President Trump has deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles in response to protests over deportations.

A federal grand jury in Greenville, South Carolina, has issued a 10-count indictment against Republican state representative Robert John (RJ) May III, charging him with distributing child sexual abuse ...

Medicaid cuts in the Trump tax bill could jeopardize 300 rural hospitals, risking service reductions or even closure, a ...

Jordan Shaw, a former longtime aide to Sen. Thom Tillis, launched Gamechangers Strategies, a Charlotte-based firm focusing on political consulting, paid advertising, public affairs and sports ...

People who are at least 18 years old and have no felony convictions may carry a handgun without a permit, The News & Observer previously reported. However, there are restrictions on where guns can be ...

The concealed carry repeal, Senate Bill 50, passed the state Senate in a party-line vote in March. But it was held up in the House of Representatives for the last several months.

Whitman, who broke ground as a Republican, running the state from 1994 to 2001, now co-chairs the Forward Party, a new ...

Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is likely to veto the bill sent to his desk on Wednesday. If it becomes law, it would would mean ...

By Gene Nichol As most folks in North Carolina know, our state Supreme Court is a problem. In April, the Republican majority shocked election law experts, constitutional lawyers and judges across the ...

US states will not be able to fully administer food stamp benefits for millions of the nation's poor if a proposal in the ...

North Carolina legislators have given final approval to a bill allowing eligible adults to carry a concealed handgun without ...