2024 election

Politics & Government

In second primary, Hal Weatherman bests Forsyth Co. DA Jim O’Neill in GOP lieutenant governor’s race

7:22am May 15, 2024

The question of who will represent the GOP in the race for lieutenant governor and state auditor on Election Day this fall has been settled.

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Second primary to determine GOP nomination for key NC offices is Tuesday

2:36pm May 13, 2024

by David Ford

Early voting for the second primary of the Republican nomination for N.C. lieutenant governor and state auditor ended on May 11. Election Day is Tuesday, May 14, and polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Politics & Government

GOP runoffs to determine nominees for Congress, lieutenant governor and auditor

3:43pm May 10, 2024

by Associated Press

A likely small group of North Carolina voters will decide which Republicans will serve as the party's nominees for a congressional district seat and two statewide positions. Tuesday's GOP primary runoffs include pairs of candidates in the 13th House District and for lieutenant governor and state auditor.

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Challenge to North Carolina's new voter ID requirement goes to trial

7:46am May 06, 2024

by Associated Press

A trial over a federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's photo voter identification law has started. The trial began in Winston-Salem on Monday, more than five years after the NAACP sued over the voter ID law enacted by the Republican-dominated General Assembly.

Planned Parenthood announces $10 million voter campaign in North Carolina for 2024 election

2:47pm April 26, 2024

by Associated Press

Planned Parenthood-affiliated groups have announced a $10 million voter engagement campaign in North Carolina for the 2024 election. Organizers said in a Thursday news conference that the money will go toward things like canvassing, mailers and digital ads.

Politics & Government

Early voting begins for North Carolina primary runoff races

9:01am April 26, 2024

by Associated Press

Early in-person voting has started across North Carolina for next month's runoff elections, including one congressional and two statewide primary contests. Early voting sites opened in all 100 counties on Thursday and will be available through May 11.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump walks with Poland's President Andrzej Duda at Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan in New York on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

Poland's president visits Donald Trump as allies eye a possible return

2:24am April 18, 2024

by The Associated Press

Former President Donald Trump met Wednesday with Polish President Andrzej Duda, the latest in a series of meetings with foreign leaders as they brace for the possibility of a second Trump term.

We, The Voters — The Left. The Right. The Disillusioned.

6:55am April 15, 2024

We, The Voters — The Left. The Right. The Disillusioned is a special series from NPR exploring the issues most important to you when choosing your next leader.

Politics & Government

Journalist Judy Woodruff to focus on America's political and cultural divide in Bryan Series talk

3:00pm April 08, 2024

by Paul Garber

The Guilford College Bryan Series wraps up its season Tuesday with an appearance by longtime broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff. Woodruff broke into the highly male-dominated news industry in the 1970s and would go on to become a national news reporter, editor and anchor.

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President Biden in Chandler, Ariz., on March 20. Biden is running for reelection, but a surprising number of voters don't believe it.

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Yes, Biden is really running in November. But a lot of voters say they doubt it

5:01am April 07, 2024

by Tamara Keith

Some people feel he's too old. Others think there's a plan afoot to swap in a more popular Democrat. There's a swirl of reasons why some people don't accept that Biden will be on the ballot this year.

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