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North Carolina

  • Senate Republicans 2026 Michael Whatley

    Senate Republicans Move Spending From North Carolina to Kansas as Tides Shift

    October 02, 2026 02:40 p.m.

  • Michael Whatley and Donald Trump

    North Carolina Republicans Are Counting On Trump

    September 15, 2026 05:47 p.m.

  • An election worker process mail-in and absentee ballots in West Chester, PA.

    North Carolina Approves New Mail-In Ballot Policies Hours Before Sending Them Out

    September 04, 2026 05:13 p.m.

  • House Budget Committee Reconciliation

    House Votes to Censure Chuck Edwards Over Harassment Allegations

    September 01, 2026 06:14 p.m.

  • Hurricane Recovery North Carolina

    N.C. Republicans Pick State Lawmaker to Replace Chuck Edwards on Ballot

    August 10, 2026 08:05 p.m.

  • House Budget Committee Reconciliation

    Chuck Edwards Ends His Reelection Campaign Following Harassment Allegations

    August 05, 2026 05:36 a.m.

  • House Budget Committee Reconciliation

    Ethics Committee Recommends Censure for Rep. Chuck Edwards Over ‘Inappropriate Conduct’

    August 03, 2026 02:57 p.m.

  • Robert.Pittenger

    ‘Fiscal Responsibility’ Congressman Plans to Stiff Two-Dozen Campaign Creditors

    June 30, 2026 05:27 a.m.

  • Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper

    North Carolina Democrats Are Outraising Republicans in Key Races to Start the Year

    April 16, 2026 12:16 p.m.

  • JamesTalarico

    Democrats Are Dominating the Fundraising Race in Critical Congressional Contests

    April 16, 2026 12:31 a.m.

  • AP26097681263847

    Mullin Promises DHS Won’t Neglect Western North Carolina

    April 07, 2026 04:59 p.m.

  • AP26090547872320

    Democratic Candidate Recruitment Is Booming, Even in Republican Districts

    April 06, 2026 05:00 a.m.

  • Markwayne Mullin

    North Carolina Republicans Want Markwayne Mullin to Unlock FEMA Funds

    March 26, 2026 01:05 p.m.

  • Roy.Cooper.Michael.Whatley

    North Carolina Delegation Split on Stock Trading — And a Potential Ban

    March 17, 2026 05:00 a.m.

  • Rep. Valerie Foushee speaks with constituents.

    Rep. Valerie Foushee Defeats a Primary Challenge From the Left With Help of an AI Money Boost

    March 04, 2026 07:05 p.m.

  • Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies during a House hearing.

    FEMA Approves Millions in Aid for North Carolina After Tillis’ Rant Against Noem

    March 04, 2026 05:30 p.m.

  • Michael Whatley and Roy Cooper

    Michael Whatley and Roy Cooper Are Set to Battle for North Carolina’s Senate Seat

    March 03, 2026 08:51 p.m.

  • Thom Tillis

    Sen. Thom Tillis Skewers Kristi Noem’s Leadership Over Disaster Response at FEMA

    March 03, 2026 02:03 p.m.

  • U.S. Representative Valerie Foushee speaks at a town hall in Carrboro on August 5, 2025.

    Iran Is the Closing Message in a Contested Democratic Primary

    March 02, 2026 12:48 p.m.

  • Josh Stein

    State Officials Are on Edge About FEMA’s Bandwidth as DHS Shutdown Drags on

    February 19, 2026 07:49 p.m.

  • Raymond E. Smith Jr.

    Congressional Black Caucus PAC Endorses in a Newly Redrawn North Carolina District

    February 04, 2026 05:30 a.m.

  • Remove RFK Jr. Rally

    RFK Jr. Is Inspiring More STEM Candidates to Run. Will It Expand Democrats’ Map?

    January 26, 2026 05:01 a.m.

  • FEMA headquarters

    ‘The Impact Is Going to be Huge’: FEMA’s Latest Staff Cuts Could Leave States Vulnerable in Disaster Recovery

    January 16, 2026 11:44 a.m.

  • Thom Tillis

    Congress Just Granted the Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognition

    December 17, 2025 02:32 p.m.

  • Nida Allam

    Rep. Valerie Foushee Gets a Primary Challenger Backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders

    December 11, 2025 09:00 a.m.

  • Rep. Suzan DelBene

    Democrats Have Expanded Their House Battleground for the Midterms

    December 10, 2025 06:30 a.m.

  • Election official assists a voter casting their ballot.

    An Aging Electorate Will Play a Big Role in Deciding Some of 2026’s Biggest Races

    December 10, 2025 05:48 a.m.

  • Former President Donald Trump, left, is welcomed by Michael Whatley, Chairman of the N.C. GOP

    Michael Whatley’s ‘Recovery Czar’ Title Hangs Over His Senate Bid

    November 26, 2025 05:30 a.m.

  • Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks during an event.

