Donald Trump

A protest holds a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally to show solidarity with Iran in the Shi'ite district of Kazimiyah, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

US has struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign

Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel ’s effort to decapitate the country’s nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals that could spark a wider regional conflict.

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One, Sunday, June 15, 2025, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for a trip to Canada to attend the G7 Summit. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Politics & Government

Donald Trump is the first president in 116 years to not be invited to the NAACP convention

Associated Press

The NAACP says it will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention next month in Charlotte, North Carolina. It's the first time the prominent civil rights organization has opted to exclude a sitting president in its 116-year history.

A picnic spot on Grandfather Mountain, located just before Split Rock and Sphinx Rock. Photo by Skip Sickler, Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation.

Agriculture

Trump's order to increase timber production has potential consequences for North Carolina

David Ford

In March, President Trump signed an executive order to increase domestic timber production by streamlining federal policies. The move will have environmental and economic consequences in North Carolina.

A new Elon poll finds fears of a constitutional crisis brewing between the courts and the Trump administration. Photo courtesy of Elon University.

Politics & Government

Elon poll: Two-thirds of Americans fear constitutional crisis under Trump

DJ Simmons

The poll comes as more than 200 legal challenges have been documented against the Trump administration.

Rhiannon Giddens performs during rehearsal for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular in Boston, on July 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Arts, Music & Culture

Singer-musician Rhiannon Giddens calls off Kennedy Center show, citing Trump takeover

Award-winning singer-musician Rhiannon Giddens has become the latest artist to call off an appearance at the Kennedy Center, which has been in upheaval since President Donald Trump forced out the center's leadership and was elected chair of the board of trustees.

Former President Donald Trump spoke to a captive audience at a campaign rally in Greensboro in March. On Saturday, he campaigned in Gastonia, west of Charlotte, and Greensboro, with a stop in Salem, Virginia, in between. He will be in the eastern city of Kinston on Sunday and in Raleigh on Monday. Those four rallies will bring his total events in North Carolina since Oct. 1 to nine. DAVID FORD/WFDD

Politics & Government

Trump will rally backers every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice

Former president Donald Trump is putting considerable time into North Carolina, which last backed a Democrat for president in 2008. His hope for victory is significantly more complicated if he were to the fast-growing state that gave Trump his smallest margin of victory over Democrat Joe Biden four years ago.

Politics & Government

Piedmont voters voice support for their presidential picks

David Ford

WFDD spoke with voters in Alamance, Forsyth, Guilford, Stokes, Yadkin and Watauga counties about a host of local, statewide, and national issues. They also shared their thoughts on the candidates and why they will be voting for them on November 5.

A supporter for former President Trump walks past political signs outside the Rutherford County Annex Building, an early voting site, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024 in Rutherfordton, N.C. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

Politics & Government

More Republicans are voting early, helping break records. Nearly 19 million ballots cast so far

With former President Donald Trump’s encouragement, Republicans are voting early again, flocking to the polls for in-person voting ahead of Election Day…

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump waves at a campaign rally at Greensboro Coliseum, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Greensboro, N.C. ALEX BRANDON/AP

Politics & Government

Tulsi Gabbard says she'll join Republican party during Trump Rally in Greensboro

Santiago Ochoa

During a campaign stop in Greensboro, Donald Trump derided Kamala Harris and was joined by Tulsi Gabbard on stage, who announced she's joining the Republican party.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the damage and federal response to Hurricane Helene, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Swannanoa, N.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Politics & Government

Trump makes more debunked claims about FEMA as he surveys storm damage in North Carolina

Surveying storm damage in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump on Monday blasted federal emergency responders whose work has been stymied by…