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The first garnishment notices will go out in early January, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Trump administration to garnish wages for defaulted student loans • NC Newsline
The U.S. Department of Education said it expects the first notices to be sent to roughly 1,000 borrowers in default the first full week of January, and that the number of notices would increase each m...
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December 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The first garnishment notices will go out in early January, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Just in: The guidance also applies to recipients of the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA), which provides coverage to veterans’ families, including children, along with caregivers of veterans. #ncpol
Trump administration officially ends veteran abortion access • NC Newsline
The U.S. Department of Justice has instructed the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to stop providing any abortion care or abortion counseling, even in cases of rape or incest, reversing a 2022 poli...
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December 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Just in: The guidance also applies to recipients of the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA), which provides coverage to veterans’ families, including children, along with caregivers of veterans. #ncpol
Really good stuff today from @kingdollar.bsky.social
Ukrainian school in Raleigh brings together refugees, longtime immigrants to keep culture alive • NC Newsline
Founded in the wake of the Russian invasion, the Ukraine House school and cultural center in Raleigh has been a source of solace and community for refugees.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Really good stuff today from @kingdollar.bsky.social
“We’ve never seen this many people lose their legal status in the history of the United States,” David Bier, the director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, said. “This is totally unprecedented.”
Trump canceled temporary legal status for more than 1.5 million immigrants in 2025 • NC Newsline
It’s the most rapid loss in legal status for immigrants in recent United States history, experts in immigration policy told States Newsroom. The Trump administration curtailed legal immigration by ter...
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December 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
“We’ve never seen this many people lose their legal status in the history of the United States,” David Bier, the director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, said. “This is totally unprecedented.”
NC Newsline's Greg Childress has this look back at the year in housing in North Carolina. #ncpol #ncga
Housing affordability, availability top the news in 2025 • NC Newsline
Housing affordability, availability and a growing homeless population continued to bedevil state and national leaders in 2025.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
President Donald Trump launched the opening salvo in North Carolina’s midterm elections Friday night in a speech to several hundred in Rocky Mount ncnewsline.com/2025/12/20/t... Story by @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol
Trump kicks off NC's 2026 midterms by attacking Roy Cooper in Rocky Mount speech • NC Newsline
President Donald Trump kicks off NC's 2026 midterms by attacking ‘radical left’ Roy Cooper in Rocky Mount speech
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December 20, 2025 at 11:49 AM
President Donald Trump launched the opening salvo in North Carolina’s midterm elections Friday night in a speech to several hundred in Rocky Mount ncnewsline.com/2025/12/20/t... Story by @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol
Department of Justice releases new documents, photos as part of Epstein files ncnewsline.com/2025/12/19/r...
Department of Justice releases new documents, photos as part of Epstein files • NC Newsline
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday the release will carry over into “the next couple of weeks,” which would be past the Friday deadline set in the law.
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December 20, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Department of Justice releases new documents, photos as part of Epstein files ncnewsline.com/2025/12/19/r...
North Carolina officials announced Friday that it is extending the application window for its Hurricane Helene single-family home repair program. ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-ex... #ncpol #wnc
NC extends deadline for Helene single-family housing repair • NC Newsline
The program, part of the state's Renew NC effort to rebuild homes in western North Carolina, was set to stop accepting applicants on Dec. 31. Now households will have until Jan. 31 to apply, Gov. Josh...
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December 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
North Carolina officials announced Friday that it is extending the application window for its Hurricane Helene single-family home repair program. ncnewsline.com/briefs/nc-ex... #ncpol #wnc
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she was suspending applications for a diversity visa program because the man suspected of killing two Brown University students and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor this week obtained a green card through the program in 2017.
Trump administration moves to pause diversity visa program after Brown, MIT shootings • NC Newsline
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said late Thursday she was suspending applications for a diversity visa program because the man suspected of killing two Brown University students and a Massach...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she was suspending applications for a diversity visa program because the man suspected of killing two Brown University students and a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor this week obtained a green card through the program in 2017.
