Republicans who cross him could find themselves on the receiving end of a social-media rant or, worse, facing a ...

Donald Trump just made one of his most divisive comments ever in public – and that’s quite saying something. The President has sparked backlash by making ‘hateful’ claims about Democrats, and some ...

If you’re wondering who really benefits from this tax-cut largess, conjure up a picture of Trump and his millionaire/billionaire cronies. According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, on ...

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For some Democratic leaders, the tax break and spending cut package passed by Trump's Republican allies in Congress on ...

Three firefighters in Davie County were injured in incidents over the weekend. A volunteer on the Cooleemee Fire Department ...

Congressional Republicans are breathing sighs of relief after passing President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill.” ...

The big beautiful bill will cause 11.8 million more Americans to become uninsured by 2034, according to the Congressional ...

Trump and his cohort have proposed huge cuts to the National Institutes of Health, including a whopping 38% cut for The ...

As I write this, House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is talking … and talking … and talking, using his ...

The fact remains that Republicans are only slightly offsetting significant tax cuts for the rich by decimating programs that help the poor, including food stamps and Medicaid.

Elon Musk called President Trump’s spending bill the “Debt Slavery Bill” on X in June, saying it would raise the debt ceiling ...