The Washington Inquisitor
North Carolina
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A week after Election Day, Senate races in Mississippi and Alaska and more than a dozen House seats remain uncalled
Democrat Scott Colom led Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by 2,607 votes in Mississippi, Mary Peltola led Sen. Dan Sullivan in Alaska ahead of a Nov. 18 ranked-choice count, and Rep. Lauren Boebert trailed…
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Inspector general finds Army Corps adequately reviewed $664.6 million in Helene debris invoices
A Department of War inspector general audit found the Army Corps of Engineers generally managed invoice reviews adequately for a $664.6 million sample of Hurricane Helene debris payments in North Carolina, and…
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Kendra Wharton, a former Justice Department official, represented UNC in its federal civil rights settlement
The Justice and Education departments said UNC’s Oct. 19 agreement closes 18 investigations and keeps the university eligible for federal funding. UNC’s outside counsel was Kendra Wharton, a former associate deputy attorney…
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Five charged in North Carolina-to-D.C. gun trafficking case; two hold D.C. special police licenses
A 13-count federal indictment alleges a straw-purchase scheme that supplied about 40 guns to D.C. and other states. Two defendants hold D.C. special police officer licenses, prosecutors said.
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Gun-running case spotlights D.C.’s out-of-state crime guns and a required tracing report not posted since 2024
A North Carolina gun-trafficking indictment lands on a pipeline District records have described for years. But the annual crime-gun tracing report D.C. law requires each Feb. 1 has not been posted on…