North Carolina was one of 20 states that sued the Trump administration July 16 to return disaster mitigation funding. A Western North Carolina floodplain resilience program was among those cut.

Since taking office, Trump has installed loyalists who follow his orders into key positions at the Department of Justice, issued executive orders centralizing decision-making within the White House, ...

President Donald Trump all but endorsed his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, on Tuesday to run for North Carolina’s open Senate seat in 2026. Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), fresh off a public clash with ...

Republican Representative Pat Harrigan of North Carolina said he would back Lara Trump if she launches a Senate bid, writing on X: " [T]here's lots of excitement around the 2026 Senate race, but ...