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Former state Rep. Cecil Brockman, who was arrested last month on child sex charges and resigned last week, must live with his mother and wear an ankle monitor while on house arrest, a judge ruled this week.
North Carolina Rep. Cecil Brockman, who has represented High Point for a decade, faces two counts of statutory sex offense with a child and two additional counts of indecent liberties with a child. State lawmakers had called on him to resign.
Paul Specht, WRAL state government reporter
State Rep. Cecil Brockman of High Point remains jailed on child sex charges. There's no sign the city will have a voice in the chamber anytime soon.
As images of the White House's demolished East Wing led the national news, top Democrats shared a video of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt seeming to say that construction of the new ballroom is President Donald Trump's top priority.
In an Aug. 5 press conference, Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin accused Texas Republicans of holding "just one hearing, one hearing on flood response, but eight hearings on rigging maps."
Amy Sherman, PolitiFact reporter
Political advertising is already starting to ramp up for the 2026 U.S. Senate race.
The former governor, who is undefeated in statewide elections, is considered the early frontrunner for his party's nomination. Former Rep. Wiley Nickel, the only other Democrat in the race, is expected to suspend his campaign and endorse Cooper this week.
Jack Hagel, WRAL News
Cooper is considered the favorite to win the Democratic nomination for the seat being vacated by Republican Thom Tillis. The decision could also shape the GOP's efforts to retain the seat in the chamber it narrowly controls.
Jack Hagel, Paul Specht and Will Doran, WRAL News
DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison says the lawsuits in North Carolina's still-uncalled Supreme Court race are a test for Republicans to potentially overturn more elections across the country. NCGOP says he's the one actually harming election trust.
Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 -- In scores of interviews throughout 2024, Latino, Black and Asian American voters, many of whom voted for Donald Trump, said they no longer trusted Democrats to improve the economy.
The state's incoming Democratic governor and attorney general Jeff Jackson would lose key powers if the Republican-backed proposal becomes law.
The Democratic party is taking place Tuesday night as supporters await the superintendent race results.
Many of the small details from the past may resurface in the coming months. So, on Monday night, before the final results are announced and the last ballots are cast, Dan Haggerty answers the question: "How did we get here?"
If you ask local political experts why a Democratic presidential candidate hasn't won North Carolina since 2008, they'll tell you one name: Mecklenburg County. But this year, the young president of the Mecklenburg County Democrats has made it his mission to turn things around.
On Thursday, the first day of early voting in North Carolina, former President Bill Clinton and Governor Tim Walz rallied voters in Durham and encouraged them to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and Democrats up and down the ballot.
WRAL staff
We're less than 29 hours away from the first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Donald Trump.
Dozens of protesters gathered in Chapel Hill and Raleigh called on UNC leaders and state Democratic party leaders to denounce the violence in Gaza. Some in Raleigh accused the party of silencing Palestinian voices at the Democratic National Convention.
Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter
Vice President Kamala Harris's decision to pick Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate could help Harris with split-ticket voters in North Carolina, political scientists say.
Democrats hope Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a military veteran and former high school teacher, can broaden rural support for Vice President Kamala Harris in North Carolina.
Cooper, a longtime friend and political ally of Harris, was seen as a possible vice presidential pick in part because he has been able to win over moderates in a state that tends to vote for Republican presidential candidates.
Brian Murphy and Jack Hagel, WRAL News
(CNN) — Roy Cooper on Monday said it isn’t the right time for him to join a national ticket, as two sources familiar with the discussions told CNN the North Carolina governor had removed himself from consideration as Kamala Harris’ running mate in a sign that the accelerated search has entered a new phase.
By MJ Lee and Jeff Zeleny, CNN
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper spoke with President Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris on Sunday, he told the hosts of MSNBC's Morning Joe Monday as rumors swirl about whether Harris could pick him as her vice presidential running mate for the 2024 presidential election.
