What is “welfare” in the government sense anyway? Merriam-Webster defines it as such: “aid in the form of money or necessities for those in need.” This definition should be clarified with a friendly amendment: “… […]
“It’s going to be something very special.” That’s what President Trump has called the latest efforts to pass a second round of federal tax cuts, following the successful passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs […]
There are four methods of selecting judges in use in the United States: partisan elections, nonpartisan elections, political appointment and appointment by a technocratic commission (sometimes called the “Missouri Plan” and often dominated by the […]
RALEIGH — As the North Carolina House and Senate resumed this week, many are working on key issues around education, school safety and the state budget. The business on Jones Street is quieter now following […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump nominated Fayetteville native Robert Wilkie recently to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs. Wilkie was confirmed unanimously in 2017 to be the undersecretary of defense for […]
PAHOA, Hawaii — Hawaii faces a new hazard as lava flows from Kilauea’s volcanic eruption could produce clouds of acid fumes, steam and glass-like particles as they reach the Pacific, authorities said this week. Civil defense notices cautioned […]
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. — Tampa Bay Rays top shortstop prospect Willy Adames made his major league debut on Tuesday, going 1-for-4 and homering off Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale in a 4-2 loss at Tropicana Field. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of Congressional Republicans, led in part by Freedom Caucus leader Congressman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), on Tuesday demanded the appointment of a second special counsel to investigate the Department of Justice […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senior Trump administration officials warned Congress on Tuesday of ongoing efforts by Russia to interfere in the 2018 midterm congressional elections as the federal government prepares to hand out $380 million in […]
Bryant Packard, the catalyst for East Carolina’s successful 39-win baseball regular season, has been named the American Athletic Conference’s Player of the Year in a vote of the league’s head coaches. Freshman left-hander Alec Burleson […]
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