A closer look at North Carolina's election law changes and their potential impacts
UNCG professor Hunter Bacot breaks down the new N.C. election laws and their likely impacts on the state's electoral process and the electorate.
Politics & Government
Presidential hopeful Nikki Haley has shared more of her thoughts on IVF
Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is further clarifying her thinking on reproductive rights issues, including the fertility procedure known as IVF.
Lawyers argue about rescheduling Trump's classified documents trial in Florida
Former President Trump is in Fort Pierce, Fla., for a key hearing in his criminal indictment on charges of withholding and hiding classified documents. The judge may postpone the trial's start.
McConnell is stepping down from leadership. Here's how he got there
This week, Mitch McConnell announced he will step down as Republican leader in the Senate. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist and biographer Michael Tackett about McConnell's career.
Some politicians who supported legalizing marijuana now want to curb 'potent pot'
As marijuana has gone mainstream in America, lawmakers in states that legalized it are now grappling with a new question: Should high-potency pot products be regulated differently?
Democrats in Triad's 6th District feel left out with no one to vote for Congress
North Carolina’s 14 congressional districts are equally divided between Democrats and Republicans. But that will change under new maps approved by the GOP-led legislature last year. Among those seats almost certain to flip is the Triad’s 6th District.
In Cooper lawsuit, North Carolina judges block new makeups of 2 boards, leave 5 intact
New compositions of North Carolina boards that approve transportation policy and spending and select economic incentive recipients are unconstitutional because lawmakers would have too much control over them, a panel of trial judges ruled.
Kentucky reacts to Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell's plan to step down
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is an institution in Kentucky. He has been the Senate leader for his party since 2007. And state political leaders say his leadership has helped Kentucky.
Summerfield Town Council moves to search for PR firm as de-annexation threat resumes
Summerfield's Town Council called an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the renewed threat of de-annexation of more than 900 acres of land.
Nine candidates are running for seats on the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners
The race for the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners is a crowded one this year, with a total of nine candidates vying for seats.