Each week, join Dawn Vaughan for The News & Observer and NC Insider’s Under the Dome podcast, an in-depth analysis of topics ...

Now that Congress has finally passed its budget, a lot of eyes are turning toward next year’s massive US Senate race in North ...

An already active start to the 2026 cycle has kicked into overdrive in recent weeks with a major retirement announcement, the passage of a key GOP priority and moves by candidates that could ...

We look at what Senator Thom Tillis' decision to not run for re-election means for North Carolina politics, and for Democratic dreams to capture that seat in 2026.

Republicans are eager to see Lara Trump enter the North Carolina Senate race, with many seeing her as their best opportunity to keep the seat after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced he ...

North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger, a Rockingham Republican, raised more than $1.7 million during the first six months of 2025, a campaign document shows.

Democrats face an exceedingly difficult Senate map — and how the next 16 months play out will be determined by these ...

There’s no dispute Cooper is investing time and resources into the possibility. How far, such as campaign teams, key donors ...

WFAE's Marshall Terry and WRAL's Paul Specht are fact-checking two claims. The first is related to an expansion of internet ...

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: This is not a timely question, but I think ...

OpenSecrets.org coverage of the North Carolina Congressional races being held in 2022 ...

Crawfordsville Republican Kenny Phillips is seeking the Senate District 9 seat -- currently held by term-limited Sen. Reginald Murdock, D-Marianna -- in 2026, he announced this week.