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How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Jan. 22

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

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How they voted: Key NC congressional votes for November

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted on key issues this month.

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How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Oct. 30

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

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It's official: Nearly 1 million North Carolinians will pay more for Obamacare in 2026

North Carolina is not alone in seeing rate increases, with premiums soaring across the country. Even more rate hikes could soon be on the way, depending on how the ongoing federal government shutdown is eventually resolved.

Will Doran and Brian Murphy, WRAL News

Federal government shutdown: Live fact-checks as Democrats, GOP spar over health care, layoffs

The United States federal government shut down in the early morning of Oct. 1 after Congress failed to pass funding for federal programs and services.

Democrats Block GOP Spending Extension as Shutdown Looms

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Friday blocked Republicans’ plan to keep federal funding flowing past a Sept. 30 deadline, demanding concessions on health care and other issues in exchange for their support for a measure needed to avert a government shutdown.

Catie Edmondson, New York Times

Advocates say federal food aid cuts scheduled for 2026 will make NC's hunger problem worse

The tax and spending cut bill signed into law in July includes substantial cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which benefits 1.4 million low-income people in North Carolina. Republicans who supported the measure say the cuts will force states to root out waste, fraud and abuse of the aid program. Advocates say the cuts will only make an already dire hunger crisis worse.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

Fact check: Will Trump's tariffs 'pay off' the U.S. deficit?

One of the Trump administration's biggest tariff boosters, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, recently said tariffs not only will energize the U.S. industrial sector but also help the government's finances.

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Federal cuts to NPR and PBS

Wednesday, July 23, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

North Carolina, other states sue over Trump education funding cuts

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson says the cuts could result in about 1,000 job cuts in the state's public schools.

How they voted: recent NC congressional votes

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

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100+ UNC research projects lose federal funding

UNC-Chapel Hill is navigating a significant $126 million reduction in federal grant funding, affecting 109 research projects and sparking concerns about future scientific advancements.

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

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We got DOGE'd: Cuts to federal programs that fund innovation risk US world leadership long-term

The federal government’s role is not to chase quarterly returns. It is to invest in generational outcomes. Slashing investments for ideological reasons is shortsighted. And the damage may not be reversible.

Proposed federal budget could leave holes in NC state budget

North Carolina lawmakers have increasingly shifted toward using federal dollars, rather than state dollars, to pay for education and health services nominally provided by the state. Federal cuts could jeopardize those services as state lawmakers also look to cut spending.

Federal cuts could sap services for NC as state lawmakers also look to trim

North Carolina lawmakers have increasingly shifted toward using federal dollars, rather than state dollars, to pay for education and health services nominally provided by the state. Federal cuts could jeopardize those services as state lawmakers also look to cut spending.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol bureau chief

Wake, Raleigh leaders say funding cuts and state budget undercut area's needs

Wake County and Raleigh leaders addressed funding issues, development, growth, housing and schools in a program on Thursday.

US House budget would cut credits for EVs, solar energy

A House budget package branded the "One Big Beautiful Bill" would end most of the federal tax credits that have helped bankroll North Carolina's solar farms, battery plants and electric‑vehicle sales -- and preserve incentives for nuclear power.

EV rebate, solar credit on chopping block in US House bill

The budget bill passed this week by the US House would scrap clean‑energy and EV tax credits, keep nuclear perks. North Carolina's projects and power bills hang on Senate's next move.

UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts: It's a 'crucial time' for federal funding

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chancellor Lee Roberts spoke with reporters on Thursday about federal lobbying efforts amid potential cuts by the Trump administration. Roberts said the university is due to receive $1.55 billion in federal research funding, which he said puts UNC in the top 10 nationally.

Fact check: Would Trump's tax and spending bill add to the deficit?

As House Republicans continued their efforts to advance what President Donald Trump calls his "big, beautiful bill" of tax and spending cuts, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt played down the bill's expected federal deficit impact.

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

Fact check: Jeffries says 20% of veteran households use food stamps

"About 20% of households with veterans rely upon supplemental nutritional food assistance," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said May 8.

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending May 15

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

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Federal cuts could change your next trip to Great Smoky Mountains National Park

North Carolina's biggest tourist attraction has been hit by federal layoffs, from closed campgrounds to fewer emergency responders. WRAL Investigates if DOGE cuts could ruin your family's vacation.

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending April 4

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

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