August 10, 2025
Gloria Weissman
Chatham/North Carolina
Attorney General
NY Times (Gift Article): The Secret to One Swing State Democrat’s Rise?
Congressional Districting
Carolina Forward: The Fight for Fair Maps
DMV
Axios Raleigh: State audit finds problems at N.C. DMV could worsen without reform
NC Newsline: Stein opposes NC auditor’s proposed DMV restructure
Education
The Assembly NC: Stein Vetoes Bill Opting into Federal School Vouchers
NC Newsline: Board of Education approves 5-year plan to make NC public schools 'best in the nation'
Environment
Carolina Public Press: Regulations of polluters will be hard to pass under new NC law
NC Health News: NC lawmakers pass bill that could harm environment.
Federal Budget Impacts
Indy Week: PBS North Carolina Announces Voluntary Separation Agreements
Gaza
Indy Week: Valerie Foushee “Will Not Accept” AIPAC Money in 2026 Election
General Assembly
NC Health News: New state “mini budget” carves chunks out of health and human services spending
Health Care
NC Health News: Feds cancel millions in school mental health grants
NC Health News: The ADA is 35: NC has made strides but has more to go
Homelessness
NC Health News: More than 1 in 4 people released from NC prisons faced homelessness
Immigration
Carolina Forward: North Carolina student’s life upended after being detained
U.S. Senate Race
Politico: Cooper leads first public poll since jumping in NC Senate race
WUNC: NC's 2026 US Senate race could be the most expensive in history
Workers’ Rights
Axios: N.C. is ranked the best state for business, but the worst for workers
U.S./International
Big, Beautiful Bill
NOTUS: ‘Republicans Are Running Scared’: DCCC Memo Claims Voters Are ‘Pissed’ at the Reconciliation Bill
Politico: Furious voters are flooding lawmakers’ town halls.
Census
AP News: Trump seeks census change excluding immigrants in US illegally
Climate Change
CNN: Energy chief suggests Trump administration is altering previously published climate reports
Forbes: China And The EU Move Forward On Green Energy Without The U.S.
Guardian: First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program
Inside Climate News: National Academies Will Review Endangerment Finding Science
NPR: More environmental data is deleted in Trump’s second term
Democratic Party
AP News: Democratic governors a possible bright spot for party out of power
APNORC: Republicans remain positive about their party; Democrats are more self-critical
Washington Post: Opinion | This isn’t the Democratic Party of Donald Trump’s first term
Economy
CNBC: Trump to nominate economic advisor Stephen Miran to be new Fed governor, replacing Kugler
Politico: ‘You’re Asking Me to Contemplate the Nuclear Scenario’
Reuters: Trump's Fed pick wanted to upend its protection from politics
Time: U.S. Enters Uncharted Waters With Next Jobs Report
Education
CNN: Trump administration seeking $1 billion settlement from UCLA
Harvard Crimson: Trump Administration To Investigate Harvard’s Patents
NY Times: Community Colleges Have Been Hit by Trump’s War on Elite Universities
Reuters: Newsom calls Trump's $1 billion UCLA settlement offer extortion, says California won't bow
Elections
NBC News: Democrats work to transcend weak party brand by exploiting Trump's problems
NOTUS: Senate Democrats Think They Have a Shot in Iowa.
Politico: ‘More like a blue trickle’: Dems are hoping for a blue wave that might not happen
Epstein Files
CBS News: House panel subpoenas Clintons and other ex-officials in Epstein probe, seeks files from DOJ
CNN: Victims object to ‘public legitimization’ of Ghislaine Maxwell
NOTUS: DOJ Accused of Repeating Mistakes in Hasty Effort to Unseal Maxwell Grand Jury Papers
Politico: Comer issues subpoenas for DOJ’s Epstein files, depositions with former officials
Federal Budget
Politico: Congress is on summer break. Funding 'chaos' awaits.
Politico: Trump and Schumer head for a high-stakes rematch
Federal Workforce
Reuters: Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge “subversive” federal workers
Gaza
AP News: Netanyahu says Israel plans to take over Gaza City
AP News: Israel faces growing condemnation over military expansion in Gaza
Axios: Scoop: Inside House Democrats' growing push for Palestinian statehood
Healthcare
Mother Jones: This $50 Billion Band-Aid Won’t Save Rural Health Care
NY Times: The Morning: Targeting a vaccine
ProPublica: Doctors and Nurses Reject VA Jobs Under Trump
Time: Trump Administration to Wind Down mRNA Vaccine Development
Immigration
NOTUS: Fired Immigration Judges Decry DOJ’s ‘Crazy’ Spike in Immigration Fees
NOTUS: Federal Judge Halts Construction at Trump Admin’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
NY Times: On Politics: Family separation returns
Politico: Rwanda agrees to take up to 250 migrant deportees
Politico: Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow ‘roving’ immigration raids in Los Angeles
Justice
ABC News: Justice Department escalates scrutiny of Trump foes with probes of Letitia James and Adam Schiff
NOTUS: Bondi Orders Grand Jury Investigation Into Obama Admin Officials
ProPublica: Trump Attacks on Law Firms Make It Harder to Challenge the Administration
Washington Post: Trump’s tactics are bending the criminal justice system to his personal preferences
LGBTQ Rights
ProPublica: The Trump Administration Is Pushing Its Anti-Trans Agenda Globally
Reuters: US Air Force denies early retirement for group of transgender service members
Military
NY Times: The Evening: Trump directs military to target cartels
Redistricting
Axios: Enraged House Democrats prepare to go scorched earth on redistricting
Christian Science Monitor: Top gerrymandering foe faces internal crisis as Trump pushes to redraw the maps
NBC News: A decade of Supreme Court rulings have given states increasingly unfettered power in redistricting
NOTUS: The FBI Told Texas Republicans ‘No’ in 2003. That Just Changed.
Politico: Hochul embraces gerrymandering in New York
Politico: Newsom bets 2028 chips on redistricting power play
Politico: Republicans are full steam ahead on redistricting and not just in Texas
Missouri Independent: Missouri Senate leader says special session is ‘likely’ to redraw congressional map
Time: Why Fleeing Texas Democrats Won't Stop Republicans
Time: Can the Out-of-State Texas Dems Be Arrested?
Social Security
The Hill: Social Security $1.5T investment fund proposal: What to know
Supreme Court
NY Times (Gift Article): In Election Cases, Supreme Court Keeps Removing Guardrails
Tariffs
CNBC: Trump raises India tariffs to 50% over Russian oil purchases
NOTUS: Trump Announces 100% Tariff on Chips and Semiconductors
Politico: How Trump’s $150 billion tariff brag could backfire
Trump Presidency
NY Times (Gift Article): Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
NY Times: On Politics: Trump’s maximalist government
Ukraine
CNN: Trump-Putin summit in Alaska resembles a slow defeat for Ukraine
NPR: With summit looming, Zelenskyy says he won't give land to Russia
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