Politics & Government
Following the debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, voters in downtown Boone shared their thoughts with WFDD’s David Ford and DJ Simmons.
North Carolina's public universities cut 59 positions as part of a massive DEI overhaul this summer
Newly released reports from North Carolina's public university system to prove compliance with a new systemwide diversity policy show several DEI position cuts and reassignments were made. It also outlines several program changes as a result of the policy.
RFK Jr. wins effort to leave ballot in North Carolina, but stays on in Michigan
The highest courts in two states ruled differently Monday on efforts by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be removed from their presidential ballots, with a divided North Carolina Supreme Court affirming he should be omitted and the Michigan Supreme Court reversing a lower court decision and keeping him on.
North Carolina House Rep. Jeffrey Elmore resigning before term ends
A longtime advocate for Republican K-12 education policies in the North Carolina House is resigning from his seat a few months before his term was to end. Rep. Jeffrey Elmore of Wilkes County will step down effective Friday afternoon.
Harris campaign plans for aggressive outreach in swing states after Tuesday's debate with Trump
Vice President Kamala Harris plans a four-day campaign trip through major swing states after the Democrat's debate Tuesday with Republican Donald Trump.
Trump accepts key endorsement from police union while celebrating sentencing delay on felony charges
Donald Trump accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation's most influential law enforcement lobbies on Friday by offering a sweeping ind
North Carolina state Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr. dies at 75
State Rep. Kelly Alexander Jr., a scion of an influential civil rights family in North Carolina who advocated for legalizing medical cannabis, died Friday. He was 75.
North Carolina court orders RFK Jr.'s name to be removed just before ballots are sent
A North Carolina appeals court on Friday ruled that Robert F.
Donald Trump returns to North Carolina to speak at Fraternal Order of Police meeting
Donald Trump is returning to the battleground state of North Carolina Friday to address a meeting of the Fraternal Order of Police as he tries to portray himself as tougher on crime than his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, in the campaign's closing months.
Yellen says ending Biden tax incentives would be 'historic mistake' for states like North Carolina
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned voters in the battleground state of North Carolina that they could lose jobs if Republicans weaken a signature Biden administration law that encourages invest