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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Cawthorn lands in the middle of Capitol insurrection story

Madison Cawthorn, installed Sunday as the representative in the 11th Congressional District, wasted no time making national headlines. Read Story »

Tags: NC 11th Congressional District | Donald Trump | 2020 11th Congressional District | Madison Cawthorn

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County GOP calls on Burr, Tillis to block certification of Biden's win

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Leaders of the Henderson County Republican Party called on U.S.Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis to join an effort by Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz on Wednesday to block congressional certification of Joe Biden's defeat of President Trump and instead create a committee to "investigate the claims of fraud, malfeasance, and departure from election laws within those States in question." Read Story »

Tags: Donald Trump | 2020 presidential election | Joe Biden

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East Flat Rock native on Trump's shortlist for Supreme Court, reports say

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Allison Jones Rushing, a Henderson County native and graduate of East Hendersonville High School who serves on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, is on President Trump's shortlist for the U.S. Supreme Court, multiple news organizations reported. Read Story »

Tags: Donald Trump | 2020 presidential election | Allison Jones Rushing | U.S. Supreme Court

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning! Read Story »

Tags: Flavor 1st | Kirby Johnson | President Trump | Donald Trump | 2020 presidential election

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LIGHTNING PHOTOS: Trump visits Mills River

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President Donald Trump visited Mills River on Monday, the first visit to Henderson County by a sitting president since George H.W. Bush campaigned at the N.C. Apple Festival in 1992. Here are photos of the visit. Read Story »

Tags: Flavor 1st | Kirby Johnson | Donald Trump | 2020 presidential election

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'Great American comeback is under way,' Trump tells Mills River audience

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MILLS RIVER —President Trump touted the Farmers to Families Food Box program and its Mills River partner, Flavor 1st Growers and Packers, on Monday, casting the initiative as an unprecedented innovation that has helped right an economy savaged by the coronavirus crisis. Read Story »

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Flavor 1st welcomes its most famous visitor

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MILLS RIVER — Kirby Johnson was planting green beans on his 550-acre farm in May when he got a call from the state Agriculture Department about a new federal program to feed the needy. He plunged into the program immediately, earning a visit from the nation's top farm official last month. Read Story »

Tags: Flavor 1st | Donald Trump | 2020 presidential election

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TRUMP TO VISIT MILLS RIVER PACKING HOUSE MONDAY

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President Donald Trump plans to visit Flavor 1st in Mills River to highlight the administration's Farmers to Families Food Box program, the White House announced. Read Story »

Tags: Flavor 1st | Donald Trump | 2020 presidential election

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Meadows resigns, heads to White House

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U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows formally resigned from the U.S. House on Monday to go on to a "new chapter" as White House chief of staff. Read Story »

Tags: Mark Meadows | Donald Trump | 2020 presidential election

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Trump appoints Meadows chief of staff

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Mark Meadows, the sandwich shop owner turned real estate developer turned nationally prominent conservative congressman, has one more title in an unlikely political ascendance: White House chief of staff. Read Story »

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Meadows could be Trump's chief of staff, Politico reports

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At least one Washington news outlet is reporting that U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, who announced Thursday that he was retiring from Congress but that his "work with President Trump and his administration is only beginning," could be the next White House chief of staff. Read Story »

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Republican chair declares North Carolina key to Trump re-election

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Declaring North Carolina a key battleground state for President Trump’s re-election, new state Republican Party Chair Michael Whatley exhorted the party faithful to be ready to volunteer on the phones and on the ground in 2020. Read Story »

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'Today is a great day for the country,' Meadows says

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Politico profile describes Meadows as 'Trump whisperer" and 'go-to guy'

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White House drops Meadows for chief of staff role

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Dropped as a candidate for White House chief of staff, U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows issued a statement declaring his commitment to working with President Trump and representing the N.C. mountains. Read Story »

Tags: Mark Meadows | U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows | President Trump | Donald Trump

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Meadows said to be on short list for Trump chief of staff

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The mentioners in the Washington press corps are placing U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows high on the list of potential successors to John Kelly as President Trump's chief of staff. Read Story »

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Chris Collins, an HHS graduate in Congress, charged with insider trading

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Blue wave more like a ripple, GOP is told

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Republican leaders in Washington sweat about a blue tide in November. Talking heads on (non-Fox) cable TV news predict Democrats will take control of Congress. Court rulings threaten legislative maps gerrymandered to ensure a supermajority of safe seats for the Republican Party. The leader of the party is a polarizing figure who infuriates opponents and bewilders allies with a steady stream of White House tweets. Read Story »

Tags: Donald Trump | 2018 election | 2020 elections | 2020 presidential election