From car titles to property taxes to voting, NC lawmakers explore the possibilities of blockchain ncnewsline.com/2025/12/19/f... #ncpol #crypto #blockchain
From car titles to property taxes to voting, NC lawmakers explore the possibilities of blockchain • NC Newsline
Rep. David Willis acknowledged that while there is still a big learning curve for many legislators, there is also great opportunity. "We're here to talk about real-world applications that can be used ...
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December 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
From car titles to property taxes to voting, NC lawmakers explore the possibilities of blockchain ncnewsline.com/2025/12/19/f... #ncpol #crypto #blockchain
NEW: Jim Hunt, NC governor who won four terms and shaped legacy on education, dies ncnewsline.com/2025/12/18/j... #NC #ncpol
Former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt dies • NC Newsline
“It is with deep sadness that I share the passing of my beloved daddy and hero, former Gov. Jim Hunt,” Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt said.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
NEW: Jim Hunt, NC governor who won four terms and shaped legacy on education, dies ncnewsline.com/2025/12/18/j... #NC #ncpol
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, which Trump said reflected the drug’s potential medical benefits while discouraging recreational use. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/18/r...
Trump signs order to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, but it’s still illegal • NC Newsline
Trump said the move reflected the drug’s potential medical benefits while discouraging recreational use.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to loosen federal restrictions on marijuana, which Trump said reflected the drug’s potential medical benefits while discouraging recreational use. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/18/r...
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a prestigious cultural hub in the nation’s capital, will be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/18/r... via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
John F. Kennedy Center to be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House says • NC Newsline
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the board unanimously approved the name change. However, a federal statute appears to prohibit the renaming of portions of the center, which is considered a livin...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, a prestigious cultural hub in the nation’s capital, will be renamed the Trump-Kennedy Center, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/18/r... via @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social
President Donald Trump is headed to Rocky Mount Friday night for his third visit to North Carolina this year, and the first of the upcoming campaign season for the 2026 midterm elections. ncnewsline.com/briefs/trump... via @lauraleslie.bsky.social #ncpol
Trump to kick off North Carolina's 2026 campaign season in Rocky Mount • NC Newsline
President Donald Trump is headed to Rocky Mount Friday night for his third visit to North Carolina this year, and the first of the upcoming campaign season for the 2026 midterm elections.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
President Donald Trump is headed to Rocky Mount Friday night for his third visit to North Carolina this year, and the first of the upcoming campaign season for the 2026 midterm elections. ncnewsline.com/briefs/trump... via @lauraleslie.bsky.social #ncpol
A new group of bipartisan state legislative leaders issued a declaration at their first meeting calling for a renewed focus on states’ rights and an end to federal intrusion into state laws. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/18/r...
Respect states' rights, new bipartisan group of legislative leaders tells feds • NC Newsline
A new group of bipartisan state legislative leaders issued a declaration at their first meeting calling for a renewed focus on states’ rights and an end to federal intrusion into state laws.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A new group of bipartisan state legislative leaders issued a declaration at their first meeting calling for a renewed focus on states’ rights and an end to federal intrusion into state laws. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/18/r...
As Americans continue to face rising prices ahead of year-end holidays, President Donald Trump blamed inflation and health care costs on his predecessor during a prime-time speech Wednesday in which he also claimed to have fixed the issues. via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ncpol
Trump claims economic turnaround, after blasting Dems’ affordability focus • NC Newsline
President Donald Trump blamed inflation and health care costs on his predecessor during a prime-time speech Wednesday in which he also claimed to have fixed the issues.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
As Americans continue to face rising prices ahead of year-end holidays, President Donald Trump blamed inflation and health care costs on his predecessor during a prime-time speech Wednesday in which he also claimed to have fixed the issues. via @ashleymurray.bsky.social #ncpol
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Did criticism of apartment management lead to a raid on her home? In Greenville, this tenant is convinced that's exactly what happened. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/18/i... Story by @gchildress.bsky.social #housing #ncpol
In Greenville, a tenant claims criticism of management led to drug raid • NC Newsline
Tenants in Greenville have complained about falling ceiling tiles, bathtubs that don’t drain and half-hearted attempts at repairs.
