“Roy Cooper was a strong supporter of the toughest border security bill in decades that Michael Whatley opposed and D.C.

One supposes that it’s not an especially unusual phenomenon for politicians who ascend to power to do everything they can to ...

Democratic NC Gov. Josh Stein talks with The News & Observer about the budget fight, taxes, Medicaid funding and balance of power.

Stein touted efforts to help people leaving prison find jobs, housing and healthcare. But he said more work is needed on ...

Gov. Josh Stein, a Democrat, is endorsing Rodney Sadler in his campaign against seven-term state Rep. Carla Cunningham in the ...

Democratic Gov. Josh Stein says he’s ready to negotiate with Republican lawmakers when a budget reaches his desk. If that ever happens.

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Economic anxiety is threatening to undermine the GOP’s efforts to retain a U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina.

Making it easier for former prisoners to find work and mental health care should improve public safety by making people more ...

President Donald Trump launched the opening salvo in North Carolina’s midterm elections Friday night at a speech in Rocky Mount, blasting Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper as “radical left” and ...

The News & Observer identified 26 people running for the legislature in 2026 who changed their party affiliation in 2025, ...