After refusing to weigh in on previous presidential contests, Dwayne âThe Rockâ Johnson has endorsed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the 2020 race, lending his star power â while looking quite buff after a coronavirus scare â to a video with the Democratic ticket. Cue the naysayers with the familiar refrain of âwho caresâ and âstick to […]
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CHARLOTTE, NC â The first presidential debate is in the books! President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden took the stage in Cleveland Tuesday night. WCCB Political contributor Mary C. Curtis discusses the biggest takeaways from the debate.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. â Two days to go before the much anticipated first debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. President Trump is now âstrongly demandingâ Biden take a drug test before or after the debate, calling his previous performances âuneven.â Our political contributor Mary C. Curtis has a debate preview and the latest on
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With 38 days to go, the latest polls continue to show Donald Trump trailing his opponent Joe Biden in many key states. For weeks the U.S. president has repeated baseless claims that the election results would be a âbig scamâ because of the expected increased use of mail-in voting. Something, he says, is open to
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In this inaugural episode of CQ Roll Callâs Equal Time, Mary C. Curtis reflects on this moment in time, examining the complexity and history of issues dividing the country in 2020. Todayâs episode features Fatima Goss Graves, CEO of the National Womenâs Law Center, discussing Breonna Taylor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and what is at stake
On the next Charlotte Talks local news roundup … County Health Director Gibbie Harris thought there might be a spike in coronavirus cases in Mecklenburg after the Labor Day weekend, but the data seems to be showing a continued drop in cases, even though the incubation period would now be nearly over. Weâll get reaction. Good news
It was one of lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburgâs cases before she took her place on the Supreme Court or in pop culture memes. It is only occasionally mentioned, perhaps because the details illuminated a truth people prefer to look away from, so they can pretend that sort of thing could never happen here. But something terrible did happen, to
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In CQ Roll Call’s newest podcast, “Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis,” award-winning journalist Mary C. Curtis tackles policies and politics through the lens of social justice, illuminating the issues that have been, and still are, dividing the country. After all, the world is not so black and white. “Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis”
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. â With presidential campaign visits, Charlotte is the center of a political universe. If you did not already realize it, now itâs clear that North Carolina and Charlotte will be crucial in the November elections â actually before then, as early voting starts soon and mail-in ballots are already going out. Both President Donald
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Mary C. Curtis, a Columnist at Roll Call, talked about the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the fight to replace her on the U.S. Supreme Court. Â
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