12-week abortion ban will do great harm, North Carolina’s governor says

12-week abortion ban will do great harm, North Carolina’s governor says

[ad_1] Cooper has vowed to veto the bill, but Republican legislators hold large majorities in both the General Assembly and state Senate and could override the veto. “They ran through a bill in 48 hours with no public input, with no amendments, that drastically reduces access to reproductive freedom for women,” said Cooper of the … Read more

North Carolina’s high court seems inclined to toss past redistricting rulings

North Carolina’s high court seems inclined to toss past redistricting rulings

[ad_1] Republicans in the state, if the case breaks their way, could put a new map in place that would have 11 Republican-leaning districts and three Democratic-leaning ones — a significant boost for Republicans’ hopes of keeping the U.S. House. Three key North Carolina justices signaled a degree of hostility to the arguments brought by … Read more

U.S. downs Chinese spy balloon off Carolinas coast

U.S. downs Chinese spy balloon off Carolinas coast

[ad_1] “They decided the best time to do that was when it got over water,” Biden said. “On Wednesday, President Biden gave his authorization to take down the surveillance balloon as soon as the mission could be accomplished without undue risk to American lives under the balloon’s path,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a … Read more