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As NC’s US Senate race heats up, GOP lawmakers launch probe of Dem candidate Roy Cooper

Just months before voters cast their ballots in the 2026 U.S. Senate election, North Carolina’s Republican-led General Assembly announced a committee to investigate the Democratic...

Exclusive – Michael Whatley: Democrat Opponent Roy Cooper Released Violent Criminals into Communities

Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D), vying for a Senate seat in the state, released violent criminals into the community. The post Exclusive – Michael Whatley: Democrat Oppon...

Report: Roy Cooper’s 2020 Riot-Era Democrat Privilege Moment Comes Back to Haunt His NC Senate Bid

US Senate race: North Carolina voters favor Cooper over Whatley, poll shows

A new poll from Elon University found that 70% of North Carolinians have heard of Democratic candidate Roy Cooper, while only 35% have heard of Republican candidate Michael Whatley...

Cooper leads Whatley, Earls leads Stevens

Democrats in North Carolina get more good news.

Almost Half the 3,500 Criminals Former NC Dem Gov. Roy Cooper Released Went on to Reoffend -- and Now He's Running for S...

More than one thousand criminals who were released back into the streets on former Gov. Roy Cooper's (D-NC) watch went on to reoffend, according to an analysis. The post Almost Hal...

Make Stuff Cost Less: Cooper pledges to tackle rising costs in Senate campaign stop in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Former governor Roy Cooper continued his “Make Stuff Cost Less” tour on Friday with a stop in Charlotte, where he outlined plans to lower costs for No...

Heat Turns Up on NC Democrat Senate Nominee After New Database Highlights Criminals Granted Early Release

Stein: Whatley’s ties to Trump ‘not a positive’ in North Carolina’s upcoming US Senate election

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein predicted that Republican U.S. Senate nominee Michael Whatley’s close ties to President Donald Trump will hurt Whatley’s campaign this Nov...

Cooper, Whatley face off in dueling Triangle events over who can deliver affordability

The two major party candidates for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat in November both held campaign events focused on affordability in the Triangle Thursday afternoon. The out...

NC Rep Carla Cunningham switches party affiliation after primary loss

State Rep. Carla Cunningham has switched her party affiliation to unaffiliated. The move comes after the Mecklenburg County Democrat lost her primary in March. Cunningham, a seven-...

The House of Berger

Senate leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) lost his primary and won’t run the chamber next year. But he’s leaving a legacy. Members of his family, former staff members, and former Se...

NC Democratic Vice Chair Jonah Garson to succeed state Sen. Graig Meyer

The next state senator representing Caswell, Orange, and Person counties will be Jonah Garson, a top North Carolina Democratic Party official, following Sen. Graig Meyer’s departur...

“Let them be worried:” NC Dem Carla Cunningham on the upcoming legislative short session.

State Rep. Carla Cunningham (D-Mecklenburg) starts the legislative session this month as a lame duck who is ticked off at Gov. Josh Stein for endorsing one of her primary opponents...

Law-and-order Senate nominee Michael Whatley faced arrest for skipping court in 2015 NC traffic case

In December 2015 — the same month future Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley got the call to run Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign in North Carolina — h...

NC Democratic Party leader Anderson Clayton runs to the problem – engaging voters

Anderson Clayton, head of the North Carolina Democratic Party, has ambitious goals for a party eager for success after losing control of the state legislature in 2010 and the state...

Incumbent Democrat resigns, leaving a vacancy in one of the Triangle's most competitive NC Senate districts

Democratic N.C. Sen. Terence Everitt announced Tuesday night that he's resigning his seat and dropping out of one of this year's most hotly contested legislative races.

Wake Democrat Terence Everitt resigns from the NC Senate

Terence Everitt (D-Wake) resigned from the state Senate, he announced Tuesday on Facebook. Everitt has been leading an organization called the North Carolina Voter Protection Allia...

Amendment to elect State Board of Education members moves forward in NC House

A Republican proposal that would remove the governor’s power to appoint State Board of Education members advanced out of a House committee on Tuesday amid pushback from Democrats t...

Former Senator Graig Meyer on his recent decision to leave elected office

  Over the last few years, we’ve had several opportunities to chat with former state lawmaker Graig Meyer of Orange County during the four terms he served in the state House and tw...

Second Mecklenburg lawmaker leaves Democratic Party after primary loss

A second Mecklenburg County state House member is leaving the Democratic Party after losing a reelection bid in the spring primary.

Canes won, slush fund zero.

Cooper is cavorting with Canes fans while Whatley is wallowing in Trump world.

Former Charlotte mayor seeks interim role after Lyles announced resignation

Former Mayor Jennifer Roberts has expressed interest in serving as interim Mayor of Charlotte, with a focus on transparency and accessibility, while current Mayor Vi Lyles is set t...

Breaking: Coleman to run for governor

Already endorsed by a major labor union