North Carolina legislators return from break to gear up session
The North Carolina General Assembly is returning to Raleigh after its usual two-week January break and turning to the business of legislating.
Politics
NC appeals court rules who will hear education voucher suit
A legal challenge to North Carolina's taxpayer-funded scholarship program for K-12 children to attend private schools — focused on claims of bias based on religion and sexuality — must be heard by
Investigation reveals so called 'election integrity' groups are undermining NC elections
Since 2020, groups devoted to investigating election processes and hunting for alleged voter fraud have sprung up across the country.
Los Angeles Councilwoman Nury Martinez resigns following her leaked racist remarks
The resignation comes hours after protesters disrupted a scheduled Wednesday city council meeting inside Los Angeles City Hall.
More women are registering to vote. How could that affect midterms?
NPR's A Martinez talks to Ronnye Stidvent, head of the Center for Women in Law in Texas, about voter registration rising among women after the Supreme Court decision to roll back abortion rights.
The midterm elections need workers. Teens, veterans and lawyers are stepping up
Some election officials are sending the call out to high school students, veterans and lawyers to help staff the elections. But COVID and the political climate are making it harder to recruit.
An unfinished natural gas pipeline in West Virginia is back in the national spotlight
To get Joe Manchin's vote on a budget bill, Democratic leaders promised to consider legislation that would help a natural gas pipeline get built in his state. But the pipeline still faces opposition.
A New Mexico judge cites insurrection in barring a county commissioner from office
Otero County's Couy Griffin, who was convicted of entering a restricted area during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, must be removed from office for his involvement in an insurrection, a judge ruled.
Former judge speaks to the significance of a special master for Mar-a-Lago documents
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with retired federal Judge Vaughn Walker about the unusual nature of a special master who will be assigned to review the documents seized by the FBI from Mar-a-Lago.
At 10th anniversary of Benghazi attack, former diplomat offers context in new book
Ethan Chorin, who served in Libya, presents details that most Americans don't know about the embassy attack — and explores the role domestic politics played in the aftermath.