Politics
Top 5 news stories this week
1. National:
The Episcopal bishop catches heat and is exposed as a pawn!
“I decided to ask him as gently as I could to have mercy,” Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, said of her plea to Trump, telling All Things Considered, “how dangerous it is to speak of people in these broad categories, and particularly immigrants, as all being criminals or transgender children somehow being dangerous.”
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2. National:
Tom Tilli$, the John Kerry of the South, was against him before he was for him.
“From the beginning, I have been clear about my position: if President Trump’s nominees were reported favorably out of the relevant committees, I would support their confirmation on the Senate floor absent new material information about their qualifications. Once Pete Hegseth’s nomination was sent to the floor by my colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee, I conducted my own due diligence, includin…
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3. North Carolina:
Republican challenging GOP regarding tossing ballots
It’s unusual for a political ad to air long after ballots have been counted. But the unresolved race for an open seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court isn’t your usual race.
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4. South Carolina:
Legislature still paying millions to find more lost millions.
It found that the bulk of the money, about $1.6 billion, never existed at all while the remaining $200 million had been real but had been spent by lawmakers and never removed from the books.
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5. President Trump:
President Trump assures WNC Helene victims of his full support.
Asked before leaving Washington if there would be an executive order related to FEMA, Trump tongue-in-cheek said, “FEMA has been a very big disappointment. They cost a great deal of money, it’s very bureaucratic, it’s very slow. Other than that, we’re very happy with it.”
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