/tags/national-politics national politics en-US Copyright Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:30:07 GMT /podcast/dating-while-gray/2021-03-04/dating-across-differences Research shows daters 50 and older are more likely than younger ones to say it’s very important that online dating profiles include race and political… Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:30:07 GMT /podcast/dating-while-gray/2021-03-04/dating-across-differences Laura Stassi /2020-08-08/in-executive-actions-trump-extends-some-unemployment-benefits-defers-payroll-taxes President Trump signed four executive actions to provide economic relief amid the coronavirus pandemic. They amount to a stopgap measure after not reaching a deal with Congress. Sat, 08 Aug 2020 21:06:38 GMT /2020-08-08/in-executive-actions-trump-extends-some-unemployment-benefits-defers-payroll-taxes Tamara Keith, Matthew S. Schwartz /politics/2020-07-21/biden-launches-wide-battleground-push-with-ads-surrogates Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is ramping up its advertising and deploying some of its high-profile surrogates as it tries to solidify a broad… Tue, 21 Jul 2020 20:36:40 GMT /politics/2020-07-21/biden-launches-wide-battleground-push-with-ads-surrogates Associated Press /politics/2020-07-20/kanye-west-criticizes-harriet-tubman-at-south-carolina-political-rally Self-declared presidential candidate Kanye West delivered a winding and unconventional campaign introduction speech in which he proposed a $1 million... Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:26:43 GMT /politics/2020-07-20/kanye-west-criticizes-harriet-tubman-at-south-carolina-political-rally Meg Kinnard/Associated Press /news/2020-07-20/lawmakers-are-far-apart-on-a-new-coronavirus-relief-bill-here-are-5-sticking-points As Congress returns from its recess, the sticking points in another pandemic relief package include unemployment benefits. Plus, here are five more things to watch this week. Mon, 20 Jul 2020 09:00:00 GMT /news/2020-07-20/lawmakers-are-far-apart-on-a-new-coronavirus-relief-bill-here-are-5-sticking-points Deirdre Walsh, Domenico Montanaro /politics/2020-03-24/nc-sen-richard-burr-under-investigation-for-stock-dumps A week before the U.S. stock market started to slump, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr sold off a significant portion of his portfolio — while reassuring the public… Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:25:56 GMT /politics/2020-03-24/nc-sen-richard-burr-under-investigation-for-stock-dumps Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao, Jeff Tiberii /show/the-state-of-things/2020-03-24/nc-sen-richard-burr-under-investigation-for-stock-dumps A week before the U.S. stock market started to slump, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr sold off a significant portion of his portfolio — while reassuring the public… Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:25:56 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-03-24/nc-sen-richard-burr-under-investigation-for-stock-dumps Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao, Jeff Tiberii /politics/2020-03-04/up-and-down-the-ballot-inside-ncs-super-tuesday-results Super Tuesday narrowed the Democratic presidential field to a race between two men: former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The… Wed, 04 Mar 2020 17:27:30 GMT /politics/2020-03-04/up-and-down-the-ballot-inside-ncs-super-tuesday-results Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio, Jeff Tiberii, Rusty Jacobs, Vince Winkel, Matt Bush /show/the-state-of-things/2020-03-04/up-and-down-the-ballot-inside-ncs-super-tuesday-results Super Tuesday narrowed the Democratic presidential field to a race between two men: former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The… Wed, 04 Mar 2020 17:27:30 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-03-04/up-and-down-the-ballot-inside-ncs-super-tuesday-results Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio, Jeff Tiberii, Rusty Jacobs, Vince Winkel, Matt Bush /politics/2020-02-27/whats-left-after-atomizing-the-american-identity As algorithms replace our news diet of local papers with each person’s favorite flavor of digital fervor, what happens to our political system? Online… Thu, 27 Feb 2020 17:03:30 GMT /politics/2020-02-27/whats-left-after-atomizing-the-american-identity Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio