Tag: Rep. Ted Budd

North Carolina’s Under-the-Radar Race Between Budd and Beasley Staying Tight

The race between Ted Budd and Cheri Beasley for North Carolina’s open Senate seat has stayed tight as it enters the last week. It’s a competition that hasn’t gotten the attention that Senate races in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, or Arizona have, but maybe it should have. The seat of the retiring Richard Burr is one…


Beasley Seeks Late Surge to Break Away From Budd in Tight North Carolina Senate Race

Trump-backed Republican Congressman Ted Budd maintains a narrow lead over former North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley in what promises to be a close race. Budd. with a slight lead in the polls, seems to be benefiting from a rising tide for all Republicans in North Carolina and elsewhere. “The red wave is real…


Citizens United Sues Biden Administration Over ‘Election Takeover’ Records

The non-profit group Citizens United filed lawsuits on Aug. 17 against the U.S. Department of the Interior and Department of State over their failure to provide records related to President Joe Biden’s Promoting Access to Voting executive order, the Federalist has learned. The two agencies were accused of violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)….


House Dems Kill Budd Amendment, Say No to Switching Funds for 87,000 New IRS Agents to Hire More Border Patrol Agents

House Rules Committee Democrats killed an amendment offered by Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) that would have transferred billions of tax dollars the Senate slated for hiring 87,000 new IRS agents and instead hire thousands of new border security agents. No changes were allowed by the Democratic majority to the Senate version of the Inflation Reduction…


Senate Race Tightens in North Carolina as Democrat Beasley Closes on Budd

Democrats think they’ve now got a shot at an open seat in Republican-leaning North Carolina to help them seize the closely divided U.S. Senate. Earlier on Democrats seemed to think the race to replace retiring Republican Sen. Richard Burr was a low priority. They didn’t spend much money in the state. But former state Supreme…


Budd Says $863 Million in Biden Stimulus Payments Went to 597,000 Prison Inmates

Newly released Department of the Treasury data by Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) revealed that at least $863 million in Economic Impact Payments (EIP) under President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan went to more than 597,000 incarcerated individuals in 2021. “Nearly 600,000 incarcerated individuals receiving upwards of $1 billion is a disgrace to hardworking taxpayers of…


West Too Dependent on Russian Energy to Apply Sanctions That Could Halt Ukraine Invasion, Says Rep. Ted Budd

Congressman and candidate for the U.S. Senate Ted Budd (R-N.C.) said it’s too late for the most severe sanction to be used to mitigate the Ukraine crisis because the U.S. and Europe are too dependent on Russian energy. “Well, we’re looking at, you know, heavy sanctions right now, the problem is it’s a little bit too little too…


GOP Congressmen: American Dream and Promise Act Sends Message That Illegal Immigration Will Be Rewarded

Congressmen Greg Steube (R-Fla.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) told The Epoch Times in separate interviews Wednesday that they oppose HR. 6, dubbed the American Dream and Promise Act, because it sets a precedent that sending children to the United States illegally will eventually be rewarded. The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the…