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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 […]

Trump’s State of the Union: US is ‘winning so much’

February 25, 2026 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump declared during a marathon State of the Union on Tuesday that “we’re winning so much” — insisting he’d sparked an economic boom at home and imposed a new world […]

Races to watch ahead of NC’s March primaries

January 29, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — With the March 3 primary approaching and early voting underway, there are several key races worth keeping an eye on. Key General Assembly races include the primary between Trump-endorsed Senate Leader Phil Berger […]

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2025 Year in Review: NCGA tackles public safety, hurricane relief, immigration

December 25, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — As 2025 wraps up, the General Assembly has yet to agree on and pass a budget, but the legislature passed laws this session in the areas of public safety, hurricane relief, immigration and […]

Cherokees, Shawnee oppose Lumbee Fairness Act

November 20, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Differing opinions on full recognition of North Carolina’s Lumbee Indian Tribe were the subject of a U.S. Senate hearing earlier this month. The 55,000-member Lumbee Tribe spans Robeson, Hoke, Cumberland and Scotland counties. […]

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 […]

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Youngkin, McMahon headline upcoming 2025 NCGOP convention

June 2, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon are two of the headliners at this week’s NCGOP Convention being held June 5-8 at the Koury Convention Center in Greensboro. Other notable […]

Senate budget targets NCInnovation funds

April 30, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly’s Senate budget includes a provision reshaping the $500 million in endowment funds previously given to a nonprofit in 2023 for accelerating university research being brought to the marketplace. In […]

Helene remains priority for NC’s DC delegation

April 1, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s members of Congress have been actively advocating for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in Washington. U.S. Rep. Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) introduced the Disaster Relief Transparency Act aimed at bringing transparency to the Department of […]