A North Carolina trial judge has refused to block students and employees at the state’s flagship public university from being able to show a digital identification to comply with a largely new photo I

Republicans in North Carolina and nationally are sifting through the fallout of a bombshell report about Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the GOP's gubernatorial nominee.

Also in today’s newsletter, Teamsters opts against presidential endorsement and what the Fed’s rate cut means for the election

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN media report about comments it says he made on a website

The deadline for a candidate to withdraw is midnight tonight, but Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has vowed to stay in the race.

Robinson said he won’t be forced out by “salacious tabloid lies” after a report that he posted strongly worded racial and sexual comments on an online message board.

Donald Trump risks being doomed by what he wrought in North Carolina. An already fiercely fought presidential contest in the critical swing state was thrown into greater turmoil Thursday by a stunning CNN investigation revealing a porn-site scandal surrounding Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson.

Here in 2024, polls suggest Black voters in North Carolina remain about 5 points more Democratic-leaning than Black voters nationally. Eighty-three percent of Black voters in North Carolina support Harris, while 78 percent of Black voters nationally do, according to a straight average of crosstabs of Black support in polls conducted since Aug. 19.*

Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, denies claims reported by CNN that he referred to himself as a "Black Nazi" on the message board of a pornography website. In a video posted to X,

An explosive report Thursday that North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson made many offensive statements on a porn site’s message board has Republicans in the state reeling and Democrats on offense.