From the Legislature
Budd praised two judicial nominees and backed legislation to enable a new veterans home near Fort Bragg.

SOURCE CHECK
TAP FOR WHYThe Robesonian is a local news publisher, but this item relies heavily on lawmakers’ statements and offers little indication of independent reporting or editorial scrutiny.
- Source type — A local news outlet, which provides a credible baseline but less national-level institutional assurance.
- Editorial standards — The page is published by an established local newspaper, but the article itself shows limited independent verification.
- Author attribution — No author is identified.
- Source diversity — The account mainly uses statements from the lawmakers involved.
The article supplies useful details about the nominees and veterans-home project, but much of its account consists of lawmakers’ statements. It includes no opposing perspectives or substantial independent analysis.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The article reports the supporters’ views and provides background on the veterans-home need, but no opposing or independent voices are included.
- Source diversity — Statements come from the senators supporting the nominees and bill; no outside sources are quoted.
- Counterarguments presented — No counterarguments or reservations are presented.
- Opinion vs reporting — The item reads largely as a compilation of official statements rather than independent reporting.
The article uses largely neutral language and attributes praise for the nominees and veterans-home project to the lawmakers. Its reliance on supportive statements affects balance more than it establishes a partisan lean.
- Language tone — Mostly factual wording, with praise presented as direct quotations from lawmakers.
- Source selection — The article relies on the lawmakers supporting the nominees and legislation.
- Framing — It presents the nominations and veterans-home measure favorably but does not use strongly partisan framing.
Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis praised two federal judicial nominees they recommended to the White House. The article also reports that the Senate unanimously passed a House companion bill to Budd’s Fort Bragg land-transfer measure, which would help North Carolina pursue a new veterans home.
Budd and Tillis praised Brian S. Meyers, nominated for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and Philip L. Aubart, nominated for the Middle District. Both senators said they had recommended the nominees to the White House; Tillis said he would work with Budd to advance their nominations in the Senate. The article describes Meyers’s and Aubart’s legal and military-service backgrounds.
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SWIPE →Senator supporting the judicial nominees and sponsor of the veterans-home land-transfer measure
Representative who led the House companion bill
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Senator who recommended and praised the judicial nominees
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