@ReubenJones1

Spectrum News Washington Correspondent Beats: NC, national politics Focused on Context Stories: [email protected] TikTok: @ReubenJonesTV Alum: NYU, GMU

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Thanks to John Oliver and @LastWeekTonight for featuring my report on the sewage crisis in Alabama last night. Here's the full story from my trip to AL in 2025: youtube.com/watch?v=8e-isJ1d… Last Week Tonight episode: youtube.com/watch?v=PUPuhlJ3…
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Exclusive: A year after he was removed from his job leading FEMA, Cameron Hamilton is back. This time as the permanent administrator. It comes amid a year-and-a-half of uncertainty for the agency. I spoke with Hamilton who is now 2 months on the job. spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/coa…

New FEMA Administrator says he wants to restore “common sense” to agency

Hamilton was removed from the acting administrator position in 2025 but Trump brought him back this year to lead the agency on a permanent basis.

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Wow. Christiane Amanpour is one of the strongest journalists in the business. cnn.com/2026/10/19/media/chr…

Christiane Amanpour announces she will leave CNN next June | CNN Business

CNN legend Christiane Amanpour, the network’s chief international anchor, said Monday that she will sign off from CNN next June.

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New: The RNC says VP Vance will hold a campaign rally in Hendersonville, NC on Monday. Trump is also holding a rally in NC on Tuesday in Greenville. Context: Hendersonville is located in #NC11 where there is a toss-up race between (R) Jennifer Balkcom and (D) Jamie Ager to replace Rep. Chuck Edwards #ncpol
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President Donald Trump has fired Katie Zacharia as press secretary, advisers to the president said, ending her turbulent week-long stint as the White House's top spokesperson. cnn.it/3VPdpAE
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(1 of 2) The candidates running in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District are (R) Rep. Richard Hudson and retired Army Major Richard Ojeda, a Democrat. I spoke with both. Here is @RepHudsonNC's interview: spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/cha… #ncpol #NC09

U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson confident in his record

Washington correspondent Reuben Jones had the opportunity to speak with the incumbent Republican in that race, U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson.

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(2 of 2) Richard Ojeda is a former state senator in West Virginia and running against Rep. Richard Hudson who entered Congress in 2013. Here is @Ojeda4America's interview: spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/cha… #ncpol #NC09

Ojeda wants to end Iran War, improve economy and affordable healthcare

Richard Ojeda chats about the campaign trail, the war in Iran and much more as the challenger gets ready for the final sprint to election day.

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Tonight: I'm anchoring Capital Tonight from DC and have interviews with (R) Rep. Richard Hudson and Democrat Richard Ojeda. Democrats are targeting Hudson who won the 9th District by 19% last election. Tune in at 7. #ncpol #NC09 @NCCapTonight
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SCOOP: While Bo Hines was leading the White House’s push to pass the Genius Act, Tether—the company with the most at stake in the bill—was steering millions of dollars to a company he co-owned. Right after the bill passed, Tether hired him as its U.S. chief. [Gift link] wsj.com/politics/policy/cryp…

He Crafted a Crypto Law for Trump—as His Company Got Millions From a Crypto Giant

Money from Tether flowed to Nxum while Bo Hines worked in the White House on landmark stablecoin legislation. Once the law passed, Tether hired him as its U.S. chief.

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No debates. Few one-on-one interviews. Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley are running on very different issues in the North Carolina Senate race but the campaigns are taking a similar approach. "They're playing it safe." Full Story: spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/cha… #ncpol #ncsen
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No debates. Few one-on-one interviews. Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley are running on very different issues in the North Carolina Senate race but the campaigns are taking a similar approach. "They're playing it safe." Full Story: spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/cha… #ncpol #ncsen
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Speaker Mike Johnson is campaigning for Republican Laurie Buckhout in #NC01 tomorrow in New Bern:
Laurie Buckhout 🎖🪖🇺🇸🦅
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🚨 TOMORROW! 🇺🇸 Join @SpeakerJohnson and me in New Bern for our Early Vote Kickoff Rally! Doors open at 12:30 PM, and the rally starts at 1 PM. Be sure to RSVP using the link below to reserve your spot! lauriebuckhoutforcongress.co…
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#NCPol: Michael Whatley currently has no future linear ad reservations booked for #NCSen. His campaign's last broadcast TV ad aired a week ago, on 10/7. Future reservations: Campaign: 🔵$7.4M 🔴$0 Outside groups: 🔵$11.2M 🔴$4.7M
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"They’re running pretty cautious campaigns." Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley haven't done a debate and done few one-on-one interviews. More from the Senate campaign trail in North Carolina: spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/cha… #ncpol #ncsen

Cooper, Whatley run 'cautious campaigns' in critical Senate race

The candidates in the North Carolina U.S. Senate race are running on very different messages but following similar campaign strategies.

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I'm joining Charlotte NPR station @WFAE on Charlotte Talks at 9 a.m. for the hour to talk about the NC Senate race and more. See you soon!
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NEW: President Trump will hold a rally in Greenville, North Carolina next Tuesday to boost Michael Whatley and Laurie Buckhout in the nearby 1st Congressional race. Reporting from my colleague @TaylorPopielarz: spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snp… #ncpol #ncsen #NC01

Trump to bring campaign blitz to Kansas, North Carolina next week

An official with the Republican National Committee tells Spectrum News the president will hold rallies in Wichita, Kansas, on Monday and in Greenville, North Carolina, on Oct. 20

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Scoop: President Trump will hold campaign rallies next week in Kansas and North Carolina. An RNC official tells Spectrum News Trump will visit Wichita on Monday and Greenville on Tuesday. spectrumlocalnews.com/us/snp…

Trump to bring campaign blitz to Kansas, North Carolina next week

An official with the Republican National Committee tells Spectrum News the president will hold rallies in Wichita, Kansas, on Monday and in Greenville, North Carolina, on Oct. 20

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Gov. Josh Stein has sent a letter to the NC congressional delegation expressing concerns about upcoming Medicaid changes starting January 1. "More than 250,000 North Carolinians could lose their Medicaid coverage due to these changes. I urge you to reverse these cuts." The changes come from the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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Democrats are targeting seats in North Carolina they lost by high double digits in 2024. NC09 - Richard Hudson +19% NC13 - Brad Knott +17% NC03 - Greg Murphy (district redrawn) Are they actually winnable? Full Story: spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/cha… #ncpol
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I'm joining Due South on Raleigh's NPR station, WUNC, for the hour at noon to discuss a very busy week in election stories. See you soon!
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NC-01, the district that was redrawn mid-decade to make more Republican, is now rated a "Toss-Up." I traveled to eastern North Carolina to speak with (D) Rep. Don Davis and look at the dynamics of the race. Full Story: spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/cha… #NC01

Don Davis in tough re-election fight after redistricting

One of the most closely watched congressional races in the country is happening in eastern North Carolina.

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New @CookPolitical: 18 more House ratings move in Dems' direction, including four GOP incumbents from Toss Up to Lean D. Full analysis by @ercovey: cookpolitical.com/analysis/h…
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Democrats are targeting congressional seats they lost by high double digits last election. NC03 - Greg Murphy NC09 - Richard Hudson NC13 - Brad Knott Are they actually winnable this year? A closer look: specne.ws/YBwAYE #ncpol

House Dems reach big in N.C. Are the seats winnable?

The campaign arm of House Democrats, known as the DCCC, has its eyes on some congressional districts in North Carolina that Republicans won by double digits two years ago.

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