Western North Carolina residents presented a show of force at a town hall meeting with U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards Thursday — from a deeply critical audience inside the venue to a massive protest outside.

A spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown has narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate. That paves the way for passage as a midnight Friday deadline ...

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