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Democrats aim to keep their 2025 election momentum going: From the Politics Desk

Higgins and González advanced to a runoff after a blanket primary in November after no candidate won at least 50% of the vote. Higgins finished atop the 13-candidate field with 36% of the vote to ... Read More

Study finds voter craving for compromise doesn't make it easy to realize

WASHINGTON - A year out from a critical midterm election, voters are bone weary of the polarization in Washington, but disagree on when and how to compromise, and even on whether a return to a more ... Read More

What will and won’t matter in the midterm elections from Tuesday’s results

Tuesday’s election results struck fear into Republicans’ hearts about what they might mean for the party’s fragile congressional majorities a year from now. Democrats felt similarly lost a year ago, ... Read More

Why Trump’s political shadow is a mixed blessing for the GOP in 2026

The biggest lesson of this month’s sweeping Democratic election victories is that President Donald Trump is continuing to cast an outsize shadow over every other election during his presidential term. Read More

Election results for Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Apex, Wendell, and other Triangle area towns

Towns across North Carolina held local elections on Tuesday. In several races in the Triangle, challengers defeated incumbents, injecting new blood into the governance of those towns. Listed below are ... Read More

Setting the stage: What the 2025 elections signal for next year's midterm showdowns

With the 2025 elections fading into the rearview mirror, the campaign spotlight moves 100% towards next year's midterm elections, when Republicans will be defending their fragile House majority and ... Read More