The opening of a facility in Greensboro proposed to house 800 unaccompanied migrant children from the southern border appears imminent, possibly as soon as August.
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.
All of North Carolina’s county sheriffs races are on the ballot in 2022, and many candidates are there for the first time. Twenty local sheriffs across the state have decided not to run again. “When you count up all of the folks that will be elected for the first time in November, there will be...
contact the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if they cannot confirm the immigration status of someone in their custody accused of some serious and violent crimes. The House’s version of Senate Bill 101, passed Thursday 65-47 and was later approved, with no debate, by the Senate 25-19 on Friday. Both votes were along party lines.
On June 10, news broke that that starting in July unaccompanied children (UACs) from the southern border would be transported to and housed at Greensboro’s American Hebrew Academy, with the federal government hiring 800 staff members to oversee the facility. Now, North Carolina’s Republican congressional delegation has penned a letter to U.S. Department of Health...
The N.C. State Board of Elections officially certified primary elections on Thursday, June 9. According to the NCSBE, about 1.4 million people cast ballots, a 20% voter turnout for the May 17 primary. Karen Brinson Bell, NCSBE executive director, presented the results to board members for certification. “I think our voters can have tremendous amounts...
After a string of attacks on pro-life pregnancy-support centers across the country, seven Republican members of North Carolina's congressional delegation signed a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate the attacks as domestic terrorism. U.S. Reps. Ted Budd, Patrick McHenry, Greg Murphy, Madison Cawthorn, Richard Hudson, Virginia Foxx, and David Rouzer all signed the letter.
After a contentious Republican primary, 26-year-old freshman Congressman Madison Cawthorn, who represents the far west of North Carolina, was defeated in his bid for re-election by state Sen. Chuck Edwards. As the district is securely Republican, Edwards is likely to win the seat in November. The Cook Political Report and Decision Desk HQ have both called...
The 1st District was redrawn to be more competitive, and with a Republican wave-year predicted, whoever wins the GOP primary will find themselves in one of only two competitive congressional districts in the state. Republican Sandy Smith has her eye on the seat; she ran and lost to Butterfield in 2020 54% to 45%. She's running again in the primary, but she's not necessarily the front-runner. She has a well-funded primary challenger in Rocky Mount Mayor Sandy Roberson.
Congressman Madison Cawthorn, R-NC, was cites for possession of a dangerous weapon after having a loaded handgun at the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint at Charlotte Douglas Airport. Police say that Cawthorn cooperated with authorities after an agent found the weapon in a bag and Cawthorn said it was his.
U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, N.C.-11, is facing criticism on several fronts as he begins his re-election campaign in his far-western N.C. home district. Cawthorn previously stated he would move to a district closer to Charlotte to run for re-election. At the time, he stated he “did not want to see a go along to get...
