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Josh Stein is joining 16 other Attorney Generals supporting a lawsuit that opposes the immigration executive order from President Trump.

Stein joins 16 other attorneys general in lawsuit against Trump's immigration ban

By Charlotte Harris | February 8

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has joined a lawsuit opposing President Donald Trump’s refugee and travel ban.

UNC Men's Basketball Coach Roy Williams addressed the effects of House Bill 2 this week — and the NCAA issued another announcement about potential consequences of the law remaining on the books.

HB2 puts NCAA championship events at risk through 2022

By Paige Colpo | February 8

House Bill 2 might cost the state the ability to host all NCAA Championship events for the next six years, according to a letter from the North Carolina ...

Michele Cox from Newton Grove, NC stands in front of the Federal Courthouse Building to ask Senator Tillis to vote no to Betsy DeVos.

DeVos confirmed as Secretary of Education in 51-50 vote

By Sam Killenberg | February 8

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s controversial Secretary of Education nominee, Betsy DeVos, Tuesday.

Protesters halted a speech by former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo at UNC in 2009. File Photo by Ariana van den Akker.

Berkeley protests lead to campus free speech conversations nationwide

By Bailey Aldridge | February 8

Recent legislation and protests at the University of California, Berkeley have reignited discussions of student free speech on university campuses nationwide. ...

From left: Colin, Christopher, and Marty Long protest the nomination of Betsy DeVos for United States' Secretary of Education
"We are here because DeVos is a terrible idea for Secretary of Education." "As a mother, my child is not receiving the best education, and not all children are receiving the best education."

GoFundMe page criticizes Burr and DeVos

By Becca Heilman | February 6

A GoFundMe campaign criticizing Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., for his support of Betsy DeVos — President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. Secretary of Education ...

Students and local residents participate in early voting at Chapel of the Cross today.

Trump asks for 'major investigation' into voter fraud he alleged happened

By Paige Colpo | February 6

President Donald Trump announced he will name Vice President Mike Pence to lead a commission investigating voter fraud in an interview with Bill O’Reilly, ...

Trump picks SCOTUS nominee, opposition prepares filibuster

By Jared Weber | February 3

President Donald Trump nominated conservative judge Neil Gorsuch for the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday night.

Tristan Clapham, a UNC first-year, is a Trump supporter who was in attendance at the inaugural events. He spoke about his experience as a conservative in the more liberal town and campus of Chapel Hill.

'It was the one day of fitting in': College-age Trump supporters share perspectives post-inauguration

By Corey Risinger | February 2

Almost two weeks since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the realities of a new administration with a new policy agenda are setting in across ...

NC General Assembly to consider changing age at which juveniles are tried as adults

By Olivia Slagle | February 2

North Carolina and New York are the only two states in the nation that still try 16- and 17-year-olds as adults, regardless of crime committed.

First-years Delainey Kirkwood (left), Charlotte Smith (middle), and Monica Mussack (right) are international students who attend UNC.

UNC takes steps to reach out to international students following Trump's immigration ban

By Myah Ward | February 2

UNC is taking action to make sure international students are informed and feel safe on campus after President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning ...

Members of the Revolutionary Black Panther Party of Wilmington, NC held a rally in Wilmington on Sunday. Photo Courtesy of James DeAlto.

Guns seized during press conference for Revolutionary Black Panther Party

By Carina McDermed | February 2

The Revolutionary Black Panther Party of Wilmington held a press conference on the steps of the New Hanover County Courthouse — where police seized ...

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke in the Greensboro Coliseum on Tuesday, June 14th.

UNC law panel discusses precedent for Trump's executive orders

By Jordyn Connell | February 2

Politicians aren’t the only ones debating President Donald Trump’s executive orders — a panel hosted by the UNC School of Law took on the topic ...

Ayoub Ouederni, president of the Muslim Students' Association, expressed concern regarding President Trump's recent executive order banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries.

Q&A with UNC Muslim Students Association's Ayoub Ouederni

By Preston Lennon | February 1

Ayoub Ouederni is the president of the UNC Muslim Students Association. Staff Writer Preston Lennon spoke with him about what UNC MSA is doing in light ...

Faculty members signed a response to Chancellor Carol Folt's letter that responded to President Trump's executive order to ban immigration of citizens from seven countries.

UNC faculty members ask administration to do more about immigration ban

By Acy Jackson | February 1

Some UNC faculty are not happy with Chancellor Carol Folt’s response to President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban immigrants from seven predominantly-Muslim ...

Israel proceeds with proposal on West Bank settlements

By Ari Sen | January 30

Israel plans to build 2,500 new housing units in the West Bank, despite a United Nations resolution denouncing the settlements.

NC Reps. prepare for a new legislative session

By Rebecca Ayers | January 30

With the election of N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper and a Republican majority in the General Assembly, the future of laws like House Bill 2 and Medicaid expansion ...

More than 1,000 gather at RDU to protest 'Muslim ban' executive order

By Corey Risinger and Ana Irizarry | January 30

For one UNC graduate student from Iran, President Donald Trump’s executive orders last week shifted more than international policy.

A $1 million gift to the UNC Institute for the Environment will be used to endow the Pavel Molchanov Scholars Program, which matches students with professional summer internships in environmental science careers.

Temporary EPA freeze concerns UNC Institute for the Environment

By Kaitlyn Green | January 30

In its first days in office, President Donald Trump’s administration implemented prohibitions against the Environmental Protection Agency that have ...

Sophomore Emma Hennen writes down the phone numbers of senators and organizations to call to discuss stopping the construction of the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines.

Students rally against Trump’s pipeline orders outside South Building

By Nick Rardin | January 27

Alarmed by President Donald Trump’s executive orders to support construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Keystone XL pipeline, student environmental ...

Trump expected to sign executive order limiting refugees from Muslim countries

By Luke Bollinger | January 27

President Donald Trump is expected to sign executive orders that would temporarily halt the immigration of Syrian refugees and suspend the visas of citizens ...