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A popular former Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, is expected to announce a bid this summer. The Republicans are banking on ...

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 ...

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 wouldn’t seek ...

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley said that he and the “entire Republican universe” would back Lara ...

All eyes are on Lara Trump in North Carolina, while potential candidates in other Senate battlegrounds are looking to make ...

Tillis announced on Sunday that he will not seek reelection in 2026. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race was already set to be one of the most closely watched ...

Open North Carolina Senate seat poised to be a 2026 blockbuster race Potential candidates could include Lara Trump and former Gov. Roy Cooper.

Tillis’ withdrawal from the 2026 race came as he made clear his opposition to Trump’s flagship bill, the “One Big, Beautiful ...

Attorney General Jeff Jackson spoke exclusively with WRAL about his and Roy Cooper's plans for the 2026 US Senate race.

Sen. Thom Tillis' retirement tells us a lot about the current dynamics in Washington — and a little about how U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s race in Georgia just got a bit easier.