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December 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Did criticism of apartment management lead to a raid on her home? In Greenville, this tenant is convinced that's exactly what happened. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/18/i... Story by @gchildress.bsky.social #housing #ncpol
Republican leaders in the U.S. House will face a floor vote in early 2026 on Democrats’ plan to extend enhanced ACA tax credits for three more years, after passing their own legislation Wednesday night that has little chance of a future in the Senate and does not address the tax credits.
Moderate US House Republicans join Dems to force vote on extension of health care subsidies • NC Newsline
The discharge petition, introduced last month by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, has sat just below the 218 signatures needed for weeks, but centrist GOP lawmakers began signing on Wednesday ...
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December 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Republican leaders in the U.S. House will face a floor vote in early 2026 on Democrats’ plan to extend enhanced ACA tax credits for three more years, after passing their own legislation Wednesday night that has little chance of a future in the Senate and does not address the tax credits.
NEW: The Lumbee are set to become the largest federally recognized tribe east of the Mississippi River. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/17/c... Story by @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol #nc
Congress passes Lumbee recognition bill, heads to Trump’s desk • NC Newsline
The Senate approved federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina on Wednesday following passage by the House last week.
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December 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
NEW: The Lumbee are set to become the largest federally recognized tribe east of the Mississippi River. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/17/c... Story by @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol #nc
House lawmakers who met Wednesday for the first meeting of a committee focused on property taxes all agreed that the current system is squeezing North Carolinians’ wallets. ncnewsline.com/briefs/what-... by @galenb.bsky.social #ncpol
NC lawmakers ask: What's best way forward on property taxes? • NC Newsline
House lawmakers who met Wednesday for the first meeting of a committee focused on property taxes all agreed that the current system is squeezing North Carolinians’ wallets.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
House lawmakers who met Wednesday for the first meeting of a committee focused on property taxes all agreed that the current system is squeezing North Carolinians’ wallets. ncnewsline.com/briefs/what-... by @galenb.bsky.social #ncpol
It’s unusual for the North Carolina Board of Elections to order a redo of an election. But Wednesday, they did it twice. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/17/n... Story by @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol
NC board orders reruns of two local elections after poll worker problems • NC Newsline
NC elections board orders new elections in Morehead City and a Hertford County town after improper poll worker actions.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
It’s unusual for the North Carolina Board of Elections to order a redo of an election. But Wednesday, they did it twice. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/17/n... Story by @lbonner.bsky.social #ncpol
The U.S. House could vote to approve a Democratic bill that would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three more years, after a handful of moderate Republicans backed the effort on Wednesday. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/17/r... via @statesnewsroom.com #ncpol #nc
Moderate US House Republicans join Dems to force vote on extension of health care subsidies • NC Newsline
The discharge petition, introduced last month by House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, has sat just below the 218 signatures needed for weeks, but centrist GOP lawmakers began signing on Wednesday ...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The U.S. House could vote to approve a Democratic bill that would extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits for three more years, after a handful of moderate Republicans backed the effort on Wednesday. ncnewsline.com/2025/12/17/r... via @statesnewsroom.com #ncpol #nc
North Carolinians want cleaner energy, not dirty, dangerous pipelines ncnewsline.com/2025/12/17/n... (commentary) #ncpol
North Carolinians want cleaner energy, not dirty, dangerous pipelines • NC Newsline
We know living near fossil fuel infrastructure- like pipelines, refineries, and methane gas export facilities - causes a vast array of health problems.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
North Carolinians want cleaner energy, not dirty, dangerous pipelines ncnewsline.com/2025/12/17/n... (commentary) #ncpol