Opinion

Washington has too much SALT in its diet

State and local tax deductions, commonly referred to within the Washington beltway as “SALT,” have become a lightning rod for bipartisan criticism over the past few weeks – a flashpoint that has received national attention. Under H.R. 5376, the so-called “Build Back Better Act” that was passed by the U.S. House on November 19, the...

Virginia Foxx
Opinion

Why we are losing the cyberwar

“The time has clearly come for the federal government to take on a larger role in the growing fight against cyber criminals.” This dangerous rhetoric comes from Rep. Deborah Ross’s July 16 opinion piece published by The Hill. Ross, a member of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, also represents the Second District...

Carter Reilly
News

N.C. congressional delegation has familiar post-election look

Incumbents ruled the day in the North Carolina congressional delegation as the state’s voters sent Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr back to Washington for a third term and kept the GOP’s 10-3 U.S House majority intact. “In a night of surprises, that was probably one of the least of them,” said Andy Taylor, professor of...

Barry Smith

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