At the start of another new year, advocates and lawmakers are again eyeing recreational and medical marijuana legalization ...

North Carolina could remain without a new budget until at least April. Lawmakers had scheduled their first session of 2026 ...

Photo: Alamy Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley is winning big so far in his run for U.S. Senate ...

With elections approaching, lawmakers are focused on passing the budgets and finishing quickly. But major issues are looming.

Forecasters moved the Alaska Senate race toward being more competitive after Mary Peltola jumped into the race on Monday.

The four-term governor and committed church-goer politicked with evangelical fervor. But Jim Hunt still struggled to sway the Religious Right.

Former North Carolina Baptist pastor and congressman Mark Walker announced last week he has accepted a new role within the ...

North Carolina 2026 primary election voters will decide which candidates represent the Democratic and Republican parties in ...

Republican North Carolina Senate candidate Michael Whatley raised $5.1 million in the final quarter of 2025, adding to his ...

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

Niqab-wearing LaKeshia M. Alston is running as the only Republican for the state Senate’s 22nd district seat — despite being ...