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 ...

Young Americans, Especially Men, Fuel GOP GainsJonathan DraegerEach year, Pew Research conducts a party affiliation poll to determine where the country is moving politically.

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