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12:33pm Feb 25, 2020Carolina Curious: What Makes North Carolina A Purple State?
This week on Carolina Curious, we take a look at what makes the Tar Heel state so purple. Listener Kennette Thomas asks:
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Courtesy of Stephanie Hofeller 1:51pm Jan 05, 2020National National Politics & GovernmentDeceased GOP Strategist's Daughter Makes Files Public That Republicans Wanted Sealed
Republicans in North Carolina fought in court to stop computer files found on the redistricting expert's hard drives from going public. Now his daughter, Stephanie Hofeller, is sharing them online. -
Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP 8:55am Dec 19, 2019Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentTracing The Roots Of A Partisan Impeachment
The inception of partisanship goes back decades — and, guess what, Republicans and Democrats can't agree on who started it. -
Marcus Ingram / Getty Images 2:59pm Dec 04, 2019National National Politics & GovernmentAgainst Trump's Wishes, Georgia Gov. Appoints Kelly Loeffler To Fill Senate Seat
Loeffler is the CEO of the financial platform Bakkt, as well as co-owner of the WNBA franchise the Atlanta Dream. The president reportedly wanted Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp to appoint someone else. -
Susan Walsh / AP 5:44pm Nov 26, 2019National NationalLeaked Emails Fuel Calls For Stephen Miller To Leave White House
White House adviser Stephen Miller faces growing calls to resign after leaked emails show he promoted the ideas of white nationalists. Critics say this is how fringe ideas move into the mainstream. -
Moyers & Company / Screenshot by NPR 7:50pm Nov 06, 2019National NationalThe Man Who Popularized The 'Deep State' Doesn't Like The Way It's Used
Meet Mike Lofgren, a long-time congressional staffer who describes himself as a political independent. He says the current discourse has turned his notion of a 'deep state' into a 'Frankenstein.' -
Crixell Matthews / VPM News 10:31am Oct 18, 2019National National Politics & GovernmentIn Virginia, 2 Young Candidates Vie To Be First Black GOP Lawmakers In 15 Years
Since Reconstruction, Virginia has elected only two African American Republicans to the legislature. This year, two young black men running against Democrats might change that. -
Mark Wilson / Getty Images 5:04pm Aug 22, 2019Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentTrump's 'Disloyalty' Claim About Jewish Democrats Shows He Doesn't Get How They Vote
"In my opinion, you vote for a Democrat, you're being very disloyal to Jewish people, and you're being very disloyal to Israel," Trump told reporters outside the White House Wednesday. -
9:56pm Aug 17, 2019Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentRepublican Dan Forest Launches 2020 Bid For NC Governor
North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Dan Forest officially entered the race for governor on Saturday. His campaign held a kickoff rally at the fairgrounds annex in Winston-Salem.
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Elijah Nouvelage / Getty Images 5:00am Jun 07, 2019Politics & Government Politics & Government Health & SafetyPoll: Majority Want To Keep Abortion Legal, But They Also Want Restrictions
An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey found that three-quarters of Americans want the Supreme Court to uphold Roe v. Wade. But there is also complexity — and contradiction — in respondents' views. -
Scott Olson / Getty Images 7:43am May 08, 2019Politics & Government Politics & GovernmentAs Hurricane Relief Stalls In D.C., Trump To Rally Base In Florida Panhandle
The president is holding a rally in Florida on Wednesday, as the 2020 campaign accelerates. Officials in the region are not happy that funding to help rebuild after Hurricane Michael has been held up.
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