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North Carolina lieutenant governor names new chief aide as staff departures grow

North Carolina lieutenant governor names new chief aide as staff departures grow

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson quickly named his next state government office chief Thursday, as a dozen workers have quit his office or gubernatorial campaign…

Zelenskyy visits Washington as election year divide grows over Ukraine war

Zelenskyy visits Washington as election year divide grows over Ukraine war

By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy huddled with U.S. leaders on Thursday to shore up American support for his country’s fight against Russia as the war faces a partisan reckoning in…

Top aide for North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is resigning, adding to staff separations

Top aide for North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is resigning, adding to staff separations

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The top aide to North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson within state government is quitting, a state official said Wednesday, marking another staff separation from the Republican nominee for governor following a CNN report stating…

A tale of crushing security lapses and missed chances to stop the man who shot Trump

A tale of crushing security lapses and missed chances to stop the man who shot Trump

By COLLEEN LONG and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting director of the Secret Service was incensed at what had happened that July evening. “What I saw made me ashamed,” Ronald Rowe…

In effort to refute porn-site message report, Mark Robinson campaign hires a law firm

In effort to refute porn-site message report, Mark Robinson campaign hires a law firm

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson said Tuesday his campaign has hired a law firm to help investigate a CNN report stating he made explicit racial and sexual…

What polls show about Tim Walz and JD Vance before Tuesday’s VP debate

What polls show about Tim Walz and JD Vance before Tuesday’s VP debate

By LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate, is less popular among voters than his Democratic rival, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, according to a new survey…