https://jamoke.news/topic/north-carolinaNorth Carolina's Senate race between Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley, Sen. Thom Tillis and the state's mail-ballot rules.en-usSun, 08 Nov 2026 15:48:51 +0000https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-north-carolina-rep-requests-nonpartisan-election-observers-in-close-rahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-08-north-carolina-rep-requests-nonpartisan-election-observers-in-close-raSun, 08 Nov 2026 15:48:51 +0000Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) is requesting “nonpartisan election observers” in her House race as she trails behind Democratic opponent Chuck Hubbard. “Election integrity is not a mere suggestion – it is the keystone of free and fair electionhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-tillis-says-miller-is-worst-of-all-possible-choices-for-chief-of-staffhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-tillis-says-miller-is-worst-of-all-possible-choices-for-chief-of-staffSat, 07 Nov 2026 04:12:52 +0000Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) blasted President Trump’s Friday decision to replace outgoing White House chief of staff Susie Wiles with top adviser Stephen Miller, saying the president “needs to rethink” his decision. “I've criticized a lot of https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-how-north-carolina-democrats-flipped-several-house-seats-in-historicalhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-how-north-carolina-democrats-flipped-several-house-seats-in-historicalThu, 05 Nov 2026 23:34:36 +0000Democrat Roy Cooper has defeated President Trump's handpicked candidate, Michael Whatley, flipping one of North Carolina's two GOP-held U.S. Senate seats. Why it matters: Cooper, the popular two-term governor, delivered Democrats one of thehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-gop-s-moore-knott-mcdowell-ousted-in-north-carolina-house-raceshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-gop-s-moore-knott-mcdowell-ousted-in-north-carolina-house-racesWed, 04 Nov 2026 17:14:12 +0000The Democrats in three North Carolina districts are on track to oust their incumbent Republican opponents in their respective neck-and-neck House races. In the race for North Carolina’s 13th Congressional District, Democrat Paul Barringer ihttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-tillis-hegseth-faces-a-reckoning-in-lame-duck-session-of-congresshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-tillis-hegseth-faces-a-reckoning-in-lame-duck-session-of-congressWed, 04 Nov 2026 12:49:18 +0000Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) says that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faces “a reckoning” in the post-election lame-duck Congress and is questioning whether President Trump will be able to get the Pentagon funded if Hegseth remains in his jhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-watch-democrat-annie-andrews-full-victory-speech-after-flipping-southhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-04-watch-democrat-annie-andrews-full-victory-speech-after-flipping-southWed, 04 Nov 2026 06:20:51 +0000Democrats have flipped five Republican-held congressional seats in North Carolina. The surprising results were just one part of the blue wave in a swing state that President Trump won three times.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-democrats-flip-north-carolina-s-11th-districthttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-democrats-flip-north-carolina-s-11th-districtWed, 04 Nov 2026 02:05:00 +0000In September, the House censured GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards over "inappropriate conduct" toward aides.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-north-carolina-massachusetts-new-york-report-technical-issues-at-pollshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-north-carolina-massachusetts-new-york-report-technical-issues-at-pollsTue, 03 Nov 2026 21:07:16 +0000Multiple states including Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and New York have reported technical issues at the polls on Election Day. Issues were reported with election machines in the city of New Bedford, Mass., but were eventualhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-a-lackluster-response-to-north-carolina-flooding-disasters-is-erodinghttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-02-a-lackluster-response-to-north-carolina-flooding-disasters-is-erodingMon, 02 Nov 2026 12:00:41 +0000At more than $52m, the race has become the most expensive in US history, but residents are fed up with floodingAida Havel mulled her fate over coffee after working the early voting polls all day in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. “We are https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-north-carolina-voters-weigh-up-trump-s-track-record-on-cost-of-livinghttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-north-carolina-voters-weigh-up-trump-s-track-record-on-cost-of-livingSun, 01 Nov 2026 22:25:51 +0000The BBC's Clive Myrie found voters in the state were asking themselves whether they were better off than two years ago.