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September 11, 2025
The House has passed a Trump-endorsed Republican bill that significantly enhances the punishment for illegal immigrants who cross the border, particularly those who have previously been deported.
House lawmakers on Thursday passed House Rule 3486, which would allow the Trump administration to impose harsher punishments on illegal immigrants.
House Republican leadership had fast-tracked the bill since Reps. Brad Knott (R-NC) and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) introduced it this spring.
Issues: Crime Border

September 9, 2025

CLAYTON, N.C. (WNCN) — There are plenty of elements within the Big Beautiful Bill Act that are controversial. But local small businesses are showing support for a part of the law they believe they will benefit from.

Within all the rolling out of the dough is the hope the other kind of dough keeps Luna Pizza Cafe’s business in Clayton firing up for a long time.

Issues: Economic Growth

September 9, 2025

Congressman Brad Knott, R-NC13, joined members of the Republican Study Committee in Washington on Tuesday to spotlight President Donald Trump’s push to crack down on crime in the nation’s capital. 

Knott, who spent time as a federal prosecutor before becoming a member of Congress, spoke about the importance of law and order. 

Issues: Crime

September 9, 2025

In January, a 14-year-old was shot and killed by a group of his peers in Southwest Washington, D.C. Just weeks later, an elderly man was chased through traffic by a knife-wielding attacker in broad daylight. 

Issues: Crime

September 9, 2025

WASHINGTON — American farmers, already grappling with soaring input costs, strict regulations, and recovery from natural disasters, have long struggled with labor shortages that threaten the backbone of our rural economy. Now, to alleviate these pressures, President Donald Trump has ordered the Department of Labor to unwind the Biden-Harris administration’s stifling rules on the H-2A visa program.

Issues: Agriculture

August 8, 2025

“There are more illegals in North Carolina than there are in Arizona,” Rep. Brad Knott (R-NC) said during an appearance on the Right to the Point podcast, discussing President Donald Trump’s victories and the work to be done alongside fellow RSC members Reps. Mark Harris (R-NC) and Tim Moore (R-NC).

The congressmen discussed the specific MAGA wins for their state of North Carolina, and Knott mentioned the success of the Big Beautiful Bill in protecting family farms.

Issues: Border

July 24, 2025
Republican North Carolina Rep. Brad Knott aims to deter criminal illegal immigrants from entering the U.S.

July 11, 2025

A new bill from House Republicans would force the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct a threat assessment focused on the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA).