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Court filings challenge Sinema’s motion to dismiss NC alienation suit
New court filings challenge former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s motion to dismiss an alienation of affection lawsuit in a North Carolina federal court.
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Sinema seeks dismissal of NC alienation of affection suit
Former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit alleging she broke up a North Carolina woman’s marriage.
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Former Arizona senator faces NC suit over role in broken marriage
Former US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona faces a lawsuit in North Carolina filed by a woman who claims Sinema broke up her marriage.
Opinion
Tillis doubles down on ‘institutional’ support
North Carolina's senior senator embraces a label that ties him to the federal government establishment.
Opinion
Fiscally responsible paid family leave is possible, and needed
These plans are all optional, add no cost to the deficit, and put no mandates on businesses. It’s a “win-win," not only for families but for society as a whole.
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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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Budd leads congressional effort on nuclear energy resolution
North Carolina's Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, is leading a bipartisan coalition of 15 senators who want the U.S. Senate to embrace nuclear energy as a reliable, clean answer to a secure power grid.
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NCGOP Convention delegates vote to censure Tillis
On Saturday, more than two-thirds of delegates at the North Carolina Republican Party’s annual convention in Greensboro approved a motion to censure U.S. Senator Thom Tillis over his political positions that differ from the party’s platform.
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NC-based Marines help on US-Mexico border as Title 42 expires
On Thursday night, a federal judge blocked the Biden administration from implementing a policy that would have allowed the Customs and Border Protection officials to release migrants currently in custody without a court date, if containment facilities were overcrowded. On Thursday, the CBP said they are already near capacity after this week's surge has 27,000 people in custody, about 60% of whom are single adults.
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Tillis at southern border this week, calls it a “humanitarian and security crisis”
On Monday and Tuesday this week U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, is at the southern border in El Paso, Texas and Yuma, Arizona. While there, N.C.'s senior senator is meeting with U.S. Border Patrol and Customs agents. It follows a visit from President Joe Biden that local law enforcement called a "photo op."
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Tillis-Sinema immigration deal falls short
The U.S. Senate will not address a proposed immigration deal brokered by Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and former Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, now an independent. CBS News cites “congressional officials familiar with the matter” who confirm no vote will take place before the current Congress wraps up work this year.
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Burr delivers farewell speech on U.S. Senate floor
On Wednesday, Sen. Richard Burr delivered his farewell address on the floor of the U.S. Senate after nearly 30 years representing North Carolina in Washington, D.C. He was elected to the Senate in 2004, after first being elected to the U.S. House in 1994 from the 5th Congressional District. “I hope that my time here...
