W hen Roy Cooper announced that he would seek the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Thom Tillis, the state’s Democrats were ecstatic, seeing the popular two-time governor as their golden ticket to ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including campaign announcements and ...

Are today’s elected leaders incapable of addressing public problems in a serious, respectful, bipartisan manner? If your answer is yes, I’ll concede that you have a strong case.

GOP governors Brian Kemp and Chris Sununu, however, left their party and voters wanting more. Last week, Whatley announced ...