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Nickel announces run for Wake County district attorney
Nickel dropped out of the US Senate race and endorsed former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for the nomination when Cooper announced his intention to run for the seat.
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Nickel drops out of US Senate race, endorses Cooper
Former congressman Wiley Nickel has officially dropped out of the US Senate race and has endorsed former Gov. Roy Cooper, one day after he announced he was running for the Democratic nomination.
Opinion
Trade wars already looming large in NC’s 2026 US Senate race
Expect many more twists and turns to global trade over the next few months and for those shifts to play a big part in the battle over North Carolina's US Senate seat.
Opinion
Thom Tillis and the road to 2026
As North Carolina’s senior senator, Thom Tillis finds himself in a complicated position ahead of his 2026 re-election campaign. While he has demonstrated political resilience in his past races, he again faces growing scrutiny from within his own party, a potential Democratic challenger with deep fundraising capabilities, and the ever-present influence of President Donald Trump in Republican primaries.
News
Democrats Nickel, Manning ranked among most vulnerable incumbents in 2024
Two Democratic members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation are ranked among the most likely to be picked off in 2024, according to a new analysis from Roll Call.
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With new NC congressional districts finalized, several announce candidacy
Now that the North Carolina General Assembly has passed congressional maps, candidates are announcing their intentions to run for one of the states 14 congressional seats.
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Wiley Nickel accepts over $80k from corporate PACs after filing bill against it
Between the months of April and June of 2023, Congressman Wiley Nickel, D-NC13, accepted $88,500 from corporate PACs. Company PACs include Amazon, Visa, and H&R Block. During his time in the state legislature, then state-Senator Wiley Nickel sponsored legislation urging Congress to act on corporate influence in American elections, saying “corporate participation in the political process often conflicts with...
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Republican General Assembly staffer weighs 13th Congressional District run
The Carolina Journal has learned that Jeff Hauser, a current NCGA House staffer and experienced Republican operative, will announce an exploratory committee for the 13th U.S. Congressional District on Tuesday. U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel, D-Wake, is the district’s incumbent. Hauser is currently a research assistant for state Rep. Kristin Baker, M.D., R-Cabarrus. Baker also serves as the...
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North Carolinians hit hard by inflation, rising rents
North Carolinians are feeling the pinch of rising inflation, with skyrocketing rent prices putting a strain on their budgets. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers released yesterday highlight rent and car/truck prices as the primary driving factors behind national inflation. According to the CPI data, rent prices in North Carolina have been on a...
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Tillis among those asking for total Congressional ban on TikTok
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis and Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-TX, led a group of Republican senators and representatives Monday to call on all members of Congress to not only voluntarily stop using the social media platform TikTok but also ban them from using it entirely.
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Budd endorses Donald Trump for president in 2024
North Carolina Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Budd announced Thursday his endorsement of former President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.
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All NC’s new members of Congress come via state Senate
Every new member of North Carolina's congressional delegation — Don Davis, D-NC1; Valerie Foushee, D-NC4; Chuck Edwards, R-NC11; Wiley Nickel, D-NC13; and Jeff Jackson, D-NC14 — is coming into office via the state Senate.
