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 ...

Former U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel has decided to quit his bid for a Senate seat in North Carolina after Democrat Roy Cooper ...

A funeral has been held for Dr. Greg Brannon, a North Carolina physician and former figure in state Republican politics.

Roy Cooper enters North Carolina Senate race as Democrats' top recruit, boosting chances to flip a key Republican seat in ...

Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley entered the 2026 North Carolina Senate race to succeed retiring Sen. Thom ...

Lara Trump, the president's daughter-in-law and former co-chair of the Republican National Committee, will not be pursuing a run for retiring North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis' seat. Why it matters: The ...

Former North Carolina Rep. Wiley Nickel dropped his Senate campaign Tuesday, one day after former Gov. Roy Cooper entered the ...

Democrat and former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday announced that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by ...

Democrats notched a big win with their recruitment of Roy Cooper for the open Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen.

Michael Whatley announced Thursday afternoon that he is running for the U.S. senate seat currently occupied by Thom Tillis.

The decision sets the stage for what is likely to be a heavyweight battle between a behind-the-scenes political insider and a ...

Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, giving Democrats a proven statewide winner ...