North Carolina’s representatives in Congress secured almost $250 million in pork spending in the latest federal spending omnibus bill. While the process for finding federal earmarks is cumbersome and far…
Last week Congress passed H.R. 2471, a $1.5 trillion spending omnibus package to fund the government through September. It was loaded with earmarks costing $9.7 billion. Earmarks are legislative provisions that direct…
North Carolina lawmakers returned to Raleigh for a special session targeting disaster relief linked to Hurricane Matthew and western N.C. wildfires. Becki Gray recaps key developments from the latest legislative…
WGHP reports the long-time 6th District congressman died late Tuesday night.
• Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-10th District, continues to take advantage of his seniority in the lower chamber. McHenry, who’s the chief deputy whip of the Republican caucus, was named vice…
• Happy New Year! Incumbent Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-2nd District, won North Carolina’s fundraising wars during the 2014 congressional campaign, raising $1.83 million in defeating “American Idol” runner-up Clay Aiken,…
The US Senate and US House went into recess in late September and are now returning to Washington today to resume unfinished business during the lame duck period. The House…
Bad enough that Laura Fjeld struggled during last night’s 6th District Congressional candidates debate with opponent Mark Walker, but now Democratic operatives piss off the N&R in an awkward attempt…
• Republican Thom Tillis’ Senate campaign launches a new ad referring to a stimulus grant that benefited several companies owned by family members of Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan. See Carolina…
No suprise that today’s N&R editorial slams 6th District Congressional candidate Mark Walker over his recent comments about going to war with Mexico: It’s reassuring that Republican 6th District congressional…
Pundits and prognosticators have spent a lot of time discussing Mark Walker’s dominating win over Phil Berger Jr. in North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District Republican primary runoff election. Rick Henderson…
The stage is set: incumbent Rep. Virginia Foxx will face challenger Josh Brannon following Brannon’s win in Tuesday’s primary runoff. Obviously a different situation than in the 6th District, where…