Ted Budd: “Sounds like it was in the mix, but it wasn't the priority.”

Nearly two years since Hurricane Helene ravaged our state, debris still clogs waterways.

“For that reason,” Budd continued, “I will vote against any supplemental appropriations package that does not include additional funding for Western North Carolina.”

The time to increase pressure on Moscow is now.

The naming of naval ships is a long and proud naval tradition that goes back to America's first frigates commissioned by Congress. Then, as now, the naming of a ship is not just a top-down affair. It demands the input and consideration of…