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The blockbuster article in The Washington Post saying President Donald Trump had "revealed highly classified information to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador in a White House meeting" didn’t just put the White House on the defensive. It also put Republican lawmakers in a tight spot. One of the members of Congress who commented after the newspaper’s revelations was Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho. According to CNN, he told reporters, "The minute the president speaks about it to someone, he has the ability to declassify anything at any time without any process." Is that accurate? Independent experts said Risch is on...

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – The chairman of the Georgetown County Board of Voter Registration and Elections resigned Wednesday night after being accused of damaging political signs. The South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division confirmed it is investigating allegations that Dean L. Smith and his wife took and vandalized political signs. An incident report from the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office states a member of the Georgetown County Republican Party and a member of the Seventh Congressional District spoke to a resident of Safe Harbor Drive in Pawleys Island about getting some Trump/Pence signs to put in his yard. The resident...

School principal forces student to remove a jersey with President Trump's name. By Tim Pulliam Updated 1 hr 18 mins ago ANGIER, N.C. (WTVD) -- Mike Collins is disappointed about how he says his 18-year-old son was treated during a high school football game after wearing a jersey printed with President Donald Trump's name. "I think any mother or father would feel like I feel," stated Collins. The theme during Harnett Central High School's football game Friday was to dress patriotically for USA America night. Collins says his son chose to wear the jersey, which was given to him as...

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders would not disclose any details about which four candidates the president interviewed Monday, including any names of the contenders he met with, but she did reveal that the president will look for "certain characteristics" he'd like his nominee to embody. "He's looking for individuals that have the right intellect, the right temperament, and that will uphold the constitution," Sanders said. Sanders added that the president met for about 45 minutes with each candidate on Monday at the White House. "The president is being very thoughtful about this process," Sanders said. "Beyond that, I can...

PINEHURST, NC (WTVD) -- The widow of Army Specialist Chris Harris and their newborn daughter scheduled a special photo shoot with the men and women her husband bravely fought alongside in Afghanistan. Specialist Harris died in August of 2017 while serving our country, just days after learning he would be a dad. Chris' unit gathered to commemorate the birth of Christian Michelle Harris, born on March 17th. "Knowing that we could come home to a baby girl, that was awesome," said Sgt. Nathan Arthur Bagley. "When everyone came home, that was the day she was born so that made it...

Two off-duty sheriff's deputies from California who were at a country music festival in Las Vegas when shots rang out ran into the line of fire to help save people, the president of the officers' union said. "They went back out where the gunfire was," after taking the wife of one of the officers and the girlfriend of the other to safety in the stage area, said Tom Dominguez, the head of the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs. One of the deputies is in a hospital recovering after being shot in the abdomen and thigh, Dominguez said. Law enforcement...

Make America Happy Again! Totally opposite of stories while Obama was President. ASHEVILLE -- Some Asheville police officers, who responded to a street complaint in the Oakley area on Saturday, are getting some positive attention after they joined in on a 4th of July party. Resident Katlen Joyce Smith told WLOS that her neighborhood has over 20 kids in a four block radius. Story continues at link

Goldsboro NAACP leaders are not laughing after a Facebook post by the police chief. Chief Mike West posted a picture of himself with Donald Trump hair and the caption "Making Goldsboro PD Great Again!!"

Police Chief John Letteney said when police arrived they found 18-year-old Priyanka Kumari lying on the ground suffering from serious injuries. They said it appeared the girl had just got off the school bus and was walking down a sidewalk when 20-year-old Neel Salil Mehta came up and attacked her. During his first court appearance Friday morning, Mehta appeared calm as a prosecutor told a judge that the 20-year-old had been thinking about attacking the Holly Spring High School senior "for at least a couple of weeks." The prosecutor said that a witness called 911 and told the dispatcher that...

After reports suggested that all terrorists involved in the recent attack at Dhaka restaurant, in which 20 people were killed, were highly educated and belonged to rich families, Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen rubbished the arguments that poverty makes somebody a terrorist. In a series of tweets, Taslima quoted Saleem Samad that Bangladesh has been a major contributor to global terror and said it's time people should stop saying Islam is a religion of peace.

The number of celebrities who support Donald Trump continues to grow as UFC Hall of Famer and current Bellator fighter Tito Ortiz has now publicly endorsed the presumptive GOP presidential nominee. The 41-year-old was spotted in attendance at a Trump rally in Anaheim, Calif., this week. His appearance caused a stir as Ortiz was pictured holding a sign that said, “Hillary Clinton Killed My Friends,” and later joined in a “build that wall” chant.

2016 General Election: Trump vs. Clinton Asked of 2,047 registered voters Hillary Clinton (D) 40% Donald Trump (R) 45% Undecided 15%

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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Everyone celebrates religion and holidays in their own individual ways, but currently there are questions about whether the two should be more connected. One of the latest places involved in the controversy is a McDonald's restaurant in Raleigh.The sign at McDonald's on the corner of Falls of Neuse and Spring Forest Road reads: "Merry Christmas, Jesus is the Reason for the Season." It is a holiday message that Amanda Alpert thinks comes on a little too strongly. "It offends me because it specifically talks about Jesus, Merry Christmas. It doesn't give credit to anyone else," Alpert said....

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The last of a South Carolina trio charged with vandalizing the state GOP headquarters the weekend after last year's presidential election was sentenced Friday. Melissa Lynn Brown, 19, pleaded guilty Friday, and Vanessa Marie Zuloaga, 25, entered a guilty plea earlier this week. David Reuben Hensley, 20, pleaded last week. Each pleaded to one count of felony inciting to riot, received two years' probation and was fined $2,649 in restitution. All three had faced a charge of malicious use of an explosive to damage property, a felony, and had trials scheduled next week. On that night in...

SANFORD - Southern Lee High School Principal Hans Lassiter greeted more than 100 Southern Lee students and parents Friday night at the McSwain Extension Center. The event was a forum for parents to hear from school staff about the campus's inaugural year. School starts on Thursday. Lassiter told the assembled crowd that he hoped for "a drama-free, politic-free and issue-free educational experience for our young people." After introducing several teachers and coaches, Lassiter said "these teachers have dedicated themselves to providing the best educational experience for our children. We will all treat each child as if he or she was...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden said Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry is fighting the government over the role of religion on his team. Bowden brought up DeBerry while speaking to the Southern Colorado Fellowship of Christian Athletes on Sunday night. Last season, DeBerry was asked to remove a banner from the locker room which displayed the “Competitor’s Creed,” including the lines “I am a Christian first and last ... I am a member of Team Jesus Christ.” “Fisher is fighting a heck of a battle over here at your academy (with) the U.S. government,” Bowden...