The Trump-backed Senate hopeful was all about congressional oversight—when it meant stopping Obama's green power plans.

Roy Cooper led Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley by six points in the first major poll of the 2026 North Carolina Senate race. The Emerson College poll, obtained by Politico, ...

Favorability ratings are 51% for Cooper and 17% for Whatley, the Emerson poll says. In context, Whatley only had 16% ...

Sen. Elizabeth Dole, a Republican who represented North Carolina in Congress, also never ran for public office before being elected in 2002. Whatley served as her chief of staff for one of her six ...

Roy Cooper should be an overwhelming favorite to be North Carolina’s next U.S. senator, but Michael Whatley is strong where ...

Democrats still in the dumps over last year’s elections have found cause for optimism in North Carolina, where former Gov.

Democrats, again, could learn from this: It’s not enough to talk about social issues. Medicaid just got cut in the federal spending bill, and hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians will likely ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper holds a six-point advantage over Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley in the 2026 U.S. Senate race, according to the first ...

President Donald Trump has officially given his endorsement to Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley for ...

Trump Endorses Florida's Gruters for RNC Chair Amidst Leadership Shakeup President Donald Trump endorsed Florida State Sen.