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On Oct 28, Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, joined Rep. David Rouzer, R-CD07, in leading a bipartisan effort in Congress to urge President Donald Trump to prioritize flue-cured tobacco in his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Published: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025 @ 5:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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(RALEIGH) Today Governor Josh Stein and local officials from Buncombe, Ashe, Haywood, Madison, and Rutherford counties traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with the Trump admin and members of Congress about North Carolina’s request for $13.5 billion in new funding for Hurricane Helene recovery.
Published: Thursday, September 18th, 2025 @ 2:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Parents challenging a Charlotte private school's decision to expel their children in 2021 continue to file legal arguments with the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Published: Friday, September 5th, 2025 @ 8:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Donald Trump’s customary bluster, intimidation and threats backfired on him this time. It might well result in a Democrat winning the 2026 U.S. Senate election in our state.
Published: Saturday, July 5th, 2025 @ 6:57 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation recently introduced the Constitutional Concealed Carry Act (HR38), spearheaded by Republican US Rep. Richard Hudson, NC-09, chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Published: Thursday, January 9th, 2025 @ 12:16 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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It is National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Week and state leaders are highlighting the importance of the FFA, especially in a state like North Carolina, where agriculture is the No. 1 industry.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2024 @ 12:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Hospital systems struggle as uninsured illegal immigrants use them as their free health care destination
Published: Friday, March 15th, 2024 @ 8:41 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Now that the North Carolina General Assembly has passed congressional maps, candidates are announcing their intentions to run for one of the states 14 congressional seats.
Published: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024 @ 5:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina General Assembly has passed three maps for the state House, state Senate, and US Congress, respectively. Redistricting is not subject to a veto from the governor, so the newly passed maps are now law.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2024 @ 1:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, formally announced his run for Congress on Tuesday in North Carolina’s newly shaped 14th Congressional District.
Published: Thursday, November 9th, 2023 @ 9:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Faith and values
Published: Saturday, October 28th, 2023 @ 11:55 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Rep. Richard Hudson, R-NC8, accused U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra of misleading him and other North Carolinians about plans to house unaccompanied migrant children at a Greensboro facility at a hearing Wednesday.
Published: Tuesday, October 24th, 2023 @ 8:08 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The opening of a facility in Greensboro proposed to house 800 unaccompanied migrant children from the southern border appears imminent, possibly as soon as August.
Published: Wednesday, September 13th, 2023 @ 9:58 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Last week, Republican Congressional lawmakers led by Rep. Richard Hudson, R-NC, introduced a bill to stop new regulations for energy distribution transformers proposed by the Biden Administration.
Published: Monday, August 14th, 2023 @ 12:26 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Congressman Dan Bishop, R-NC8, was in the spotlight yesterday not only for his opposition to the debt ceiling agreement reached by Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, but also for challenging McCarthy’s capability in his position as speaker.
Published: Tuesday, July 18th, 2023 @ 1:41 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced “Bank Your Vote,” a nationwide campaign focused on maximizing pre-Election Day voting.
Published: Saturday, June 24th, 2023 @ 4:40 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Belle Wheelan, president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) suggested that UNC's Board of Trustees had violated SACSCOC policies during introduction of new UNC School for Civic Life and Leadership.
Published: Saturday, March 18th, 2023 @ 4:00 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Jim Broyhill, a Republican who spent nearly a quarter-century representing North Carolina in Congress, has died at age 95. His family announced the news Saturday.
Published: Thursday, March 9th, 2023 @ 6:18 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Three members of North Carolina's congressional delegation voted to grant voting rights to noncitizens
Published: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 @ 11:31 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Congressman Patrick McHenry (R-NC) gave new insight into the tense moments on the House floor over the Speaker of the House election.
Published: Tuesday, January 31st, 2023 @ 11:40 am
By: Daily Wire
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North Carolina’s 10th District congressman, Patrick McHenry, nominated fellow Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy in the 14th round of balloting for U.S. House speaker Friday night
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2023 @ 2:03 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State Representatives Should Be More Transparent
Published: Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 @ 1:20 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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After months of doorknocking, fundraising, TV ads, polling, and direct mail, the results for the 2022 midterm elections are in, and a new North Carolina congressional delegation will now head to Capitol Hill ahead of a new congressional session starting on January 3, 2023.
Published: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 @ 1:00 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) said Monday that he plans on stepping down from serving on the GOP Steering Committee after a congressional colleague physically restrained him from lunging at Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) during the Speaker of the House vote last weekend.
Published: Saturday, January 14th, 2023 @ 4:47 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Firebrand Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz offered an olive branch to fellow Republican Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), over a tense confrontation Friday on the House floor that led to Rogers being physically restrained by colleagues.
Published: Saturday, January 14th, 2023 @ 9:45 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has joined the case of widespread power outages across Moore County over the weekend.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 @ 6:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The Moore County Sheriff’s office held a press conference Sunday afternoon to update the public on widespread power outages this weekend impacting 40,000 homes and businesses across the sandhills region of central North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, December 28th, 2022 @ 8:04 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Voters often decry the establishment, calling for outsiders who are not career politicians. But in the state’s 2022 midterms, voters rewarded political experience, with every new member of North Carolina’s congressional delegation
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2022 @ 10:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Rep. Richard Hudson, R-NC, was elected Tuesday to lead the National Republican Congressional Committee.
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2022 @ 10:25 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The latest projection from elections-analysis site FiveThirtyEight is that Republicans have an 85% chance of winning a majority in the U.S. House.
Published: Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 @ 4:22 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gregory Hahn, a veteran and single father, was jailed by Harnett County Judge Charles Gilchrist for refusing to wear a mask during juror training.
Published: Saturday, November 5th, 2022 @ 8:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A long-time leader in national and North Carolina Republican politics has passed away. Dr. Ada Fisher served as the RNC’s Committeewoman for North Carolina for more than decade, elected in June of 2008 and re-elected in 2012. She died Friday October 7, 2022 at the age of 74.
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 @ 12:28 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Fewer than four weeks remain before the midterm elections. Seasoned political pundits always await the “October Surprise,” some last-minute revelation that impacts the outcome.
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2022 @ 12:22 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Themes on the importance of faith in the public square and optimism about the future in the face of adversity highlighted the NC Faith and Freedom Coalition’s 5th annual Salt & Light conference, held at Freedom House Church in Charlotte on Sept. 23 and 24.
Published: Friday, October 7th, 2022 @ 9:02 am
By: Carolina Journal
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