Washington — Laurie Buckhout won the Republican primary on Tuesday in the redrawn North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District, setting up a rematch against Democratic Rep. Don Davis in November. Davis is facing a tough reelection bid in a district that has leaned further to the right after several rounds of gerrymandering by state Republicans. Davis … Read more
Washington — Jamie Ager has won the Democratic primary in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District on Tuesday, CBS News has projected. Ager, a fourth-generation farmer, will face incumbent GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards in the November elections. Edwards has represented the western North Carolina district since 2023. The Cook Political Report has rated the district as … Read more
Without better prevention and early detection, the number of women living with cardiovascular disease will increase substantially in the coming decades, the American Heart Association said Wednesday. Using historical trends from two national health surveys and census estimates of population growth, the heart association forecast that the percentage of women with at least one type … Read more