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After controversial court rulings, a Voting Rights Act lawsuit takes an unusual turn

5:01am July 04, 2024

by Hansi Lo Wang

Civil rights groups decided not to ask the Supreme Court to review a court ruling that could help end a key way of enforcing the Voting Rights Act, raising questions about the landmark law’s future.

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Biden meets with Democratic governors amid debate fallout

10:20pm July 03, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden huddled with Democratic governors at the White House amid concerns about the fallout from his debate performance.

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'I'm not leaving,' Biden says in a fundraising email

10:20pm July 03, 2024

President Biden has been under pressure from some of his fellow Democrats to withdraw from the race. Three governors who met him said they still backed him.

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It's the biggest election year in modern history. Will democracy prevail?

4:45pm July 03, 2024

This year, more than half the world's population lives in countries that are choosing leaders. And those choices will tell us a lot about the state of democracy around the world.

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Democratic Rep. Doggett says Biden needs to drop out of the race or Trump will win

4:22pm July 03, 2024

by Leila Fadel

Texas Democrat asks President Biden to drop out of the race to stop "an authoritarian strongman."

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North Carolina's birth rate is declining, data shows

4:10pm July 03, 2024

by Paul Garber

Recent census figures show that the average age of North Carolinians is continuing to increase, mostly due to a decline in the fertility rate.

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City of High Point names Curtis Cheeks new chief of police

12:43pm July 03, 2024

by DJ Simmons

Cheeks has served in many roles with High Point police prior to his appointment including interim chief of police and commander of the investigations section.

In just a few years, half of all states passed bans on trans health care for kids

11:22am July 03, 2024

The Supreme Court will hear a case on gender-affirming care in the next term after a flurry of legislation. Lower courts have come to conflicting conclusions when these bans were challenged.

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1st House Democrat publicly asks Biden to exit race. Boeing delays Starliner’s return

8:12am July 03, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

Biden’s bad week gets worse. Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett is the first House Democrat to publicly call for him to withdraw his reelection bid. Plus, NASA says Boeing’s Starliner can’t come home (yet).

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Rep. Doggett calls on Biden to withdraw. He's the first Democrat in Congress to do so

9:06pm July 02, 2024

by Deirdre Walsh

Rep. Lloyd Doggett represents a safe Texas seat. He says he had hoped President Biden's debate performance would give him a boost. "It did not," Doggett said.