The details are scary, but not surprising to some of us. Capitol Police intelligence officers had warnings as early as Dec. 21 of what was going to happen on Jan. 6 at the Capitol: Pro-Trump protesters were planning to “bring guns” and other weapons to confront the police — the “blue” that conservatives swear they “back.” […]
A Jan. 6 report should be just the beginning. Just like the riot was Read More »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three-term Republican U.S. Senator Richard Burr’s plans to retire from the Senate has left an opening that several North Carolina Republicans hope to fill. During his weekend speech at the state GOP convention, Donald Trump made clear that he is still the party’s leader and intends to play a part in the primary process. Now that
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Former President Donald Trump is back on the political stage. He was the keynote speaker at the North Carolina Republican State Convention on Saturday.
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Is America getting a thirst for blood? It’s a question I ask after hearing too many Republicans dismiss the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by a violent pro-Trump mob trying to halt the counting of American citizens’ votes as a “normal tourist visit,” in the words of Georgia Rep. Andrew S. Clyde, the same Clyde seen — mouth
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In a fiery and no-holds-barred conversation, Mary C. Curtis speaks with former RNC chair Michael Steele on the future of the GOP, why he cannot defend the current Republican party to Black voters and why he believes the country can and should do better.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Representative Liz Cheney is likely to lose her position as the number three House Republican. Cheney is among the few members of the GOP to vote for the second impeachment of then-President Donald Trump. Our political contributor, Mary C. Curtis, gives us her take in the video above.
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Remember when three Black women proclaimed that Black Lives Matter? It was in 2013 after a jury found George Zimmerman not guilty in the fatal shooting of unarmed Black teen Trayvon Martin in Florida. It seemed so essential and overdue for Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi to found a movement to defiantly claim what America had
One Black life mattered, this time Read More »
A crisis at the border as a major surge in migrants strains resources. Nearly 9,300 unaccompanied children were detained last month. Our political contributor, Mary C. Curtis, gives us her take in the video above.
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Even if you don’t like or have never seen the 1992 film, or if you judge Jack Nicholson’s acting technique as, shall we say, a bit much, you can probably recite his signature outburst from “A Few Good Men,” with appropriate volume: “You can’t handle the truth!” Why are so many in the GOP still insisting that the presidential
Republicans have nothing to fear — but everything Read More »
CHARLOTTE, NC — What is the future of the Republican party? It’s a question many, even republicans, are wondering after former President Trump’s speech at the conservative political action conference over the weekend. In his first speech since leaving the white house, Trump criticized President Joe Biden and hinted at a possible 2024 run. WCCB political contributor Mary
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