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Republican delegates in North Carolina voted at their annual convention on Saturday to censure the state's senior U.S. senator, Thom Tillis, for supporting policies that they said violate key tenets of the GOP platform.

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North Carolina GOP censures Sen. Tillis for backing LGBTQ+ rights and other policies

9:05am June 11, 2023

by The Associated Press

Republicans said at their annual convention that the state's senior senator, Thom Tillis, had strayed from conservative values with his support for LGBTQ rights, immigration and gun violence policies.

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Politics chat: Trump's indictment may not affect his popularity with supporters

8:00am June 11, 2023

What former President Trump's indictment on federal charges means for his political future and that of his key rivals.

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Trump addressed his indictment at the annual convention of North Carolina Republicans

8:00am June 11, 2023

Just days after being indicted by the Department of Justice, former President Donald Trump addressed the annual convention of North Carolina Republicans.

Former President Donald Trump exits the stage after speaking at the Georgia Republican convention on Saturday, in Columbus, Ga., his first public appearance responding to the unsealing of his federal indictment.

Trump casts his federal indictment as a biased abuse of power

9:10pm June 10, 2023

by Emma Bowman

The former president blasted the 37 felony counts related to his mishandling of classified national defense documents as a "baseless" attempt to harm his 2024 presidential run.

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North Carolina GOP censures Sen. Tillis for supporting LGBTQ+ rights, immigration policies

7:18pm June 10, 2023

by Associated Press

Republican delegates in North Carolina voted Saturday at their annual convention to censure Thom Tillis, the state's senior U.S. senator, for backing LGBTQ+ rights, immigration and gun violence policies.

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House Republicans vow to escalate probes of Biden administration

6:22pm June 10, 2023

by Claudia Grisales

House Republicans are vowing to escalate their probes into the Biden administration after the indictment of former President Donald Trump, claiming the special counsel acted unjustly.

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After indictment, Georgia Republicans are on Trump's side

6:22pm June 10, 2023

by Lisa Hagen

Georgia Republicans gathering for their annual convention reacted to the news of former President Donald Trump's indictment.

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Trump set for first public appearances since federal indictment with speeches to GOP conventions

1:08pm June 10, 2023

by Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday is set to make his first public appearances since his federal indictment, speaking to friendly Republican audiences in Georgia and North Carolina as he tri

President Joe Biden and members of the military

As Biden visits renamed N.C. military base, DeSantis slams 'political correctness run amok'

9:20am June 10, 2023

by Associated Press

President Joe Biden traveled to the recently renamed Fort Liberty in North Carolina on Friday to sign an executive order that aims to bolster job opportunities for military and veteran spouses whose careers are often disrupted by their loved ones' deployments.

A former federal prosecutor weighs in on the government's case against Trump

8:42am June 10, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Peter Zeidenberg, a former federal prosecutor, about the strength of the government's case against former president Donald Trump.