitzgerald's Lutnick to head Commerce Department
The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday 51-45 to confirm President Donald Trump's nominee Howard Lutnick, the billionaire chairman ...
Opinion
Trump and Musk are decimating NC. Senators Budd and Tillis are doing nothing | Opinion
News & Observer readers comment on Trump and Musk cuts, Sens. Tillis, Budd, gun permits in NC, USAID, birthright citizenship, tariffs, Fort Bragg | Letters to the Editor ...