David Drucker of the Washington Examiner details President Trump’s challenge in a portion of Texas that’s critical to his re-election chances. From the outside, Texas appears troubling for President Trump…
• It’s official! State Sen. Josh Stein, D-Wake (at right), will seek the 2016 Democratic nomination for attorney general. The current AG, Roy Cooper, will run against incumbent Republican Gov.…
Republican challenger Thom Tillis knocks off incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan as the GOP wins control of the U.S. Senate. David Rouzer flips the 7th Congressional District from Democratic to…
• A Wake County jury found Dr. Greg Brannon guilty in a civil fraud lawsuit filed by two former investors in a failed Internet startup founded by Brannon and a…
• The U.S. Senate primary ballot is getting more crowded, as new challengers have lined up against incumbent Democrat Kay Hagan. Former Shelby Mayor Ted Alexander announced he would run…
• President Obama will visit the Triangle next week to preview his upcoming State of the Union address and, presumably, campaign for Democratic U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan. • The three…
Johnston County state Sen. David Rouzer, Republican, has officially requested a recount in his 7th district congressional race against Democratic incumbent Rep. Mike McIntyre. McIntyre leads Rouzer by 655 votes…
• Swing state visit. Dr. Jill Biden, wife of the vice president, will campaign Saturday in the Triangle and elsewhere in North Carolina. • Gloves off. State Sen. Thom…
• The contenders for the 11th Congressional District, Mark Meadows and Hayden Rogers, reassure federal employees in the district that they will support no further cuts in compensation for government…
• Democratic Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton says if elected governor, his initial budget would not include a sales tax increase. But he does not rule out raising taxes later. …
• Battleground: Presidential campaigns and independent groups spent $1.7 million on ads in North Carolina last month. They spent more in only three other states. • Rep. Renee Ellmers,…
• Duke Energy, a major financial supporter of the Democratic Governors Association, asks the DGA to pull an ad criticizing Pat McCrory for working at Duke Energy while he was…