A political war has erupted over a state Supreme Court race in North Carolina more than two months after Democrats appeared to narrowly clinch the seat. Justice Allison Riggs, the Democratic incumbent,

Two of the most vulnerable Republican senators ahead of the 2026 midterms voiced pushback to President Donald Trump 's sweeping pardons of January 6 defendants on Tuesday. Trump issued pardons for those convicted of crimes during the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol building as one of his first actions in office on Monday.

Republicans from swing states and districts are ducking questions about their openness to cutting Medicaid in order to help pay for an extension of President Trump's tax cuts. Why it matters: Republican leadership can lose only a handful of votes,

Republicans are refusing to accept North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs' narrow victory in November

Democrats warn that President Donald Trump's return to the White House could mean less access to health care and higher prices through Medicaid or the Affordable Care Act marketplace for millions in the Tar Heel State.

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein kicked off his term in office Saturday by praising the resilience of the state’s residents following Hurricane Helene and pledging to “cut ...

Under the executive order, state Cabinet agencies are ordered not to cooperate with prosecution and penalties against health care providers who provided legal reproductive health services,

A central North Carolina local school board member was sentenced to active prison time after being convicted of extortion and

On Tuesday, in a 4-2 order, the GOP-dominated state Supreme Court temporarily blocked the North Carolina State Board of Elections from certifying Democratic incumbent Riggs as the winner in the ...

North Carolina's New Democratic Governor Pledges to Rebuild After Helene, Work With GOP RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein kicked off his term in office Saturday by praising the ...

Griffin’s brief comes in response to the GOP-dominated state Supreme Court’s order last week that temporarily blocked the North Carolina State Board of Elections from certifying Riggs as the winner of the election. Instead, the order allows for the court to hear Griffin’s challenge to determine if 60,000 ballots will be tossed out or not.

A Republican candidate's fight in state and federal courts to throw out more than 60,000 ballots in his race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court is part of a larger GOP effort that ...