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Cooper launches US Senate campaign, setting up high-stakes campaign clash

Former NC Gov. Roy Cooper officially announced his campaign for the US Senate on Monday, launching a bid to flip the Republican-held seat and setting the stage for what is expected to be one of the most competitive races of the 2026 election cycle.

Donna King
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Hudson, Harrigan support parents battling Charlotte private school at top NC court

Two Republican members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation have joined 11 GOP state legislators and a dozen groups to support parents in a legal battle against a Charlotte private school. The case has reached North Carolina’s highest court.

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Former President Donald Trump holds campaign rally in Charlotte

High energy and crowds filled the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte Wednesday as Trump took the stage. Rally goers also heard from NC House Speaker Tim Moore, National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd, Congressmen Dan Bishop and Richard Hudson, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley, and former NASCAR driver Richard Childress.

Zach Rounceville
Opinion

Budget reform requires belt and suspenders

Key members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation have it right: unless we do something meaningful about the federal government’s chronic budget deficits, America’s future is in peril. “Reckless spending has led our country into a dire economic situation threatened by inflation and mountains of debt,” says Rep. Richard Hudson, R-NC9, chairman of the National Republican Congressional...

John Hood
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RNC pushes Republicans to vote early and by mail

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.

Donna King
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FBI joins Moore County investigation after night of curfew

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined the case of widespread power outages across Moore County over the weekend. This comes after what officials say is a targeted attack on two power substations Saturday evening, plunging 40,000 homes and businesses across the region into darkness. School was also closed Monday for Moore County schools.

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NC members of Congress could hold key roles in new GOP-majority U.S. House

The latest projection from elections-analysis site FiveThirtyEight is that Republicans have an 85% chance of winning a majority in the U.S. House. It’s even fairly likely that Republicans will claim far more than the 218 seats needed for a majority. And if or when current Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi hands the gavel over...

David Larson