Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley each won their party’s U.S. Senate nominations in North Carolina on Tuesday, setting the bout for a fall campaign that could determine control of the chamber.

Former Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will face former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley in the state's toss-up U.S. Senate race.

Sen. John Cornyn will face Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a May runoff. The winner will face James Talarico, a seminarian and state lawmaker who's emerged as a rising Democratic star.

The Justice Department reversed course and took back an effort to abandon an appeal against four big law firms that challenged President Trump's punitive executive orders.

A new cell tower disguised as a tree is headed to Shaffner Park. Winston-Salem officials say it’s needed to improve service in the city's dead zones.

The move comes a few months after commissioners dismissed the previous trustees over a decision to keep a book about a transgender boy in the children’s section of the library.

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis criticized DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday for her handling of DHS and federal immigration enforcement.

Guilford County homeowners received property value notices in February and have until May 15 to appeal.

Trump is promoting tighter restrictions on mail-in ballots as well as passage of the SAVE Act, which requires proof of citizenship to vote. UCLA professor Richard Hasen unpacks the ramifications.

With a new war in the Middle East underway and midterm elections approaching, campaigns will be poring over fresh polling data trying to spot changes in the electorate.