North Carolina Democrats were a rare case of success in an election otherwise devastating for the party.

Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election

An already close race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat reached a razor-thin margin as most counties on Friday completed final tallies from the Nov. 5 election, setting the stage for possible recounts next week.

North Carolina Democratic Rep. Wiley Nickels suggests that the U.S. borrow from the United Kingdom and establish a shadow cabinet to take on the incoming Trump administration.

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic Gov.-elect Josh Stein’s veto could become more effective than outgoing Gov. Roy Cooper’s stamp has been recently, should the margin in a legislative district election hold for their party.

North Carolina House Republicans are poised to elect the youngest House Speaker in modern history Tuesday: Rep. Destin Hall. Why it matters: Hall, 37, will become one of North Carolina's most powerful lawmakers.

Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election.