As early voting begins soon for the midterm elections, organizers say mobilizing voters who feel overlooked could reshape North Carolina’s political future.
In the new Billy Ball Explains NC, here's why Helene relief—or the lack thereof—could play a BIG part in this year's Senate race between Michael Whatley and Roy Cooper.
In a new Billy Ball Explains NC, we break down how the NC GOP took control of election boards, why students and Black voters are being targeted, and how these decisions fit into a national strategy to limit voting access.
As the General Assembly prepares to return for a session this spring, North Carolina faith leaders and advocacy groups urged legislators to prioritize public education, affordable health care, and fair voting maps.
Michael Wray, a former 10-term state Representative running for his old seat in 2026, faces claims that he once told a fellow lawmaker to “watch out for the Blacks.”
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.
Our picks for 3 things happening this week in NC: Iryna's Law takes effect, despite concerns. The 2026 election officially begins, and the chance to be a viking in Oxford.
North Carolina joins several other Republican-led states that have sought to remove Democratic representatives from Congress by drawing districts they can’t win.
Former Governor Roy Cooper officially announced his candidacy for the US Senate on Monday, ending months of speculation that he would run for the seat currently held by retiring Sen. Thom Tillis.
On Saturday, in a speech at the North Carolina Democratic Party’s Unity Dinner in Raleigh, Cooper highlighted his frustration with congressional Republicans’ growing attacks on the middle class.
“For too many Americans, the middle class feels like a distant dream. Meanwhile, the biggest corporations and the richest Americans have grabbed obscene wealth at the expense of everyday working people,” Cooper told the crowd.
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Cooper officially announced his candidacy for North Carolina’s US Senate seat in 2026. He hasn’t lost an election since entering politics in 1986.
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