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NC’s Dellinger drops his legal fight after court rules Trump can fire him

North Carolina's Hampton Dellinger is dropping his legal fight to keep his job leading the federal Office of Special Counsel. Dellinger made that announcement Thursday, one day after a federal Appeals Court ruled that President Donald Trump could fire Dellinger.

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Biden’s new student debt forgiveness plan faces criticism

U.S. House Education Committee Chair Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-NC, is taking aim at the Biden Administration’s recently announced student loan forgiveness action, stating the executive branch is “trampling the rule of law.” In a recent press release, the U.S. Department of Education announced they would forgive $39 billion worth of student loan debt for more...

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US Supreme Court rejects Biden’s student debt cancellation plan

The United States Supreme Court released an opinion Friday on whether President Joe Biden can unilaterally forgive more than $400 billion in student loan debt for an estimated 250 million people. The high court found that such a sweeping plan must be passed through the legislative branch.

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UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor disappointed in SCOTUS admissions decision, but ‘will comply’

On Thursday, North Carolina officials, politicians, and analysts offered mixed reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision rejecting the use of race in admissions policies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard.

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NC politicos offer mixed reaction to Moore v. Harper ruling

On Tuesday, North Carolina state politicians and analysts reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the high-profile Moore v. Harper case, with Democratic lawmakers celebrating the decision while plaintiff and House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, said he is glad the case is “settled.”

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