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Asheville chosen for 2026 G20 Finance Track meetings
US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced that the 2026 G20 Finance Track will host meetings in Asheville.
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Walker named to Trump State Department role on global religious freedom
President Donald Trump has appointed former North Carolina Congressman Mark Walker as Principal Advisor for Global Religious Freedom in the US Department of State. Walker had been awaiting US Senate confirmation for Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom after being nominated by Trump in April of 2025. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. Jim Risch reportedly...
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Some NC international college students seeing visas unexpectedly being revoked
Some international students’ visas are being revoked unexpectedly at colleges and universities across the country, including four in North Carolina.
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Two NC State students leave US after visas terminated
Two NC State students, both Saudi nationals, have reportedly left the country, after having their visas revoked and receiving threats of deportation if they didn't leave voluntarily.
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Lawmakers push to ban China from buying up NC land
Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly want to prohibit hostile foreign governments, like China and Russia, from buying agricultural land and property surrounding military installations. The NC Farmland and Military Protection Act was filed this week by Reps. Jennifer Balkcom, R-Henderson, Neal Jackson,R-Moore, Jeff Zenger, R-Forsyth, and John Bell, R-Wayne. The legislation aims to...
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Keith Samuel Siegel released by Hamas
Keith Samuel Siegel was freed alongside two other hostages in the fourth wave of releases under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement.
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Case against former treasurer Folwell dropped, as he reimburses the state
Former state treasurer Dale Folwell will not face any charges after Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman closed an investigation into his alleged misuse of state vehicles.
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Tillis, Budd introduce ‘Justice for Victims of Sanctuary Cities Act’
Tillis, Budd introduce immigration legislation as Trump closes the southern border.
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Trump’s inaugural address previews priorities and criticizes FEMA’s NC response
At 12:01 on Monday, January 20, Donald J. Trump became the 47th President of the United States, declaring the "Golden age of America begins right now."
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Budd welcomes Qatar giving Hamas the boot, but long overdue
Qatar has finally decided to give Hama terrorist leadership the boot from Doha after pressure from the United States. The move also comes days after the re-election of President Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States.
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Biden nominates NC solicitor general for 4th Circuit
Biden's pick of Ryan Park for the post has drawn criticism from North Carolina's Sens. Tillis and Budd who issued a joint statement opposing it. Park has played a pivotal role in litigation against policy passed by North Carolina's Republican-led legislature.
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Five school boards, community college settle state pension-spiking disputes
Five county school boards and trustees at one state community college are dropping their court appeals for refunds of money paid to the state retirement system in pension-spiking cases. If they had won their legal battle, refunds would have totaled more than $434,000, not counting at least five years of interest.
