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Phil Berger’s response to his primary defeat underscores why he lost | Opinion

Phil Berger’s response to his primary defeat underscores why he lost | Opinion
Instead of acknowledging his own shortcomings, Berger is choosing to pin the blame for his loss on Democrats.
April 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM
NC teacher walkout is sacrificing students for left-wing politics | Opinion
Opinion

NC teacher walkout is sacrificing students for left-wing politics | Opinion

April 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM
COUNTERPOINT: The gas tax - Mend it or end it
U.S. Viewpoints

COUNTERPOINT: The gas tax - Mend it or end it

Updated April 23, 2026 at 6:39 PM
POINT: Scrap the gas tax now
U.S. Viewpoints

POINT: Scrap the gas tax now

Updated April 23, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Mary Ellen Klas: Congress suddenly remembers it has ethics rules
incoming

Mary Ellen Klas: Congress suddenly remembers it has ethics rules

April 23, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Supreme Court's ‘shadow docket' brings hasty decisions with long-lasting implications, outside of its usual careful deliberation
U.S. Viewpoints

Supreme Court's ‘shadow docket' brings hasty decisions with long-lasting implications, outside of its usual careful deliberation

Updated April 23, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Editorial: Will the Senate be up for grabs come November?
U.S. Viewpoints

Editorial: Will the Senate be up for grabs come November?

Updated April 23, 2026 at 4:23 AM
New reading textbooks, same problem: Why children's reading scores in the US aren't rising
U.S. Viewpoints

New reading textbooks, same problem: Why children's reading scores in the US aren't rising

Updated April 23, 2026 at 9:14 AM
Trump is erasing civil rights laws in ways Reagan couldn't
U.S. Viewpoints

Trump is erasing civil rights laws in ways Reagan couldn't

Updated April 23, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Commentary: Treat violence as a workplace safety issue
U.S. Viewpoints

Commentary: Treat violence as a workplace safety issue

Updated April 23, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Commentary: America is already diminished by this war
U.S. Viewpoints

Commentary: America is already diminished by this war

Updated April 23, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Marc Champion: The Iran ceasefire offers the best path to regime change
U.S. Viewpoints

Marc Champion: The Iran ceasefire offers the best path to regime change

Updated April 23, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Abby McCloskey: Why MAGA takes the evangelical vote for granted
U.S. Viewpoints

Abby McCloskey: Why MAGA takes the evangelical vote for granted

April 23, 2026 at 4:03 AM
NC congressman’s response to Virginia redistricting was hilariously hypocritical | Opinion
Opinion

NC congressman’s response to Virginia redistricting was hilariously hypocritical | Opinion

April 22, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Nearly 70,000 gallons of wastewater spills into Lake Wylie, Charlotte Water says
Local

Nearly 70,000 gallons of wastewater spills into Lake Wylie, Charlotte Water says

Updated April 22, 2026 at 8:17 AM
North Carolina’s utterly lawless Supreme Court | Opinion
Opinion

North Carolina’s utterly lawless Supreme Court | Opinion

April 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM
If Justice Alito resigns before the midterms, a Trump nominee to the Supreme Court is likely to sail through confirmation
U.S. Viewpoints

If Justice Alito resigns before the midterms, a Trump nominee to the Supreme Court is likely to sail through confirmation

Updated April 22, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Commentary: Trump's empty bluster worked until he took on the pope and Iran
U.S. Viewpoints

Commentary: Trump's empty bluster worked until he took on the pope and Iran

April 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Editorial: A well-deserved war on microplastics
U.S. Viewpoints

Editorial: A well-deserved war on microplastics

April 22, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Is Trump heading to a Pyrrhic victory in Iran?
U.S. Viewpoints

Is Trump heading to a Pyrrhic victory in Iran?

Updated April 22, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation campaign over nuclear disaster
U.S. Viewpoints

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation campaign over nuclear disaster

Updated April 22, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Commentary: There is a hidden cost to the Abbott verdict for premature babies
U.S. Viewpoints

Commentary: There is a hidden cost to the Abbott verdict for premature babies

Updated April 22, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Parmy Olson: Doom-scrolling dangers are a worthy legal target
U.S. Viewpoints

Parmy Olson: Doom-scrolling dangers are a worthy legal target

Updated April 22, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Editorial: There's good news in the war against opioid addiction, but no victory in sight
U.S. Viewpoints

Editorial: There's good news in the war against opioid addiction, but no victory in sight

Updated April 22, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Commentary: Parked cars become ovens, and dogs pay the price
U.S. Viewpoints

Commentary: Parked cars become ovens, and dogs pay the price

Updated April 22, 2026 at 4:15 AM

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