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Fans cheered as the pre-match ceremony began at Kenan Stadium on UNC Chapel Hill's campus. Some Mexican fans believed many abstained from attending out of fear of heightened immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

Immigration fears cast shadow over some Latino events across North Carolina

President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration is sending fear and caution across some immigrant communities in North Carolina. In the Triangle, it’s creating economic concerns for many Latinos. As part of a collaborative reporting project, WUNC and Enlace Latino NC report on what’s changing across the region.

FILE - In this image taken from police body camera video and released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, law enforcement officers arrest Ryan Routh, the man suspected in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump, Sept. 15, 2024. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

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What to know about the trial of the man accused of trying to assassinate Trump in Florida

Associated Press

A federal trial begins next week for a man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida. Jury selection is expected to start on Monday and take three days, with opening statements planned for Thursday.

A group of men at the 35th Annual Carolina Indian Circle Powwow perform traditional drumming and singing of the Life by the River canoe song. It is performed at ceremonies, gatherings and powwows, according to UNC-Pembroke's Museum of the Southeast American Indian.

Race, Class & Communities

White House plan for full recognition of Lumbee Tribe still in the works, tribal chairman says

Aaron Sánchez-Guerra

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'

Steve Walsh

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.

The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., hosts both chambers of Congress. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center

Politics

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.

A sign held by Leah Fowler, who left her job as a probationary worker at the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development last week, which has a major campus in Research Triangle Park. Fowler said she left as it became clear her position was in jeopardy after plans for major cuts to the EPA were announced by the Trump Administration. Fowler said she remains committed to the EPA's mission and is worried about the impact the proposed cuts could have. "We're not going to able to do the science that is detecting all of the harmful things that we want to try to remove from the environment," Fowler warned, referring how the cuts could interrupt critical studies on PFAS, so-called forever chemicals that have polluted rivers in North Carolina and other areas, as well as the effects of lead, arsenic, and microplastic contamination.

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Raleigh protesters object to Trump administration cuts to universities and research funding

Rusty Jacobs

Thousands gathered Saturday on Raleigh Bicentennial Plaza across from the North Carolina General Assembly to protest the Trump Administration and presidential adviser Elon Musk.

Appalachian State University opened a Red Cross shelter on its campus for students and community members.

Politics

NC lawmaker proposes bill aiming to make political discrimination in disaster relief a felony

Adam Wagner

North Carolina already makes many kinds of discrimination in disaster relief illegal. Now, a lawmaker wants to make discriminating based on politics a felony.

Rep. Chuck Edwards talks during a town hall in Asheville, N.C. on Thursday, March 13, 2025.

Politics

North Carolina GOP town hall gets rowdy as attendees hurl scathing questions on Trump

Associated Press

A town hall held by Rep. Chuck Edwards in Asheville, North Carolina, got rowdy as attendees asked a barrage of scathing questions about policies rolled out under President Donald Trump's administration.

A protester holds a sign at a Washington, D.C. demonstration against the Trump Administrations budget cuts on Feb. 28, 2025.

Military

Veterans long enjoyed federal hiring preferences. Now, they're especially at risk of being fired

Jay Price

The federal firings have affected an estimated 6000 veterans, who make up a disproportionate share of the government workforce.

Ricardo Rossi, originally of Caracas, Venezuela is owner of BB's Grill, a full service food truck on Highway 70 in southeast Durham near the northwestern edge of Raleigh.

Race, Class & Communities

North Carolina's Venezuelan community struck by uncertainty as Trump ends legal temporary status

Aaron Sánchez-Guerra

It was President Donald Trump who first issued Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans in 2021 while in the last days of his first presidential term.