    Trump Helped Schumer Get Three of His Dream Candidates for 2026

    November 24, 2025 05:45 a.m.

  • DOGE sign AP-25036758583036

    The Battleground State Where Democrats Want DOGE Cuts to Come Into Play

    November 19, 2025 05:40 a.m.

  • The North Carolina state House reviews copies of a map proposal for new state House districts.

    To Protest Gerrymandering, This North Carolina Democrat Is Running as a Republican

    November 13, 2025 12:17 p.m.

  • Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is seen in the U.S. Capitol.

    Sen. Thom Tillis Is Blocking Mississippi Judicial Nominees

    November 12, 2025 09:48 a.m.

  • Kristi Noem

    Trump Under Pressure From Battleground States in New Lawsuit Against FEMA and DHS

    November 05, 2025 03:31 p.m.

  • Donald Trump, Mark Harris AP-18299813494708

    North Carolina House Republicans Want the National Guard in Charlotte

    November 05, 2025 01:47 p.m.

  • Thom Tillis AP-22262555872219

    Vance Tried to Keep Republicans in Line on Brazil Tariffs. Five Voted Against Them.

    October 28, 2025 08:14 p.m.

  • Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C.,  arrives to the U.S. Capitol

    Rep. Don Davis Is Facing Redistricting Again. He Says He Won’t Go Without a Fight.

    October 27, 2025 04:00 p.m.

  • North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall speaks with Senate leader Phil Berger.

    North Carolina Jumps Back Into the Redistricting Battle

    October 16, 2025 06:55 p.m.

  • Janet Mills

    Democrats’ Senate Majority Hopes Hang on Three Candidates Older Than 65

    October 15, 2025 05:31 a.m.

  • Sen. Raphael Warnock at the Capitol.

    Southern Lawmakers Say Infant Mortality Rates Could Worsen with Health Care Cuts

    October 14, 2025 10:01 a.m.

  • Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn

    ‘No Way’: Trumpworld Won’t Help Madison Cawthorn Attempt a Political Comeback

    October 03, 2025 11:17 a.m.

  • Trump FEMA

    Lawmakers Worry North Carolina FEMA Funds Will Be ‘Delayed’ Due to Shutdown

    October 01, 2025 04:18 p.m.

  • JD Vance North Carolina

    JD Vance Blames Democrats for the Fatal North Carolina Stabbing

    September 24, 2025 05:34 p.m.

  • Thom Tillis

    Thom Tillis Says He Doesn’t Want a White House Crackdown on Charlotte

    September 09, 2025 03:28 p.m.

  • Michael Whatley speaks at a campaign rally.

    Michael Whatley Is Throwing Out the Tillis Playbook in North Carolina

    September 02, 2025 05:13 a.m.

  • Officials comb through the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood.

    New Flood Maps Could Prevent Deadly Disasters. Politics Pose a Roadblock.

    August 22, 2025 05:33 a.m.

  •  Stickers reading "I Voted By Mail" are displayed.

    North Carolina Democrats Brace for More Republican Efforts to Limit Voting Access

    August 21, 2025 12:20 p.m.

  • North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper

    ‘Knife Fight in a Telephone Booth’: Roy Cooper Jumps Into Hotly Contested North Carolina Senate Race

    July 28, 2025 08:00 a.m.

  • Michael Whatley speaks at a campaign rally.

    Trump and the NRSC Line Up Behind Michael Whatley for North Carolina’s Senate Seat

    July 24, 2025 10:14 p.m.

  • California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, and California Attorney General Rob Bonta, left

    Swing State Democratic Strategists Aren’t Sold on Gavin Newsom

    July 23, 2025 05:10 a.m.

  • Officials comb through the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood.

    FEMA’s Uncertain Future Has Storm-Prone Southern States in Limbo

    July 21, 2025 05:04 p.m.

  • Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., is seen in the U.S. Capitol.

    When Thom Tillis Went Rogue

    July 18, 2025 05:13 a.m.

  • Roy Cooper

    ‘Everybody Wants to Avoid a Primary’: Democrats Wait on the Sidelines for Roy Cooper

    May 02, 2025 10:22 a.m.

  • UNC Chapel Hill Campus

    DOGE Cuts Off Funds to Congressionally Mandated National Security Centers

    April 29, 2025 06:27 p.m.

  • Election 2024 Trump AP-24295585137198

    ‘A Lot of Excuses’: Trump’s FEMA Uncertainty Is Frustrating Officials Navigating Hurricane Recovery

    April 23, 2025 02:09 p.m.

  • NRCC chairman Rep. Richard Hudson

    NRCC Chair Richard Hudson Says He Didn’t Understand Trump’s Call to Deport U.S. Citizens

    April 22, 2025 07:57 p.m.

  • Chuck Edwards

    White House Asks Congress’ FEMA Task Force to Delay Recommendations, As Trump Pushes Cuts

    April 08, 2025 07:37 p.m.

  • FEMA employee

    What Are Trump’s Plans for FEMA? Depends Who You Ask.

