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George Cook is the Trump administration's new acting director of the Census Bureau, which has been thrust into the middle of a renewed attempt by President Trump to alter the national head count.

North Carolina Congressman Brad Knott says Congress will take action if changes to Medicaid threaten rural hospitals. He addressed the issue, as well as legislation he's pushing for on guns and immigration, during a telephone town hall this week.

A federal grant named the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge as a replacement project after Helene — but town officials say the funds will likely be redirected to more urgent needs.

In the eight months since becoming chair of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr has waged war against the free speech of those who have reported on, criticized, or satirized the president.

Erika Kirk, 36, has a devotional podcast and Christian clothing line. She has vowed to continue her late husband's work.

A dramatic increase in tick density over the past decade in the Blue Ridge Mountains and western Piedmont aligns with the rise in human Lyme disease cases.

Javier Bardem and Hannah Einbinder join a Hollywood boycott of Israel's film industry over Gaza, as Israel's culture minister also moves against its film academy.

A quarter of the country's National Park Service positions have now been cut in 2025. The National Parks Conservation Association is now warning of more cuts in President Trump's and the U.S. House's budget proposals.

County officials say President Trump's executive orders make it unclear if using the county's money to sponsor the popular annual Pride event would put tens or hundreds of millions of county funds in jeopardy.

Officials have been working on a deal to bring popular video app TikTok under U.S. ownership to avoid shutting it down in the United States.