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Trump pardons Meadows, Powell in 2020 election-interference case
President Donald Trump has granted pardons to 77 people who were accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election, including Mark Meadows and Sidney Powell.
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NC’s Driscoll sworn in as US Secretary of the Army
Driscoll has deep ties to North Carolina, which is home to ten military installations, including Fort Bragg, one of the largest military installations in the world. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill, and went to Yale Law School where he was a classmate of Vance.
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Driscoll, of Boone, appointed as Secretary of the Army
"As a former Soldier, Investor, and Political Advisor, Dan brings a powerful combination of experiences to serve as a disruptor and change agent," said Trump in the press release announcing Driscoll's appointment.
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Supreme Court rejects former NC congressman Meadows’ appeal of Georgia election case
The US Supreme Court will not take up former North Carolina Congressman Mark Meadows’ case against the state of Georgia. Meadows had argued that a prosecution against him on election subversion charges should move from state to federal court.
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Conservative super PAC launches ad against Trump in 2024 presidential primary
Americans For Prosperity Action, a conservative super PAC, is disavowing former President Donald Trump as the lead candidate for the 2024 election for president with its launch of a $1.68 million ad buy Wednesday in North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee, all Super Tuesday states, urging Republican voters to vote against him in the primary.
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Trump, Meadows, Powell among those indicted by Georgia grand jury
North Carolinians Mark Meadows and Sidney Powell are among the 18 people indicted with former President Donald Trump by the state of Georgia on Monday for alleged crimes during the state’s 2020 elections.
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Trump renews Budd endorsement, countering Politico report
Former President Donald Trump has renewed his endorsement of U.S. Rep. Ted Budd in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race. The president’s comments follow a Politico report last week that he was “starting to have regrets” about backing Budd. “Ted Budd, who I endorsed many months ago for U.S. Senate, is now leading the pack in...
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Trump quote helps boost Meadows’ new conservative gig
Former N.C. congressman and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has enlisted former President Donald Trump’s help to promote his latest venture. A fundraising email from Meadows’ Conservative Partnership Institute features an endorsement from the 45th president. “For decades, the left has been using a vast array of nonprofit organizations to achieve its policy...
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Meadows out, McCrory to focus on 2022
Two major figures in N.C. Republican politics have announced they will not run in the 2020 elections. U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows will not seek re-election in the 11th District. Former Gov. Pat McCrory will not try to reclaim his old job. McCrory will instead focus on a possible U.S. Senate run in 2022. Incumbent Republican...
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Tucker announces Senate primary challenge on national conservative radio show
Raleigh businessman and author Garland Tucker officially entered North Carolina’s 2020 U.S. Senate race during an appearance Wednesday, May 8, on Sean Hannity’s nationally syndicated radio talk show. Tucker will challenge first-term incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis in the Republican primary next March. “I think the two issues that are going to be key in this...
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North Carolina representative introduces two school safety bills
U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-11th District, thinks boosting funding for school resource officers — not gun control — is the best way to protect schools. Meadows on Tuesday, March 6, introduced two bills to enhance school security after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. “Our country is in the...
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Rep. Mark Walker: ‘God’s hand of protection was on that field that day’
Mark Walker is a Baptist minister, so his explanation as to why he and other Republican congressmen survived a mass assassination attempt isn’t surprising. “God’s hand of protection was on that field that day,” said Walker, who represents North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District. “Let me say on behalf of our guys, when you live through...
