A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina next year has ended his campaign now that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley has entered the race with President Donald Trump's endorsement.

A project to repair voter registration issues is underway with state elections officials trying to collect personal data missing from the records of roughly tens of thousands of North Carolina voters.

The Division of Motor Vehicles is using interns to help manage long lines at driver's license offices. DMV wants to put people at office entrances to help check documents and paperwork, a process referred to as "triage," but in many locations it doesn't have enough staff.

North Carolina Republicans were vying to be the first state in the nation to enroll in a Trump-supported tax credit for school choice scholarships.

North Carolina's so-called Medicaid "rebase" comes up more than $300 million short of what state health officials say they need.

Rep. Ross held a roundtable weeks after the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal killed six people in central North Carolina. That storm came amid NC's Helene recovery.

The Buncombe County town suffered severe damage when Hurricane Helene swept through western North Carolina.

The N.C. Office of the State Auditor released its look into the Division of Motor Vehicles. It found that wait times have increased since 2019, staffing levels of driver license examiners remain low and DMV technology is perilously outdated.

Political experts say North Carolina's Senate race next year could see around $500 million in campaign spending, and the contest between former Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley could set a new record for the most expensive Senate race in the country.

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 seat with a vow to address voters’ persistent concerns about making ends meet. Republicans, meanwhile, are hardly ceding the economic populist ground President Donald Trump held in carrying the state last year. In announcing his candidacy for Senate on Thursday, Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley credited Trump with fulfilling campaign promises to working Americans. Cooper’s plainspoken appeal represents the latest effort by Democrats to find their way back to power.