Each week, join Dawn Vaughan for The News & Observer and NC Insider’s Under the Dome podcast, an in-depth analysis of topics ...

From Democrats landing top-tier recruits in critical races, to Republicans in competitive races retiring or forgoing bids, to ...

When President Donald Trump signed his tax bill into law, he acknowledged it included deep spending cuts but suggested people “won’t even notice it.” ...

Republicans are eager to see Lara Trump enter the North Carolina Senate race, with many seeing her as their best opportunity to keep the seat after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced he ...

We look at what Senator Thom Tillis' decision to not run for re-election means for North Carolina politics, and for Democratic dreams to capture that seat in 2026.

There’s also the discouraging history of Democrats and Senate races. The last Democrat to win was Kay Hagan in 2008. And ...

Roy Cooper is considering a run for U.S. Senate, and a social media post announcing that the Democrat would speak about "the future of North Carolina" at a Winston-Salem event generated buzz. But ...

Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett is the preferred candidate among Texas Democratic voters to run for Senate in 2026, ...

Sen. Thom Tillis spoke with CNN on his retirement, whether he still supports President Donald Trump, his thoughts on Trump’s ...

In Nebraska, Dan Osborn, an independent candidate who held Sen. Deb Fischer (R) to a single-digit win last year, announced he’d challenge Sen. Pete Ricketts (R).— Though Ricketts should be more ...

Before Republican Sen. Thom Tillis bucked his own party and voted against President Donald Trump’s agenda last week, he ...

RNC chair Michael Whatley expressed his willingness to support Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law, if she decides to run for North Carolina’s vacant Senate seat, while ...