Politics & Government

Politics & Government

North Carolina sees slight surplus this year, $1B more next year

1:54pm April 18, 2024

A new North Carolina forecast from the General Assembly and Gov. Roy Cooper's administration expects revenues during this fiscal year and next to be higher than what's projected in the current state budget.

In March, mom Indira Navas learned that her son Andres, 6, was kicked off of Florida Medicaid, while her daughter, Camila, 12, was still covered. The family is one of millions dealing with Medicaid red tape this year.

Florida kicked their son off Medicaid in the 'unwinding' but not their daughter

12:22pm April 18, 2024

by Phil Galewitz

Nearly 1-in-4 adults who lost Medicaid coverage in the past year are now uninsured, according to a new survey. As states winnow the rolls, many families are caught in confusing red tape.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson faces a revolt from his party's right flank

7:22am April 18, 2024

House Speaker Johnson is moving forward with foreign aid bills despite threat to oust him. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to GOP Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina about what moderate Republicans want.

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Experts: Boeing's safety culture is broken and defective airplanes are being put out

5:12am April 18, 2024

by David Schaper

Boeing was on the congressional hot seat as senators opened several hearings into a whistleblower's allegations and the aircraft maker's safety and production protocols.

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Do early campaign ads really make a diffence in the presidential election?

5:12am April 18, 2024

by Domenico Montanaro

The two major party presidential candidates are very well known, but millions of dollars are still being spent on ads to try to persuade voters.

Columbia president tells lawmakers at antisemitism hearing there is a 'moral crisis'

5:12am April 18, 2024

by Elissa Nadworny

The president of Columbia University told a congressional panel that the school is doing all it can to confront antisemitism on campus in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump walks with Poland's President Andrzej Duda at Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan in New York on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

Poland's president visits Donald Trump as allies eye a possible return

2:24am April 18, 2024

by The Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of meetings with foreign leaders as they brace for the possibility of a second Trump term.

President Biden speaks during a campaign event in Scranton, Penn, on April 16 during the first of three days in the battleground state.

Biden tells Pittsburgh steelworkers he wants to hike tariffs on Chinese steel

8:29pm April 17, 2024

by Asma Khalid

The White House says China uses subsidies and government programs to undercut U.S. steel. President Biden wants to hike tariffs on the imports and take other new steps to curb imports.

Senate rejects impeachment articles against Mayorkas

7:08pm April 17, 2024

by Barbara Sprunt

The Senate has rejected both articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, swiftly ending the trial triggered by the House's narrow vote to impeach in February.

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Non-binary Oklahoma lawmaker reflects on year since they were censured by colleagues

6:54pm April 17, 2024

by Lionel Ramos

The only non-binary member of Oklahoma's legislature looks at a year since they were censured by their colleagues - and the aftermath of the death of an Oklahoma student after a fight at school.

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