The House battle over leadership conflict rages as Rep Matt Gaetz FL- seeks to oust Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy CA- Does Congress have the votes from House Republicans and Democrats to force this move This political showdown comes from some conservatives' anger over McCarthy's willingness to make deals with Democrats on the Continuing Resolution such as the recent spending bill that almost led to a government shutdown Is this in-House fighting good for our country just before a presidential election On today's show the Sekulow team discusses the need for swift conflict resolution in the House former President [... more]

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Voters in two N C congressional districts headed to the polls for special elections this week Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes results from the special rd District and th District races Henderson looks ahead to possible implications for Republicans and Democrats running in Political polarization has had major effects on American political life Thomas Cushman professor of sociology at Wellesley College and a - visiting research fellow at Wake Forest examines the impact of polarization on support for free speech Cushman says surveys show that young people divide on ideological grounds over whether to give precedence to inclusion and [... more]

School choice takes many different forms in North Carolina In recent years state legislators have established Opportunity Scholarship vouchers for students from low-wealth families a separate grant program for students with special education needs and education savings accounts Terry Stoops John Locke Foundation vice president for research and director of education studies analyzes each of these programs Cyberspace might represent the most important battlefield in future conflicts between the United States and its adversaries During a recent visit to North Carolina Washington Post staff writer Shane Harris explained how President Trump has approached cyberwarfare differently from his predecessors Harris analyzes [... more]

North Carolina lawmakers approved a compromise measure that puts off for one year new class-size restrictions in the earliest grades of the state's public schools School districts had complained that the new requirements would have forced them to lay off specialty teachers or make other drastic budget changes Terry Stoops the John Locke Foundation's vice president for research analyzes the controversy Many of today's most heated political debates are tied to competing interpretations of the U S Constitution They date back to the earliest days of the American republic That's a key theme of Our Republican Constitution a book from [... more]

One coastal North Carolina county is fed up with solar energy operations Currituck County commissioners have enacted a moratorium on new solar operations Carolina Journal recently highlighted the commissioners' concerns Editor-in-Chief Rick Henderson highlights key points from the Carolina Journal report Some advocates are pushing North Carolina to engage in mens rea reform Mens rea is Latin for guilty mind The idea is that some state laws especially those linked to regulations do not specify that a person should have an intent to do harm before they can be charged with a crime Joe Luppino-Esposito policy analyst for Right on [... more]