Congress

HILL: Impeach 1! Impeach 3! Impeach them all!

January 1, 2020 Frank Hill

As we head into a new year, a new decade and a presidential campaign year to boot, perhaps it is time to reflect on 44 previous presidents who served prior to President Trump and see […]

California Rep. Katie Hill resigns amid ethics investigation

October 30, 2019 Laurie Kellman | The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Freshman Rep. Katie Hill, a rising Democratic star in the House, announced her resignation amid an ethics probe, saying explicit private photos of her with a campaign staffer had been “weaponized” by […]

North Carolina judges halt NC Congressional maps for 2020

October 28, 2019 Gary D. Robertson | The Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina judges on Monday blocked the state’s congressional map from being used in the 2020 elections, ruling that voters had a strong likelihood of winning a lawsuit that argued Republicans unlawfully manipulated […]

FOREST AND EVETTE: Congress should pass USMCA

September 10, 2019 North Carolina Lt. Governor Dan Forest and South Carolina Lt. Governor Pam Evette

For months, our two states and the nation have debated our country’s proposed new trade deal, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). While there is always a give and take when it comes to negotiations, what […]

High-capacity magazines get new scrutiny as Congress returns

September 4, 2019 Martha Bellisle | The Associated Press

SEATTLE — Some federal lawmakers are making a renewed push to ban high-capacity magazines. Nine states have passed laws restricting magazine capacity to 10 to 15 rounds, and the Democratic-led U.S. House plans to consider […]

TUCKER: Retire the “Boneless Wonders”

September 4, 2019 Garland Tucker

Winston Churchill once recalled that, as a young boy, his parents took him to Barnum’s Circus where the sideshow headlined “The World-Famous Boneless Wonder.” The wonder was a giant slab of a man with no […]

HILL: There is No Disgrace in Losing a Political Contest

July 17, 2019 Frank Hill

Dr. Joan Perry of Kinston lost a runoff election for Congress last week in the Third Congressional District which runs down almost the entire coast of North Carolina. State Representative Dr. Greg Murphy of Greenville will be the Republican candidate running to fill […]