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Politics

RNC Live Coverage: Monday, Aug. 24

WUNC | By WUNC News

Published August 24, 2020 at 9:32 AM EDT

Follow live updates and analysis of Day 1 of the Republican National Convention, where the party is set to formally nominate President Trump as its presidential nominee.

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A Jan. 23, 2025 memo from President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Interior to fast-track federal recognition within 90 days.
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How much of the VA's budget savings will go to patient care? Collins says it's 'up to the President'

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VA Secretary Doug Collins is aiming for a 15 percent cut in the agency's workforce, even as it's serving a growing population of veterans.
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Made to order: Trump’s ‘maximalist approach’ looks to transform how North Carolina, and a nation, vote

Sarah Michels | Carolina Public Press

Lynn Berry-Bernstein knows what builds electoral trust — and it’s not President Donald Trump’s recent executive order on elections.Berry-Bernstein, the founder of Transparent Elections NC, used to work with election observers in North Carolina. Before observing their first absentee ballot meeting, they often reported very little confidence in the fairness and accuracy of elections.