Stories tagged: "US Senate"

North Carolina In this Wednesday, June 24, 2015 photo, Rev. William Barber speaks at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
North Carolina NC Civil Rights Leader Rev. Barber Wrote a Letter to Lame-Duck Democrats. Here’s What He Had To Say. 

In a letter addressing the US Senate leader, Barber said it’s time for these lawmakers to “show the people who worked tirelessly to keep them in power that they are ready to go to work for them.” 

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson December 12, 2022 4:22 pm EST
LGBTQ Rainbow-colored lights shine on the White House to celebrate the US Supreme Court's 2015 ruling in favor of same-sex marriage (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
LGBTQ Senate Passes Bill to Protect Same-Sex and Interracial Marriage

The Respect for Marriage Act does not require states to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, but it does require states that ban same-sex marriages to recognize these marriages as long as the marriage was valid in the state where it was performed.

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson November 30, 2022 12:22 pm EST
Elections This April 28, 2021, file photo shows the US Capitol building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Elections We May Not Know Who Controls the US House and Senate for a Few Days—or Even Weeks

Control of the two chambers of Congress will come down to mail ballots that are still being counted in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and Oregon—and possibly a December Senate run-off election in Georgia.

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson November 10, 2022 4:51 pm EST
Voting Cheri Beasley gives her concession speech late Tuesday night. (Michael McElroy/Cardinal & Pine)
Voting The Best News of the Night for North Carolina Democrats

And other takeaways from a tough election (again) for the left in North Carolina. 

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy November 9, 2022 4:07 pm EST
Elections Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley speaks during a campaign appearance in Durham, N.C., on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)
Elections No, Cheri Beasley Does Not Want to Raise Taxes on the Middle Class

An ad by conservative backers of Ted Budd misrepresents Beasley’s position and gives a misleading take on the Inflation Reduction Act.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy October 21, 2022 11:44 am EDT

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Elections This combination of photos shows North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., left, and Democratic candidate Cheri Beasley, right, during a televised debate on Oct. 7, 2022, at Spectrum News 1 studio in Raleigh, N.C. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)
Elections Budd and Beasley Are Virtually Tied in New Poll, But Are Miles Apart on the Issues

The Republican and Democratic candidates have starkly different views on abortion, reducing inflation, climate change, and gun reform. But 9% of North Carolinians are still undecided.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy October 17, 2022 4:21 pm EDT
Elections Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Cheri Beasley, left, and Republican challenger U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C. answer questions during a televised debate on Oct. 7. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP, Pool)
Elections Beasley and Other Democrats Face Misleading and Outright False Ads

Over these last weeks of the election season in North Carolina, the state Republican Party has lumbered past that often faint line that separates politics from disinformation.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy October 14, 2022 10:26 am EDT