/tags/donald-trump Donald Trump en-US Copyright Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:33:50 GMT /politics/2025-03-18/helene-trump-political-discrimination-disaster-relief-hastings North Carolina already makes many kinds of discrimination in disaster relief illegal. Now, a lawmaker wants to make discriminating based on politics a felony. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 21:33:50 GMT /politics/2025-03-18/helene-trump-political-discrimination-disaster-relief-hastings Adam Wagner /politics/2025-03-14/north-carolina-asheville-gop-town-hall-trump A town hall held by Rep. Chuck Edwards in Asheville, North Carolina, got rowdy as attendees asked a barrage of scathing questions about policies rolled out under President Donald Trump's administration. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 17:51:54 GMT /politics/2025-03-14/north-carolina-asheville-gop-town-hall-trump Associated Press /military/2025-03-13/veterans-federal-hiring-risk-fired-trump-duckworth The federal firings have affected an estimated 6000 veterans, who make up a disproportionate share of the government workforce. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:18:09 GMT /military/2025-03-13/veterans-federal-hiring-risk-fired-trump-duckworth Jay Price /race-class-communities/2025-03-04/tps-trump-nc-venezuelans-legal-immigrants-durham It was President Donald Trump who first issued Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans in 2021 while in the last days of his first presidential term. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 17:41:44 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-03-04/tps-trump-nc-venezuelans-legal-immigrants-durham Aaron Sánchez-Guerra /politics/2025-03-03/ukraine-trump-zelensky-north-carolina-congress A rundown of where North Carolina's Congressional delegation stands on Ukraine, as of Monday, and how those views may have changed after Friday's contentious meeting between Trump and Zelensky. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 18:20:58 GMT /politics/2025-03-03/ukraine-trump-zelensky-north-carolina-congress Dave DeWitt /economy/2025-02-28/trump-funding-freeze-nc-transportation-projects-limbo The Biden Administration poured billions of federal dollars into road and rail development, including a new passenger train rail line from Raleigh to Richmond, Virginia. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:24:48 GMT /economy/2025-02-28/trump-funding-freeze-nc-transportation-projects-limbo Bradley George /environment/2025-02-28/doge-job-cuts-national-parks-outer-banks-musk-trump National parks across the U.S. are not immune to the Trump administration’s cuts, and North Carolina is already seeing the impact. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:22:46 GMT /environment/2025-02-28/doge-job-cuts-national-parks-outer-banks-musk-trump Mitchell Northam, Will Michaels /environment/2025-02-25/epa-rtp-federal-workers-laid-off Thirty probationary staff members were recently terminated from the Environmental Protection Agency's regional campus at Research Triangle Park. This comes as thousands of federal employees across the country are also losing their jobs. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:37:31 GMT /environment/2025-02-25/epa-rtp-federal-workers-laid-off Celeste Gracia /news/2025-02-17/western-north-carolina-residents-trump-fema President Donald Trump's suggestion about "getting rid of" the nation's disaster relief agency doesn't sound like a bad idea for some residents of western North Carolina who are still navigating the long recovery process from Hurricane Helene. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 20:11:29 GMT /news/2025-02-17/western-north-carolina-residents-trump-fema Associated Press /business-economy/2025-02-17/trump-tariff-threats-north-carolina-businesses-local-governments President Trump's threats to slap duties on imports are creating uncertainty for governments and businesses in North Carolina. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:19:54 GMT /business-economy/2025-02-17/trump-tariff-threats-north-carolina-businesses-local-governments Bradley George