The new map shifts eastern North Carolina counties between the state's 1st and 3rd Districts to give Republicans a clear advantage in both.

A new congressional map passes the N.C. General Assembly likely adding an additional Republican seat in the midterms. 'No Kings’ protests push back on the Trump administration. Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden has yet to decide if he’ll run for reelection. And Charlotte FC is in the playoffs.

SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.

The NC General Assembly approved the new Congressional map this week. It shifts the state's 1st Congressional District from a swing district to one where a Republican can more easily win.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board District 1 race has become one to watch, with an incumbent who’s at times ruffled feathers facing both a well-funded challenger and a conservative pushing change.

The Senate failed to advance two partisan bills that would have paid some federal workers during the shutdown. Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked as the shutdown drags on.

Early voting in Mecklenburg County expands to all 21 sites on Thursday for the Nov. 4. municipal elections. All sites can be found here.

With the municipal election less than two weeks away, the Charlotte Muslim Caucus plans to host a forum with elected officials about the transit sales tax referendum on the ballot on Nov. 4.

A legal challenge to North Carolina’s same-day voter laws entered its third day Wednesday in Winston-Salem, and North Carolina voter integrity groups were front and center.

State House and Senate leaders say this week's legislative session on redistricting likely marks their final votes of 2025 — which would end the year with no agreements on Medicaid funding or a full state budget.