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Burr, Tillis among republicans who sent controversial letter to Iranian leaders

By Corey Risinger | March 15

U.S. Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis of North Carolina were among a coalition of 47 Republican senators to send a controversial letter to Iranian leaders ...

Offshore drilling might be reality in North Carolina

By Corey Risinger | January 29

Five years after the British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, thoughts of offshore oil drilling are slipping back into the long-term plans of North ...

Tim Moore, the next N.C. House speaker, received a great deal of news coverage from The Daily Tar Heel during his time as speaker of Student Congress at UNC in 1991. Moore graduated in 1992. DTH file photo.

NC House Speaker to-be Tim Moore has contentious past

By Nick Niedzwiadek | January 13

Tim Moore is slated to become one of the most powerful politicians in North Carolina on Wednesday, assuming the role of speaker of the N.C. House. More ...

NC Senate race an expensive affair

By Nick Niedzwiadek | December 3

A barrage of political spending and a Republican surprise defined the 2014 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina.

Six candidates in race for NC House speaker

By Jungsu Hong | November 17

With the election of Thom Tillis to the U.S. Senate on Nov. 4, six Republican state lawmakers have entered the race to succeed him as N.C. Speaker of ...

Kay Hagan’s senate seat was one of many Democrats’ lost during the Election. Political analysts said it’s very rare for a president’s party to do well during midterm elections.

Post-election, Democrats reflect on loss

By Corey Risinger | November 13

At the close of an election season filled with attack advertisements and big-name endorsements — including one from former President Bill Clinton — ...

Despite polls, Thom Tillis liked his chances

By Sarah Brown | November 6

Thom Tillis assured North Carolina voters on Wednesday that he’s just as tired of the constant bombardment of political ads — more than $100 million ...

Former President Bill Clinton offered support to Sen. Kay Hagan at an early voting event held at Broughton High School on Friday, October 31.

Bill Clinton joins Hagan to rally NC voters

By Corey Risinger , Elizabeth Matulis and Sara Svehla | November 3

Sen. Kay Hagan’s campaign again brought big-name politicians, including former president Bill Clinton, to energize the Democratic cause in a rally on ...

Bill Clinton returns to NC in final campaign push for Hagan

By Michael Liguori | October 31

Former President Bill Clinton will be back in North Carolina today for the second time in a month to drum up the Democratic base in the election’s home ...

NC Board of Elections finds 1,425 non-citizen voters

By Benji Schwartz | October 28

The N.C. Board of Elections has flagged 1,425 registered voters in North Carolina who likely lack citizenship status.

Kay Hagan urges students to head to polls

By Michael Liguori | October 24

Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan’s appearance at Gerrard Hall on Thursday was greeted by more than 150 student supporters, reporters — and a man in a ...

Latinos protest Kay Hagan's policy

By Elizabeth Matulis | October 24

After Sen. Kay Hagan recently spoke out against using executive action to stop deportations, immigrant groups are reaching out to inform voters of her ...

Kay Hagan targeted for flip-flop on Ebola

By Charles Talcott | October 22

Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan issued a statement on Friday calling for a travel ban on West African countries affected by Ebola and a larger coordinated effort ...

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, encourages UNC students, who gathered to hear her speak in Gerrard Hall Monday, to re-elect Sen. Kay Hagan in next month's midterm elections.

DNC leader Debbie Schultz rallies students

By Caroline Lamb | October 21

Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz stressed the importance of the young Democratic vote in North Carolina in a speech on ...

UNC junior Noah Lieberman launched pollinglab.com with the goal of accurately revealing the opinions of Americans leading up to U.S. Senate elections.

UNC student launches website to forecast Senate elections

By Paul Kushner | October 20

North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race remains a virtual tossup between Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican Thom Tillis — but UNC junior Noah ...

NC senate candidates debate over student loans

By Anica Midthun | October 13

As student loan debt skyrockets, support is growing nationwide for legislation that allows students to refinance loans to ease their financial burden. ...

Kay Hagan, Thom Tillis face alleged ethics violations

By Charles Talcott | October 9

Supporters of Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis are embroiled in a mudslinging fight as the two contenders in the North Carolina U.S. ...

Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C. and opponent Thom Tillis debated on Tuesday.

Kay Hagan and Thom Tillis to debate twice this week

By Benji Schwartz | October 8

DURHAM — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis spent almost as much time criticizing President Barack Obama’s record as he did his opponent, ...

Hagan, Tillis spar on education

By Benji Schwartz | September 26

With less than five weeks until one of the closest U.S. Senate elections comes to a close, incumbent Sen. Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Speaker ...

Republican Senate-hopeful Thom Tillis lacks support of women

By Tat'yana Berdan | September 19

U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis sparked discussion nationwide when he publicly supported making oral contraceptives available over the counter — ...