Alma Adams

Cooper, Whatley pitted in Senate race

March 13, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Former Gov. Roy Cooper and former Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley secured their party nominations during last week’s U.S. Senate primary. Unofficially and before provisional totals were added, 824,798 Democratic votes and […]

US House Judiciary’s Charlotte field hearing filled with emotional testimony

October 2, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight held a field hearing Monday in Charlotte on victims of violent crime. The hearing follows the controversy surrounding the August murder of Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light […]

Trump, NC leaders react to assassination of TPUSA co-founder Charlie Kirk

September 11, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Officials from different countries and from across the United States, including North Carolina, reacted to the assassination of Turning Point USA co-founder and CEO Charlie Kirk that occurred on a Utah college campus […]

Speculation swirls on ’26 candidates for Tillis’ Senate seat

July 2, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Speculation is swirling about which candidates will lead the field for U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis’ seat following his announcement he will not seek reelection in 2026. Republicans and Democrats alike reacted with praise […]

Special guests at Trump joint session address includes NC’s Payton McNabb

March 4, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — President Donald Trump will deliver his first address of his second term to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. His speech will outline his administration’s plans for the nation with the main theme being the “Renewal of […]

Both chambers of Congress run bills on women’s sports

January 26, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Both chambers of Congress are running bills aimed at barring biological males from competing on female sports teams. Both bills update the Education Amendments of 1972 as it pertains to Title IX, specifically […]

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Democrat Alma Adams retains NC 12th Congressional District seat

November 5, 2024 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Incumbent Congresswoman Alma Adams has been reelected as North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District representative over Republican challenger Addul Ali, a Charlotte area businessman, podcaster and past chair of the Cabarrus GOP. Results have yet to […]