Republican North Carolina U.S. Sen. Ted Budd gave an update Tuesday about the situation involving the hostages, including North Carolina native Keith Siegel, being held by Hamas in Gaza, during a phone call with the media.
How can the Democratic Party hope to win North Carolina’s 16 electoral votes for president next year? Yes, North Carolina has been actively contested since 2008, when it went for Barack Obama by less than a percentage point. Since then, North Carolinians have opted for Republican candidates, albeit by narrow margins: two points in 2012,...
The Republican National Committee and North Carolina Republican Party will not intervene in one of three lawsuits challenging the state’s new election law. A federal judge has denied GOP requests to take part in a suit led by left-of-center activist group Democracy NC.
The state Retirement Systems Division urges North Carolina’s top court to steer clear of a pension-spiking dispute involving the Harnett County school board. At stake is a $198,000 bill assessed to the local school system.
Congressman Patrick McHenry, R-NC10, has officially announced his retirement from the United States House of Representatives, saying "this season has come to an end."
Former top North Carolina political donor Greg Lindberg secured a partial victory Tuesday from the state Court of Appeals. The court threw out an injunction and another order related to a $600 million judgment against Lindberg.
A unanimous state Court of Appeals panel has upheld lower court rulings against environmental activist groups challenging state hog waste permits. Appellate judges found no error Tuesday in lower courts’ approach to the case.
A bustling crowd of candidate hopefuls stood in line at the Gov. James G. Martin Building at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh Monday as candidate filing got underway for the 2024 election cycle in North Carolina.
Eighteen black and Latino plaintiffs working with Democratic lawyer Marc Elias’ law firm have filed a federal lawsuit to block North Carolina’s new congressional map. They took their case to court on the same afternoon that candidate filing began for the state’s 2024 elections.
Longtime State Sen. Joyce Krawiec, R-Forsyth, announced on Monday that she will not seek re-election and is retiring at the end of her current term.
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Headed into the 2024 presidential election year, President Joe Biden’s approval rating remains underwater among North Carolina voters.
Nikki Haley got a boost in her bid for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday in an endorsement from Americans for Prosperity Action. The Koch group pushed out a campaign to promote the former South Carolina governor and former United Nations ambassador.
Republicans are pushing to get more party faithful to vote early and mail in their ballots, while also trying to assure them of ballot security. An initiative from the Republican National Committee, Bank Your Vote, is aimed at tapping into turnout tactics that Democrats have been nurturing for years.
On Tuesday, voters cast ballots in the last of three municipal contests in the state's first elections with Voter ID requirements in place. On Wednesday, state elections staff will conduct statutorily required random accuracy checks.