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Vice President Kamala Harris disembarks from Air Force 2 at Piedmont International Airport in Greensboro on Sept. 15, 2023.

Vice President Kamala Harris to NC A&T students: ‘When you vote, it scares some folks.’

BY: - September 17, 2023

This is what happens when the vice president of the United States visits Greensboro, North Carolina: Excitable German shepherds, restrained by their military handlers, sniff every duffel, trash can, and bathroom of a terminal at Piedmont Triad International Airport. Poised, yet nervy and as quiet as bats, Secret Service agents in dark suits and sunglasses […]

Library books on shelves. (Getty Images)

White House to name coordinator to push back against book bans, among new LGBTQ protections 

BY: - June 8, 2023

WASHINGTON — As part of the celebration of Pride month, the Biden administration on Thursday announced several new protections for LGBTQ+ youth and families, including the position of a federal coordinator to counter the massive wave of book bans across the country. President Joe Biden was scheduled later Thursday to host a Pride event at […]