Jun 18 Supreme Court justices sidestep a definitive ruling in two redistricting cases By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is resolving partisan redistricting cases from Wisconsin and Maryland without ruling on the broader issue of whether electoral maps can give an unfair advantage to a political party. Continue reading
May 02 N.C. Democratic Party files complaint against Sen. Tillis, state GOP over work by Cambridge Analytica By Associated Press Cambridge Analytica, the British-based firm that supposedly improperly used data from tens of millions of Facebook users to influence the 2016 presidential race for Donald Trump, was also paid by the Tillis campaign and the state GOP for work in… Continue reading
Apr 28 Land deal will preserve site linked to Lost Colony mystery By Martha Waggoner, Associated Press The 16th century English colonists who vanished after being left in the New World have piqued popular imagination and intrigued historians for centuries. Continue reading
Jan 24 Finding a complete dolphin skeleton to study isn’t easy, unless you have a dolphin graveyard By Rashmi Shivni, Teresa Carey This dolphin and whale graveyard may hold the secrets to cetacean lifestyles. Continue reading
Jan 18 North Carolina Republicans don’t have to redraw maps by next week, Supreme Court rules By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court has delayed a lower-court order that would have forced North Carolina Republican lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional districts by next week because of excessive partisan bias in current lines. Continue reading
Jan 10 GOP vows to fight judges’ decision to strike down North Carolina House districts By Jonathan Drew, Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press A federal court's decision to strike down North Carolina's congressional map has cast uncertainty over the state's 2018 U.S. House races and thrust the state into a national debate over reducing the role of partisanship in drawing electoral districts. Continue reading
Jan 04 2 GOP lawmakers want Sessions to quit, say he’s lost control By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Two Republican House members are calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign as they criticizing his Justice Department for not cooperating with Congress and for leaks related to its Russia investigation. Continue reading
Nov 06 Judge denies North Carolina’s request to drop election software from company targeted by Russian hackers By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press The election board's staff is still investigating what they call the malfunctioning of the e-books at five Durham County precincts in November 2016, which led officials to abandon the electronic system, issue paper ballots and extend voting hours. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 3:42 News Wrap: Trump ‘not happy’ over Price’s private plane trips By Travis Daub In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump said he is not happy with reports that Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price billed the government for expensive charter flights. Also, the storm that devastated Puerto Rico returned to hurricane strength… Continue watching
Sep 09 North Carolina’s largest city poised for mayoral primary By Tom Foreman Jr. and Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press An off-year election in North Carolina's largest city will help determine if a mayor who's been embroiled in controversies over protections for the LGBT community and her handling of a police shooting will get to vie for a second term. Continue reading