It's important not to learn the wrong lessons from Donald Trump's populist success and the Brexit vote.
Supporters should be prepared for an administration that falls short of expectations.
A new book examines factors that have driven school board politics, including “the overthrow of the liberal status quo in 2009.”
Americans seem more likely than the British to venerate the 800-year-old document.
Although the Democrats consider themselves the diverse party, the array of religious beliefs represented at the top of the Republican Party demonstrates it has a “big tent” character as well.
Started as a way to help John Edwards prepare for a Democratic presidential campaign, the controversial center compiled a paltry record over a decade of existence.
RALEIGH — As Republicans continue to portray DemocraticU.S. Sen. Kay Hagan as joined at the hip to an unpopular President Obama, and with congressional approval ratings cratering, the freshman senator’s best campaign strategy is to avoid national issues, political observers say. Some pundits consider Hagan among the most vulnerable Senate Democrats.
RALEIGH — State Sen. David Curtis, R-Lincoln, expressed surprise and betrayal over the AWOL House members. With so many market fluctuations due to Obamacare, Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance dynamics, Sen. Fletcher Hartsell, R-Cabarrus, said the 18-month moratorium on new mandates was intended to give the North Carolina insurance market a chance to settle.
RALEIGH — Since no candidates landed knockout punches or committed breathtaking gaffes in the Republican primary debates for U.S. Senate, election analysts say the only unanswered question is whether front-runner Thom Tillis, the state House Speaker from Mecklenburg County, is forced into a runoff.
There is nothing legally problematic about requiring voters to produce a photo ID as they cast their ballots. But we need to make sure the regulation is implemented fairly and evenly.
Despite voter ID’s popularity with the public, an argument can be made that the state’s law is bad public policy.
