As a confessed political junkie — and one who can still read without needing to be told what to think — I watched, ...

Specifically, one listener wanted to know, in the wake of the red-white-and-blue spectacle of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and ...

After 10 years of President Donald Trump dominating the national discourse, one effect is a coarsening of political language.

If you’re wondering who really benefits from this tax-cut largess, conjure up a picture of Trump and his millionaire/billionaire cronies. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, on ...

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For some Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut package passed by Trump's Republican allies in Congress on ...

Three firefighters in Davie County were injured in incidents over the weekend. A volunteer on the Cooleemee Fire Department ...

Congressional Republicans are breathing sighs of relief after passing President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” ...

Scheduled increases in the minimum wage will come too late now that Congress has passed Trump's tax and budget bill.

Trump and his cohort have proposed huge cuts to the National Institutes of Health, including a whopping 38% cut for The ...

As I write this, House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is talking … and talking … and talking, using his ...

The fact remains that Republicans are only slightly offsetting significant tax cuts for the rich by decimating programs that help the poor, including food stamps and Medicaid.