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College Democrats, students sue over polling place removals

February 12, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The College Democrats of North Carolina are leading a lawsuit over the State Board of Elections removal of on-campus early voting sites at three of the state’s college campuses. The complaint, filed for […]

FBI closed case on 2016 Orange County GOP firebombing

January 30, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — “Nazi Republicans leave town or else.” That was the message spray-painted alongside a swastika on the side of Orange County Republican Party headquarters in October 2016. While the outside was vandalized, the inside […]

Four-term North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, a leader in education reform, dead at 88

December 18, 2025 Gary D. Robertson

RALEIGH — Four-term North Carolina Democratic Gov. Jim Hunt, a towering figure in state politics in the late 20th century who helped leaders from both major parties strive for public education reform, died Thursday at […]

Legal challenge filed over new election maps

November 6, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A legal challenge has been filed against North Carolina’s new congressional maps contained in Senate Bill 249, which was passed by the legislature Oct. 22. The new maps create the opportunity for the […]

PINKERTON: The Golden Age’s silver lining

November 1, 2025 James P. Pinkerton

Democrats have gone full Trump Derangement Syndrome on the 47th president’s plan to build that great, big, beautiful ballroom at the White House. The project will, for sure, add more sheen to Donald Trump’s golden age. And here’s a flash report: […]

ELDER: Race-based mapmaking is racist

October 31, 2025 Larry Elder

The Supreme Court is considering a Louisiana redistricting case that could have a greater impact on U.S. House of Representatives seats than the Texas and California “gerrymandering” maneuvers combined. The New York Times wrote, “Democrats […]

HAVA consent order faces challenges

September 26, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The Democratic National Committee and the NC Alliance for Retired Americans filed motions last week asking the federal judge to reconsider his final approval of a consent order in a lawsuit brought by […]

HILL: The most brazen political crime ever in American history

August 7, 2025 Frank Hill

I really don’t want to bore everyone or myself by writing too much about the revelations about the Russian collusion caper concocted during the Obama administration with the full complicity of Secretary of State Hillary […]

BARONE: The new politics of Metropole vs. Heartland

June 13, 2025 Michael Barone

You see the same pattern over much of the world. In three consecutive presidential elections in the United States. In the latest polls in Britain, where the 2016 Brexit referendum was the first notable outbreak. […]

BARONE: Democrats are discredited and off-kilter

May 31, 2025 Michael Barone

How does a political party with overwhelming advantages, including increasing support from the growing bloc of highly educated and affluent voters, almost monopoly support from the press and broadcast media, and with burgeoning financial and […]