The debate began with a question on how candidates would respond to farmers who say tariffs are hurting their businesses.
Hamas seized 251 hostages, including Keith and his wife, Aviva Siegel. Keith was a North Carolina expatriate living in Israel and grew up in Chapel Hill.
Briner pointed out that the state still holds Israeli sovereign bonds in other investment pools, not just the retirement system.
Tuesday, federal and state officials marked the second anniversary of Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel that left 1,200 people dead and 251 taken hostage, issuing statements in remembrance of the tragedy.
It’s critically important to live up to our free speech ideals and speak honestly about the impact of Islamic extremism on this country and around the world.
This combination of leftism and Islamism has proven to be a dangerous one, as Mamdani’s candidacy shows. New York’s problems are becoming North Carolina’s problems as these elements take hold of a major political party here.
In its statement, NCDP's Jewish Caucus emphasized the stakes: “Jewish Democrats deserve to be treated with the same respect and dignity as other members of our diverse coalition.”
Keith Samuel Siegel was freed alongside two other hostages in the fourth wave of releases under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement.
Chapel Hill native Keith Samuel, Siegel should be among the first hostages released.
North Carolina's Republican Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, NC-05, has been tapped by Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Lousiana, to chair the powerful US House Committee on Rules. She was ratified by the conference Tuesday morning.
Aviva Siegel, former Hamas hostage, describes her time in captivity and calls on Trump to bring hostages home.
