Felicia Sonmez
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The project is already in the federal government’s pipeline. The big question now is how local governments will fund their part of it.
McDowell County Emergency Management
Sgt. Jamar Marcel Pugh
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North Carolina Army National Guard
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An executive order from President Trump seeks to create federal lists of eligible voters and instructs the Postal Service to send ballots only to approved voters. It faces certain legal challenges.
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President Trump is set to address the nation on the Iran war at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday night, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying he would be providing "an important update," without providing further details.
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