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Don Davis and Laurie Buckhout: Meet the US House candidates in NC-01

August 14, 2026

For the second straight cycle, Rep. Don Davis, a Democrat and Air Force veteran, will face Army veteran Laurie Buckhout, a Republican.

Democratic Congressman Don Davis wants to expand child care for first responders

October 5, 2026

Childcare can cost a family more than $12,000 a year per child every year in North Carolina, and it can be especially tough for firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics.

Democrats launch digital ad highlighting GOP candidate’s ties to sex offender

August 28, 2026

In the 2024 rematch between Democrat Don Davis and Republican Laurie Buckhout, a new digital ad is targeting the Republican’s ties to convicted sex offender Harvey West.

Congressman Don Davis files for reelection in a district Republicans stacked against him

December 3, 2025

A federal court recently approved a new 2026 election map intended to make it impossible for Davis, the incumbent Democrat, to win. But that Republican calculus may not be as certain as it once seemed.

NC Republicans pass new congressional map to kick a Black Democrat out of Congress

October 22, 2025

Heeding orders from President Trump, NC Republicans moved US Rep. Don Davis out of his district, leaving him with virtually no chance of winning re-election.

NC Republicans gerrymander election maps, tilting control of Congress in Trump’s favor

October 22, 2025

Despite public opposition, NC Republicans vote to gerrymander the state’s Congressional map—minimizing the power of Black voters in eastern NC almost certainly ousting eastern NC Democrat Don Davis.

NC Republicans release electoral map that would push Democrat Don Davis out of Congress

October 17, 2025

North Carolina joins several other Republican-led states that have sought to remove Democratic representatives from Congress by drawing districts they can’t win.

Republicans redrew this congressional district in NC. They could break a 114-year losing streak

September 3, 2026

One of the most competitive congressional districts in the country is in northeastern North Carolina, where Republicans haven’t won in nearly a century and a half.

The key role of soybeans in the race between Davis, Buckhout

September 10, 2026

The soybean industry is critical to northeastern North Carolina, and farmers have been hammered by tariffs that hurt export markets for their products.

New ICE activity reported in NC

December 4, 2025

Share with a friend Hey, it’s Billy. In November, construction ground to a halt on a new Raleigh city hall. The work stopped because, like many industries that are reliant on immigrant labor, Border Patrol and ICE operations in North Carolina frightened workers. Because of stories like this, the construction industry is asking…