November 24th, 2025
Alan Buis and Gloria Weissman

Chatham/North Carolina
AI
DOGE
Education
Elections
Carolina Public Press: Turnover in NC Board of Elections Staff Follows Shift in Control
Environment
Cardinal & Pine: Report: Pesticide Banned in 70+ Countries Widely Used in NC
WFAE: Clean Energy Jobs in North Carolina Continued to Rise in 2024, Even as Renewable Energy Took a Hit
Health Care
American Journal News: Whatley Calls for Replacing Obamacare With ‘Market-Driven Solutions’
Carolina Public Press: Is NC Law Limiting Health Services Constitutional? Judges Weigh Question in New Bern Ophthalmology Case
Hemp Industry
NC Newsline: NC Politicians Have Flocked to the Hemp Industry. This Former Governor is One of Them.
NC Newsline: NC Alerts Sex-ed Teaching Partners to Curriculum Changes Required by Federal Directive
Hurricane Helene
Immigration
ABC11: Border Patrol Presence Leads to School Absences, Business Closures Across Triangle
Aljazeera: North Carolina Officials Say US Border Patrol Has Ended Charlotte Operation
Associated Press: Arrests Now Top 250 in Immigration Crackdown Across North Carolina
Cardinal & Pine: As Border Patrol Arrives in Raleigh, Advocates Offer Warnings and Advice
Cardinal & Pine: Arrest Details in NC Rebut Border Patrol’s ‘Worst of the Worst’ Claims
Cardinal & Pine: Charlotte Immigration Crackdown Goes On, Homeland Security Says, Despite Sheriff Saying It Ended
Chapelboro: ICE Has Arrived in the Triangle. Here’s a Guide of Resources To Use.
IndyWeek: K-12 Absences Spike as Federal Immigration Agents Arrive in the Triangle
The Assembly NC: Law and Orders
The Assembly NC: Where Are the Border Patrol People Detained in North Carolina?
The Assembly NC: ‘It’s Very Bleak’
The Living South: The South Has Seen Masked Kidnappers Before
This American Life: Under One Roof
Justice
The Assembly NC: The New Head of N.C.’s Prisons Tries To Unwind a Staffing Quagmire
WRAL: NC Bar Rebukes GOP Push To Publicize Employees’ Political Affiliations
Redistricting
Cardinal & Pine: Federal Judges Uphold Several North Carolina US House Districts Drawn by Republicans
Carolina Public Press: Federal Judges Appear Skeptical of Arguments Against New NC Congressional Map
Carolina Public Press: Judge Upholds NC Congressional Map Redrawn by Legislators in 2023. No Word on Challenge to Change in 2025.
U.S./International
AI
Dick Cheney
Economy
CBS News: America’s Deepening Affordability Crisis Summed Up in 5 Charts
NY Times: The Evening: Mixed Economic Signals
Elections
NPR: Poll: Democrats Have Biggest Advantage for Control of Congress in 8 Years
NY Times: On Politics: California, the Unlikely Center of 2025 Politics
Environment
ABC News: EPA Proposes Changes to Clean Water Act: What the Changes Mean
NY Times: The Morning: Polluting Wetlands
Epstein Files
NBC News: Whistleblower Who Provided House Democrats With Ghislaine Maxwell Documents Speaks Out
NPR: The Latest Epstein Emails Reveal the Powerful People Who Sought His Counsel
NY Times: The Evening: Congress Passes Bill Seeking Epstein Files
Politico: House Demands Epstein Financial Records from JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank and US Virgin Islands
FEMA
Associated Press: Trump Administration Makes Major Changes to a Report it Commissioned on FEMA Reforms, Sources Say
GOP Data Seizure Payouts
Health Care
NBC News: GOP Set To Let Obamacare Subsidies Expire and the Battle To Succeed Pelosi: Morning Rundown
Politico: House GOP Leaders Pitch Members on Addressing ‘Unaffordable Care Act’
Politico: Who is the Democrat Talking With Trump on Health Policy?
Politico: Looming Affordability Crisis Set To Hit Americans With Health Insurance Through Work
The Hill: House Dems Demand Johnson Hold ACA Vote
Immigration
NY Times: The Morning: How Immigrants Feel
Politico: ‘My Poll Numbers Just Went Down’: Trump Defends Skilled Immigration, Breaking With MAGA Base
Justice
Associated Press: Judge Tosses DOJ Lawsuit Challenging a New York Law Barring Immigration Agents from State Courts
LGBTQ
Political Retribution
MS NOW: Grand Jury Investigating Potential Misconduct in Probes of Trump Critics
The Hill: DOJ Admits Full Grand Jury Never Reviewed Final Comey Indictment, Further Imperiling Case
Redistricting
NBC News: Supreme Court Temporarily Reinstates Texas Republicans’ Redrawn Congressional Map
Politico: Meet the Trump-Appointed Judge Who Could Cost Republicans the House
Politico: Supreme Court Set To Wade Into a Case That Could Tip the Scales for the Midterms
Politico: ‘Utterly Foolish’: Redistricting Roadblocks Leave Republicans Wary of White House Push
SNAP Benefits
Associated Press: What To Know About Expanded Work Requirements About To Kick In for SNAP
Newsweek: SNAP Benefits Update: USDA To ‘Completely Deconstruct’ Program
Tariffs
Trump Presidency
CBS News: Bill Targeting White House Ballroom Donations Introduced by Democrats
NY Times: On Politics: Why the ‘America First’ President Keeps Looking Abroad
NY Times: The Morning: President Trump’s Power
Ukraine
Axios: Scoop: Trump Plan Asks Ukraine To Cede Additional Territory for Security Guarantee
CNBC: Ukraine Under Pressure Amid Reports Russia and U.S. Have Devised a Secret Peace Plan
Zohran Mamdani
NY Times: The Morning: An Unlikely Pair
NY Times: The Evening: Trump Embraces Mamdani
