State Sen. Phil Berger ​Sr.​ is immensely powerful. He’s the state’s most potent Republican leader. It’s possible he’s not ...

Two recounts have confirmed Justice Allison Riggs' narrow victory, but her GOP opponent has refused to concede ...

It’s House Bill 20, the Fair Maps Act. It would amend the North Carolina Constitution to require that legislative and ...

Andrew Dunn is a contributing columnist to The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer. of Raleigh. He is a conservative ...

Analysis: North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis has had to appeal to the Trumpian right to avoid a primary challenge. Eric Garcia ...

They split their tickets in last year’s elections more than they have in the past, and they were more likely to identify as moderates. It’s cause for optimism.

North Carolina’s high court has become a particular focus for Republicans because its conservative majority has kept the Grand Old Party in the running politically, having upheld partisan ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground ... paid for by those who can afford it. North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts ...

Nothing should be shocking after Jan. 6, 2021, when an American president’s scheming ... Griffin and the North Carolina Republican Party, which supports him, aren’t producing evidence of ...

Republicans have been winning an asymmetric war over district lines for decades. To preserve democracy, their opponents will ...

A campaign promise kept by Donald Trump is renewing centuries-old questions about who gets to be Native in America.

Trump appeared to freeze millions of dollars in grants for students and schools. Or did he? Two days later, many aren’t sure.