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Many Americans really are thinking terrible things — and proudly saying them out loud

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“You know why I love Donald Trump? He is the first one who says what everyone’s thinking.” Anyone who has covered Donald Trump through two presidential campaigns — one successful and one that ultimately flopped — has heard that explanation lots of times. I know I have. When asked exactly which out-loud thoughts resonated, answers […]

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Reporters’ Roundtable

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This is an historic day in presidential politics. Former President Donald Trump found civilly liable of sexual abuse and defamation against writer E. Jean Carroll, a deadly mall shooting. The race for the U.S. Senate heats up in Maryland and the killing of Michael Jackson impersonator Jordan Neely. We’re at the Reporter’s Roundtable discussing all

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Sacrificing democracy to belong to a shrinking ‘club’

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It was a scene both disturbing and expected: former President Donald Trump embracing one of the insurrectionists who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with the intention of overthrowing the results of the 2020 election. Micki Larson-Olson was found guilty of a misdemeanor charge of resisting police as they tried to clear the

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Which party has a game plan for the future? We’re about to find out

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Democrats get way too giddy about immediate gains and take their eyes off the ball, while Republicans excel at playing the long game. Overused sports metaphors aside, that has been the conventional wisdom because there’s a lot of truth in it. Want proof? After Barack Obama’s historic 2008 presidential win, it was Republicans who ignored

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Local News Roundup: A local graduate among those killed at UVA, Tepper and Rock Hill come to an agreement, Juneteenth officially a holiday in Charlotte

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The shooting at the University of Virginia hits the Charlotte area as one of the victims, Devin Chandler, was a graduate of Hough High School in Cornelius. Chandler was a member of the UVA football team, and his former high school team plans to wear decals on their helmets for the rest of the season.

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