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  1. hurricane helene
    Videos Show Helene’s Catastrophic Toll in SoutheastMultiple states are contending with widespread damage and a significant loss of life following the landfall of Hurricane Helene, a Category 4 storm.
    By Nia Prater
  2. the inside game
    How Kamala Knocks Out TrumpMark Robinson’s Nazi-and-porn scandal ignites an all-out push to win North Carolina.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  3. just asking questions
    Can Democrats Finally Win a State That Torments Them?North Carolina politics guru Michael Bitzer on why Kamala Harris may succeed where Biden and Clinton failed.
    By Benjamin Hart
  4. north carolina
    Lt. Governor of North Carolina Mark Robinson
    Mark Robinson’s Campaign Is ImplodingThe scandal-plagued Republican isn’t quitting, but all but three members of his campaign staff have.
    By Chas Danner
  5. politics
    Mark Robinson Called Mein Kampf a ‘Good Read’ on Porn Site, TooMore of the North Carolina gubernatorial candidate’s porn message board comments are coming to light.
    By Nia Prater and Chas Danner
  6. the national interest
    Mark Robinson and the Republican Wackjob ProblemWhat happens when you stop trying to keep out the kooks.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. north carolina
    Adult Sex Shop Next To Missionary, Times Square New York 1970
    Mark Robinson Loved Porn, Say Porn-Store GuysThe Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina reportedly came to see porn five days a week in the ’90s.
    By Matt Stieb
  8. early and often
    Donald Trump Holds Rally For North Carolina Midterm Candidates
    Mark Robinson Is MAGA’s Great Black HopeThe North Carolina gubernatorial candidate has no experience and few accomplishments. But he sure is mad.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  9. gun violence
    What We Know About the UNC-Chapel Hill Shooting A graduate student suspected of shooting a professor is in custody.
    By Tariro Mzezewa
  10. life after roe
    Is a 12-Week Abortion Ban a ‘Reasonable Compromise’?North Carolina’s new law is being presented as a solution. But a majority of Americans see Roe’s fetal-viability standard as compromise enough.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. life after roe
    The Last Stand Against North Carolina’s 12-Week BanAbortion rights supporters packed the General Assembly in hopes of swaying even one lawmaker to sustain a veto.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  12. who’s buying
    MrBeast Is Building a Hype NeighborhoodThe viral stunt philanthropist is buying up a cul-de-sac in his hometown for friends and family.
    By Clio Chang
  13. early and often
    North Carolina Court Deals Big Blow to Dems’ Chances of Retaking the HouseJudges reopened the door to partisan gerrymandering, and Republicans can expect to gain three to four congressional seats by 2024.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. early and often
    The Mystery of North Carolina’s Democratic DefectorTricia Cotham was just elected to the North Carolina House as a pro-choice, pro-LGBTQ Democrat. So why did she give the GOP a vetoproof majority?
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. life after roe
    Why Is a Pro-Choice Lawmaker Handing Republicans the Power to Ban Abortion? Something truly bizarre is going down in North Carolina.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  16. whodunnit
    Somebody Shot Up a Power Station in North CarolinaThe identity and motives of the culprits remain a mystery as thousands struggle without electricity.
    By Matt Stieb
  17. early and often
    Cheri Beasley’s Shot at HistoryThe former judge will become North Carolina’s first Black U.S. senator if she wins next month. Has the Democratic Party done enough to help?
    By Nia Prater
  18. early and often
    Democrats’ Problems Go Beyond Joe ManchinThe West Virginia senator is more a consequence than the cause of the party’s failures.
    By Ross Barkan
  19. 2022 midterms
    Trump’s North Carolina Senate Candidate Is Surging Into the LeadSuddenly Ted Budd isn’t looking so bad in a key Senate race where the former president’s endorsement was raising eyebrows.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. that happened
    Clay Aiken Predicted Trump’s 2016 WinAiken, who’s running for Congress again, once called himself a “dumbass” for defending Trump. But he was clear-eyed about the candidate’s appeal.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. politics
    North Carolina Republicans Want to Punish Gender ThoughtcrimeA new bill would require public employees to notify parents if a child displays “gender nonconformity.”
    By Sarah Jones
  22. end-times
    What Madison Cawthorn Saw at the InsurrectionThe youngest member of Congress is invigorated by the mob he helped incite
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  23. trump dynasty
    Lara Trump Is Considering Senate Run in North CarolinaThe president’s daughter-in-law is the first and only member of the Trump clan to have signaled the possibility of running for office.