    March 28, 2025 05:10 a.m.

  • Debris is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Asheville, N.C.

    The House Oversight Committee Wants Answers From FEMA on the Hurricane Helene Response

    March 19, 2025 03:22 p.m.

  • Roy Cooper

    Democrats Are Putting Pressure On Roy Cooper to Run For Senate in North Carolina

    March 19, 2025 10:00 a.m.

  • Firefighters look over a home.

    Federal Funding Freeze Leaves Democrats Warning About Disaster Aid

    January 28, 2025 07:39 p.m.

  • North Carolina Supreme Court Allison Riggs

    The DNC Wades Into Republicans’ Fight to Overturn a North Carolina Supreme Court Race

    January 10, 2025 07:00 a.m.

  • Election 2024 North Carolina Governor

    ‘Outrageous Power Grab’: North Carolina Democrats Prepare for a Legal Battle

    December 19, 2024 11:00 a.m.

  • Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C.

    North Carolina Republicans Hope Their New Ranks Can Stem a Blue Tide

    November 18, 2024 02:09 p.m.

  • Mark Robinson

    Mark Robinson, Drowned in Scandal, Lost North Carolina’s Governor’s Race

    November 05, 2024 08:29 p.m.

  • Election 2024 Trump AP-24309575866248

    Donald Trump’s Final Campaign Swing Put North Carolina Front and Center

    November 04, 2024 08:43 p.m.

  • North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson

    Mark Robinson’s Campaign Insists It’s Actually Fine That Trump Is Staying Away

    October 29, 2024 02:47 p.m.

  • Debris is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Asheville, N.C.

    Helene Devastated Democrats’ Operation in Western North Carolina. Can They Make It Up in a Week?

    October 27, 2024 04:18 p.m.

  • Election 2024 Walz

    North Carolina Is a Difficult Persuasion Test Case for Democrats

    October 27, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Election North Carolina Early Voting

    Trump Spent Years Vilifying Early Voting. Now, Republicans Are Willing to Sue for More.

    October 24, 2024 10:00 a.m.

  • Hurricane Helene FEMA Threats

    Misinformation Has Complicated Hurricane Relief. Aid Is Getting Through Anyway.

    October 20, 2024 10:10 a.m.

  • A woman fills sand bags on the beach in Tampa, FL.

    FEMA Resources Hang in the Balance as Hurricane Season Intensifies

    October 08, 2024 08:56 p.m.

  • North Carolina voter stickers

    North Carolina Adapts to a Post-Hurricane Election. Not Everyone Is On Board.

    October 08, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Hurricane Helene Recovery

    Election Integrity Disputes Hang Over North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene Recovery

    October 03, 2024 05:11 p.m.

  • Mark Robinson

    Mark Robinson’s Latest Scandal Has Republicans Fearing for the Rest of the Ballot

    September 19, 2024 07:38 p.m.

  • North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson

    ‘The Hits Keep Coming’: Mark Robinson’s Path in North Carolina Is Looking Even Shakier, Republicans Say

    September 09, 2024 05:30 a.m.

  • Elaine Marshall

    Democrats’ Big North Carolina Push Will Soon Include the Secretary of State

    August 27, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Cornel West

    North Carolina’s Fight Over Third-Party Candidates Is Swinging in Republicans’ Favor

    August 13, 2024 03:06 p.m.

  • NC Legislature

    This North Carolina Race Could End the GOP’s State Legislature Supermajority

    June 25, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at Richard B. Russell Airport.

    Trump’s Trial Was a Huge Fundraising Gift to Struggling State Parties

    June 24, 2024 02:49 p.m.

  • ICE Police

    North Carolina Republicans Are Getting In on Immigration Politics

    April 26, 2024 01:39 p.m.

  • Robert F. Kennedy Jr. buttons

    RFK Jr. Is Muddying the Politics in North Carolina

    April 05, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • North Carolina Charlotte

    North Carolina Republicans Wave Off Concerns That Their Candidates Are Too Extreme

    April 02, 2024 12:29 p.m.

  • Joe Biden in NC

    Joe Biden Is Making North Carolina the Poster Child for His Agenda

    March 14, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Rep. Don Davis, D-N.C.,  arrives to the U.S. Capitol

    The House Race Democrats Can’t Afford to Lose in North Carolina

    February 16, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Pro-Palestinian protesters block Interstate 5 northbound in Seattle, WA

    Are Republicans Serious About Going After Protesters?

    January 30, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Lt. Governor Mark Robinson, R-N.C., speaks to the crowd at a rally for former President Donald Trump Saturday, April 9, 2022

    Democrats Say Mark Robinson Is Dangerous. They’re Rooting for Him Anyway.

    January 29, 2024 06:00 a.m.

  • Joe Biden, Raphael Warnock

    Democrats Say Georgia Looks Bleak for Biden. Can North Carolina Save Him?

    December 14, 2023 03:00 p.m.

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