December 22, 2015 Bergdahl, who walked off Afghanistan post, to appear before judge; charges include desertion U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is scheduled to appear before a military judge in North Carolina on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.
December 20, 2015 Hagan locked in dead heat with GOP rival in nasty, costly NC Senate race Regardless of who wins, the North Carolina Senate race will go down as the most expensive, likely ugliest contest of the 2014 midterms, with more than $100 million spent and more than 90,000 ads – most of them attacks – aired across the state.
December 20, 2015 Republican Tillis is lone NC Senate candidate on live program intially billed as debate The program initially billed as a debate between Tillis and other candidates turned into a one-hour conversation with him and two reporters, as well as responses to emailed or recorded questions from the public.
December 20, 2015 Clay Aiken keeps distance from Obama in House run Singer-turned-congressional candidate Clay Aiken is getting help on the campaign trail from his fellow "American Idol" alumni, but there's one endorsement he apparently doesn't need: President Obama's.
December 20, 2015 North Carolina Senate race: GOP holds Hagan to standard she used in 2008 Six years ago, little-known North Carolina state legislator Kay Hagan upset Sen. Elizabeth Dole after Hagan and her Democratic allies drilled in voters' minds the idea that Dole was too closely aligned to an unpopular president.
December 20, 2015 Conservative group files elections complaint over fracking political ads A conservative North Carolina think tank and government watchdog alleges two out-of-state environmental groups hid behind a nonexistent “shell” organization as it ran election ads against six Republican legislators.
December 20, 2015 Dems struggle to get out from under ObamaCare in Senate races The politically divisive legacy of ObamaCare has vulnerable Democrats trying to downplay their past support of the legislation ahead of Election Day – by criticizing the president’s execution of the law or by sidestepping the issue altogether.
December 20, 2015 ‘Missing voters’ up 62 percent in North Carolina “Alarming” numbers of inactive voters are fattening election rolls in North Carolina, an electoral group charges.
December 20, 2015 North Carolina Senate candidates battle in their first debate The first debate between Democratic North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican House Speaker Thom Tillis brought uncomfortable moments for each but also the chance to present positive images to voters.
December 20, 2015 Obama addresses vets in trip laden with politics His standing with veterans damaged by scandal, President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended his administration's response to Veterans Affairs lapses that delayed health care for thousands of former service members, but conceded more needed to be done to regain their trust.
