This week, North Carolina’s top Senate candidates kicked off their campaigns without neck ties. It wasn’t accidental.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper holds a six-point advantage over Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley in the 2026 U.S. Senate race, according to the first ...

Favorability ratings are 51% for Cooper and 17% for Whatley, the Emerson poll says. In context, Whatley only had 16% ...

The Trump-backed Senate hopeful was all about congressional oversight—when it meant stopping Obama's green power plans.

Former Governor Roy Cooper enters race for U.S. Senate in NC; NC lawmakers approve a mini-budget, including teacher pay raises. Panelists: Rep. Brandon Lofton (D-District 104), Rep. Erin Paré ...

Democrats still in the dumps over last year’s elections have found cause for optimism in North Carolina, where former Gov. Roy Cooper jumped into the race for that state’s newly open ...

President Donald Trump has officially given his endorsement to Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley for ...

Roy Cooper should be an overwhelming favorite to be North Carolina’s next U.S. senator, but Michael Whatley is strong where ...

Democrats, again, could learn from this: It’s not enough to talk about social issues. Medicaid just got cut in the federal ...

Roy Cooper led Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley by six points in the first major poll of the 2026 North Carolina Senate race. The Emerson College poll, obtained by Politico, ...