Politics

Voters protest against attempt to throw out 65,000 votes in NC Supreme Court race

The last election was in November 2024 but one race in North Carolina continues to drag on.

Sheryl Crow sells Tesla, donates money to NPR

Musician Sheryl Crow announces she sold her Tesla and donated the proceeds to NPR.

In this image provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, wreckage is seen in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 in Washington. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon, U.S. Coast Guard via AP)

Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after deadly DC plane crash

the Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

President Trump leads the pace lap at the Daytona 500

President Trump participated in the pace lap at the Daytona 500 race.

Federal Employee Layoffs

Thousands of workers across the federal government are without jobs, as the Trump Administration’s sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce is taking aim at probationary employees.

HHS to lose thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cuts

Department of Health and Human Services officials expect most of the agency’s roughly 5,200 probationary employees to be fired.

House Committee passes 2025 budget after 12 hours

House Budget Committee takes first step to advance Trump agenda after marathon 12-hour markup

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, arrives to appear before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump's health secretary by the Senate

The Senate has confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary. That vote Thursday puts the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country.

US Attorney for NC's Western District steps down

A US Attorney appointed by President Joe Biden stepped down from her position on Wednesday.

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of the FBI, left, shakes the hand of Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., as he departs following a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Senate panel advances nomination of Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI

The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Kash Patel for FBI director. Republicans pushed past Democratic concerns that Patel would operate as a loyalist for President Donald Trump and target perceived adversaries of the White House.