    By Chas Danner
  24. redistricting
    Democrats Face a Redistricting DisasterDemocrats missed many targets for flipping legislative chambers. Only the rise of independent commissions to draw maps is limiting the damage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. vision 2020
    The End Is Here: Last Two States Called in the Presidential ElectionTeam Trump may rage perpetually, but with Georgia falling to Biden and North Carolina to the president, the real-life election is over.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. 2020 elections
    2020 Was a Disaster for Democrats Trying to Take Over State HousesAn ambitious and expensive effort to bust up Republican power in the states fell flat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. vision 2020
    The Perpetually Frustrated Dream of the South Turning BlueThere remain signs of optimism for long-suffering southern Democrats, but 2020 was in most respects bitterly disappointing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. vision 2020
    What Donald Trump Wants the Supreme Court to Do to Help Him WinTrump may ask the Supreme Court’s conservative majority to kill ballots postmarked by Election Day but received later.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. supreme court
    How the Supreme Court Has Already Tinkered With the 2020 ElectionThe Court has deferred to state decisions about mail-ballot deadlines and other election issues, with some conservatives clearly wanting to intervene.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. poll position
    The Three States With Both Close Presidential and Senate RacesIn Georgia, North Carolina, and Iowa, Biden and Trump are virtually tied, and so too are Senate candidates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. poll position
    New, Highly Credible Polls Offer Bad News For TrumpTrump is not doing well in states he really needs to win (like Arizona), and his troubles are dragging down Republican Senate candidates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. vision 2020
    Mail Ballot Requests Are Sky High, and They’re Largely From DemocratsExpectations that mail ballot requests will spike are being fulfilled, along with a partisan tilt in voting methods and a maybe a contested election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. voting by mail
    Trump Asks Americans to Defend Against Voter Fraud by Committing Voter FraudThe president advised people to test North Carolina’s mail-in system by voting in person then casting an absentee ballot, which is illegal.
    By Matt Stieb
  34. republican national convention
    Trump Says He Will Accept the GOP Nomination in North Carolina After AllThe president has given the RNC quite the runaround this summer, all to end up returning to the original host state for his acceptance speech.
    By Matt Stieb
  35. 2020 primaries
    Will There Be a Kid Congressman From North Carolina?On Tuesday, the 24-year-old GOP candidate Madison Cawthorn defeated a Trump-endorsed challenger in a North Carolina district that leans Republican.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. coronavirus
    Crowds Gather Around the Country to Protest Social DistancingGroups of protesters, many of them defying state and federal recommendations, are clamoring for the end of shutdowns.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  37. covid-19
    The Novel Coronavirus Is Devastating Black Communities. This Was Predictable.Wisconsin is an object lesson in how racist policies have created an environment that leaves black Americans vulnerable.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  38. vision 2020
    Democrats Still Have Multiple Routes to 2020 Electoral College WinIt’s not necessarily all about the Rust Belt.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. horror
    Well, Now I’m Scared to Open My OvenA North Carolina family made a horrifying discovery when baking a pizza.
    By Amanda Arnold
  40. voter fraud
    Bevin Blames His Defeat on ‘Vote Harvesting’ Among Students and Black PeopleLike a lot of Republicans, Bevin considers anything that helps poor people vote illegal or unethical.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. 2020 elections
    New North Carolina Map Endangers At Least Two House RepublicansIf state courts reject this latest party-line map, Republican could lose more U.S. House seats, and the trend may spread to other states.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. gerrymandering
    State Court Tosses GOP’s Gerrymandered Congressional Map in North CarolinaRepublican boasts about partisan motives for maps challenged, as an illegal racial gerrymander backfired.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. conspiracy theories
    McCarthy Still Repeating Bogus Conspiracy Theories About Midterm-Election TheftHouse GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is still whitewashing his party’s terrible performance in his home state with lurid tales unsupported by evidence.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. 9/11
    NC House Republicans Conduct ‘Surprise Vote’ As Democrats Attend 9/11 MemorialWhat better way is there for GOP lawmakers to commemorate the tragedy than by exploiting it for political gain?
    By Matt Stieb
  45. 2019 special elections
    Republicans Hang Onto Bright-Red N.C. Congressional District and Trump GloatsTrump is taking credit, but the narrow win by Republican Dan Bishop in a special congressional election is not necessarily a good sign for 2020.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. gerrymandering
    Another Court Declares Partisan Gerrymandering Unconstitutional Under State LawsNorth Carolina joins Pennsylvania as jurisdictions where state constitutional equal protection provisions have led to the demise of Republican maps.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. the urbanist
    A Brewer’s Guide to AshevilleHistoric estates, waterfall hikes, and Dave Grohl-approved barbecue.
    As told to Trupti Rami
  48. u.s. supreme court
    Supreme Court Gives Green Light to Partisan GerrymanderingThe brief window for federal court scrutiny of an intensely anti-democratic practices has come and gone.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. gerrymandering
    More Trouble for Republicans From Dead Wire-Puller’s FilesLast week it was about cooking up a false rationale for a census citizenship question. Now it’s about lies to maintain a gerrymander.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. 2019 special elections
    Bathroom Bill Author Most Likely GOP Nominee in North Carolina Special ElectionThe election is a ‘do-over’ after a Republican midterm campaign tampered with absentee ballots. With 10 candidates, though, there could be a runoff.
    By Ed Kilgore
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