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Trump braces for possible federal charges after being …

News media are set up outside of the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse where a grand jury is meeting, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Miami. Federal prosecutors are using a grand jury in Florida as part of an investigation into the possible mishandling of classified documents at former President Donald Trump's Palm Beach property, a personal familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion …

Biden, Sunak vow to stick together on Ukraine, deepen …

President Joe Biden shakes hands with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senate confirms highest-ranking Muslim in gov’t after …

FILE - Dilawar Syed, president of the software company Freshdesk, speaks during a Tech Stands Up rally outside City Hall in Palo Alto, Calif., March 14, 2017. The Senate has confirmed the highest-ranking Muslim official in the U.S. government. Dilawar Syed was confirmed Thursday, June 8, 2023, as deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration in a 52-42 vote. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

LBJ’s daughter Luci watched him sign voting rights …

The desk on display at the LBJ Presidential Library, that President Lyndon B. Johnson sat at in the President's Room at the U.S. Capitol to sign the Voting Rights Act of 1965, on Aug. 6, 1965, is seen on May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)

Andrew Young was at Martin Luther King’s side throughout …

FILE - The casket bearing the body of Jimmie Lee Jackson is carried into a church in Selma, Ala., for funeral services on March 3, 1965, photo. Jackson, was killed during an outbreak of racial violence during a demonstration at nearby Marion, Ala. Andrew Young, one of the last surviving members of Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle, recalled the journey to the signing of the Voting Rights Act as an arduous one, often marked by violence and bloodshed. (AP Photo)

The Republican presidential field is largely set. …

Republican presidential candidate former Vice President Mike Pence greets audience members at a campaign event, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Ankeny, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Democrats and Republicans are skeptical of US spying …

FILE - A sign outside the National Security Administration campus in Fort Meade, Md., is seen June 6, 2013. The American public is broadly skeptical of common intelligence practices and of the need to sacrifice civil liberties for security. That's according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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Hampton FY24 budget: 5% raises, lower tax rate

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Del. Anderson announces plans to run for State Senate

New additions proposed in Norfolk’s FY24 budget

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Senate primary could shape future of abortion in …

Christie seeks presidency, Youngkin still on radar

Gov. Youngkin signs two Foster Care bills

Democratic group targets Kiggans with billboard

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Gov. Youngkin stirs up presidential bid speculation

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North Carolina Politics

NCDPS launches new initiative to stop youth gun violence

Gov. Cooper announces NC initiative for safe gun …

2 NC House members resign after controversial comments

Cooper declares ‘state of emergency’ for NC public …

NC GOP overrides veto of 12-week abortion limit

Bill could invite Walt Disney World to move to NC

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North Carolina flags to fly at half-staff through …

Gov. Roy Cooper signs Medicaid expansion into law

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