The state's highest court on Tuesday stopped the NC Board of Elections from certifying an apparent victory by Democrat Allison Riggs over Republican Jefferson Griffin.

A federal judge Monday said a dispute over who won a seat on North Carolina’s state Supreme Court should be handled in state court. The order is a boost for Republican Jefferson Griffin, who trails Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs by 734 votes.

Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin trails Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs in their race for a seat on the state Supreme Court, but Griffin says that very tribunal should handle his effort to invalidate more than 60,000 ballots

Gabriel Esparza, who resides in Charlotte, will become North Carolina’s first Latino Cabinet member when he's sworn in with Gov.-elect Josh Stein on Jan 11.

Attorneys for the North Carolina State Board of Elections and Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin have asked a federal judge to expedite a hearing on Griffin's effort to invalidate more than 60,000 ballots in his contest with Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs.

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President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Indian Americans to key posts, including Kash Patel to lead the FBI and Vivek Ramaswamy to co-lead a government-efficiency task force.

Stein is keeping multiple members of current Gov. Roy Cooper's Cabinet, but some will be moving to different agencies. He's also appointing the state's first Latino and Indian-American Cabinet members.

What’s ironic about Jefferson Griffin and the GOP’s challenge is that photo ID has undermined much of their case. By requiring photo ID to vote, Republicans have made the notion of challenging tens of thousands of voters who cast ballots as potentially fraudulent even more untenable.

Polling by Latino civil rights and advocacy organization UnidosUS suggests exit polling data may not show the full picture, senior vice president Eric Rodriguez tells Morning Edition.

After their party's election losses in November, House Democrats are looking to regroup with a shuffle in leadership.

Almost 9 in 10 U.S. voters felt the November election was run well, according to new survey data. That's a jump compared with 2020 — an increase driven exclusively by Republican voters.

Democrat Josh Stein won North Carolina governor's race, defeating Republican Mark Robinson by a wide margin.

Polls are open until 7:30 p.m. in North Carolina and 7 p.m. in South Carolina, as voters make their decision in the 2024 presidential race.

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The 2024 presidential contest and other major political races are coming to a climax; North Carolina sits among the most contested of battleground states as the final votes are cast.

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With more than 2 million members, the "Divine Nine" organizations have launched many get-out-the-vote initiatives in this historic election involving one of their members, Vice President Harris.

As of Sunday, about 4.4 million votes have been cast across North Carolina, representing more than half of the state's registered voters. Tuesday, Nov. 5, is the last day for eligible voters to cast their ballots. Here’s what to expect on Election Day and what to know about North Carolina's post-election process.

The winner of the presidential election will need Congress to advance their agenda. Strategists in both parties say the race for control of the House is extremely tight.

The candidates are both spending time on the last day of the campaign in Reading — a majority-Latino city — where that bad joke about Puerto Rico has resonated.

President Trump held rallies in three states on Sunday, while Vice President Harris focused on Michigan.