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-30-trump-should-take-stock-and-own-election-outcome-sen-tillis-sayshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-30-trump-should-take-stock-and-own-election-outcome-sen-tillis-saysFri, 30 Oct 2026 22:35:37 +0000Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is sounding the alarm about the future of his own party. In his new book, "How to Lose Friends and Antagonize Presidents," Tillis warns that GOP lawmakers are afraid to challenge President Trumphttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-north-carolina-state-senate-candidate-arrested-after-police-standoffhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-north-carolina-state-senate-candidate-arrested-after-police-standoffTue, 27 Oct 2026 16:33:23 +0000A North Carolina state Senate candidate was arrested Monday after an hours-long standoff with police, which he detailed as it was happening in a series of posts to social platform X. Jonathan D. Miller, a Libertarian running to represent Nohttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-26-democrats-tillis-say-congress-may-investigate-banks-and-ports-for-russhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-26-democrats-tillis-say-congress-may-investigate-banks-and-ports-for-russMon, 26 Oct 2026 16:35:33 +0000Democrats and outgoing Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) are telling banks and ports that Congress may investigate imports of Russian diesel after President Trump said the U.S. would import the fuel. In letters to major banks and several Uhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-25-tillis-accuses-california-of-being-guilty-of-ballot-harvesting-they-hahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-25-tillis-accuses-california-of-being-guilty-of-ballot-harvesting-they-haSun, 25 Oct 2026 22:18:13 +0000Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday accused the state of California of being "guilty" of ballot harvesting, claiming that the Golden State has "a system there that is ripe for abuse." "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan asked about the https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-24-alaska-election-gambit-shows-justice-dept-has-bowed-to-trump-s-demandshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-24-alaska-election-gambit-shows-justice-dept-has-bowed-to-trump-s-demandsSat, 24 Oct 2026 18:19:24 +0000Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday said it was "appropriate to take a look at" the outcome of the Alaska Senate race with two candidates with similar names on the ballot, which prompted a Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit. "Alaska has a https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-23-roy-cooper-has-never-lost-an-election-can-he-flip-north-carolina-s-senhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-23-roy-cooper-has-never-lost-an-election-can-he-flip-north-carolina-s-senFri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:11 +0000North Carolina has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 2008. Can Roy Cooper break that spell?https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-22-tillis-says-stephen-miller-hegseth-and-rfk-jr-should-be-firedhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-22-tillis-says-stephen-miller-hegseth-and-rfk-jr-should-be-firedThu, 22 Oct 2026 20:59:47 +0000Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) again called for the firing of top Trump administration officials as the retiring Republican continues to clash with his own party. Appearing on sports commentator Stephen A. Smith’s SiriusXM show Wednesday, Tillishttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-21-cooper-holds-13-point-lead-over-whatley-in-nc-senate-race-elon-pollhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-21-cooper-holds-13-point-lead-over-whatley-in-nc-senate-race-elon-pollWed, 21 Oct 2026 17:04:04 +0000A new poll found former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) holds a 13-point lead over his GOP opponent Michael Whatley in the state’s Senate race less than two weeks away from Election Day. The Elon University poll reported 52 percent of rehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-20-north-carolina-mail-in-ballot-restrictions-to-remain-through-midtermshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-20-north-carolina-mail-in-ballot-restrictions-to-remain-through-midtermsTue, 20 Oct 2026 21:39:12 +0000The rally comes after the Senate Republicans' top campaign spending group pulled back in North Carolina.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-20-tillis-putin-is-playing-president-trump-like-a-fiddlehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-20-tillis-putin-is-playing-president-trump-like-a-fiddleTue, 20 Oct 2026 13:20:25 +0000Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Russian President Vladimir Putin is playing President Trump “like a fiddle” by shifting U.S. support away from Ukraine and warned that “history” won’t judge Trump well if he abandons Ukraine. Tillis said Putin