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1 day ago | mcclatchydc.com | Danielle Battaglia

Police say Rep. Chuck Edwards won’t be charged after a man accused Edwards of assaulting him Saturday night at a Rotary event in Asheville. “Asheville Police Department officers initially responded to the Embassy Suites in downtown Asheville around 6:37 p.m. on May 10th, following an event to investigate a report of a disturbance, in which an individual alleged they were assaulted by Congressman Chuck Edwards,” Asheville police wrote on social media.

1 week ago | mcclatchydc.com | Danielle Battaglia

Sen. Thom Tillis is opposing the nomination of Ed Martin as Washington’s top prosecutor. This would be the first time Tillis, a Republican from Huntersville, splits from President Donald Trump on one of Trump’s nominees to help the president lead the country in his second term. “At this point I’ve indicated to the White House I would not support his nomination,” Tillis told a hallway of reporters, first reported by CNN’s Manu Raju and captured on video.

3 weeks ago | mcclatchydc.com | Ethan Hyman

Happy Monday! Welcome to Under the Dome. It’s Danielle Battaglia. When President Donald Trump returned to office, his first official trip was to Asheville. There, he caught many by surprise when he announced that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley would oversee efforts to review the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to Hurricane Helene. I heard even Whatley was caught off guard, but I’m still waiting (almost four months later) for him to return my call to verify.

3 weeks ago | mcclatchydc.com | Juan Esparza Loera

Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email [email protected]. Rep. David Valadao has joined a “move to shut down America’s schools,” the Democrats’ congressional campaign arm says. He hasn’t. But the Hanford Republican has not said whether he supports President Trump’s decision to dismantle the federal Department of Education.

1 month ago | mcclatchydc.com | Ethan Hyman

Linda McMahonMcMahon, 76, a New Bern native, is the co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment and an East Carolina University graduate. Trump nominated her to lead — and dismantle — the Department of Education. She was confirmed by the Senate. Former Rep. Dan BishopBishop, 60, a Waxhaw resident, serves as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget.