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Tillis, Budd demand answers to growing fentanyl crisis in NC

Republican North Carolina U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd voiced their concerns Thursday about the level of fentanyl and other drugs coming into the country and communities across North Carolina in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

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Extending McHenry’s powers as interim speaker is still a possibility

North Carolina Republican Congressman Patrick McHenry has served as interim speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives since Oct. 3 after former speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, was ousted. Given the failed attempts of fellow Reps. Steve Scalise, R- LA, and Jim Jordan, R-OH, to lock up a vote as the next speaker, how likely is it that McHenry will be given extended powers?

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Budd says Biden’s language on building border wall mirrors his bill

Many were surprised to hear President Joe Biden’s announcement Thursday about his administration’s complete turnaround in allowing the resumption of building the border wall in South Texas including Republican North Carolina Sen. Ted Budd. He was even more surprised to learn that the waiver of 26 federal laws the Biden Administration is calling for is very similar with one exception, to legislation that Budd proposed in February.

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Tillis legislation protecting high school hunting and archery now heads to Biden

Legislation introduced by North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis that would preserve and protect funding for longtime high school programs and activities like archery and hunting safety passed Wednesday unanimously in the Senate, passed Tuesday in the House and now heads to President Biden's desk.

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Foxx measure would overturn Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan

Congresswoman and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC5) and Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) introduced legislation Tuesday that would repeal President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan that would cost taxpayers billions of dollars.

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Conservative super PAC launches ad against Trump in 2024 presidential primary

Americans For Prosperity Action, a conservative super PAC, is disavowing former President Donald Trump as the lead candidate for the 2024 election for president with its launch of a $1.68 million ad buy Wednesday in North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee, all Super Tuesday states, urging Republican voters to vote against him in the primary.

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