Later this week, the U.S. House is expected to consider the $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act that narrowly passed in the U.S. Senate Sunday night. However, economists are sounding alarm bells saying it will raise inflation, not reduce it, on those who need help the most.
The ballot for the North Carolina General Election in November may become a little more crowded if a U.S. Senate third-party candidate's approval to appear on the ballot is granted.
The so-called mainstream media, consumed with COVID and Ukraine, continue to either discount or downright ignore the Durham report and a recent court filing, which, pending an investigation, could have huge ramifications for Democrats and the Biden administration. U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, is crying foul. “The recent revelations of the Durham...
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a Republican, is thinking seriously about a run for U.S. Senate in 2022 and plans to announce his decision within days, multiple sources tell Carolina Journal. Robinson has contacted other major candidates also expected to run for the seat of retiring Sen. Richard Burr. CJ has obtained a copy of polling...
The South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation wants to build a $340 million casino in Kings Mountain. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opposes the competition. Most N.C. state senators say the federal government has no business approving the resort. The Cherokees claim the proposed 16-acre site would encroach on their aboriginal territory. They also say...
Former Gov. Pat McCrory isn’t planning to go to Washington. Yet. The Republican announced Monday on his WBT radio program he would not seek the GOP nomination in the special election to fill the vacancy in the 9th U.S. Congressional District. He said his “fire in the belly” was in doing the daily radio show....
North Carolina’s Republican U.S. senators applauded President Trump’s nomination Monday of federal appeals court Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, where Kavanaugh would replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. Kavanaugh is Trump’s chance to push the Supreme Court to the right. Kennedy was often a swing vote, but Kavanaugh is embedded in the Republican Party...
North Carolina voters may want to crack open a civics book, as the latest Elon University Poll shows Tar Heel State voters mirror the national trend of scoring low on political knowledge. The poll found N.C. voters were more likely to identify federal and statewide elected officials than they were local officials. While North Carolinians...
