The Latest Breaking News from North Carolina

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Donald Trump faces the strongest test yet of his ability to shape a new generation of congressional Republicans in Tuesday's primary races

In Tuesday's primary elections, a longtime moderate Democratic congressman from Oregon faces his stiffest primary challenge yet after years of irking his colleagues

U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn is facing seven challengers in North Carolina’s Republican primary, an early test of whether voters will grant the pro-Donald Trump firebrand another term despite his personal and political stumbles

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 17, Brew. 

A federal judge ruled Monday that North Carolina bureaucrats violated the Constitution when they tried to ban a Flying Dog beer over a possible penis on the label.

Dog was spotted swimming in the Pamlico Sound on 14 May

Violent incidents across three locations said to be connected and not random

Workers who bore the brunt of the Covid pandemic at billion-dollar companies such as Dollar General, McDonald’s and Wendy’s are leading a surge in action

Welcome to the Monday, May 16, Brew. 

Incumbency certainly comes with advantages, but the political volatility of 2022 poses serious risks for those seeking to keep their perches on Capitol Hill, including some facing primaries Tuesday.  A scandal-plagued newcomer to Congress, Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn, will find out whether North Carolina voters will give him another chance.…