North Carolina Democrats to decide if Richardson stays chair
February 9, 2023 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Hundreds of North Carolina Democratic activists will decide this weekend whether they want to keep in place Gov. Roy Cooper’s choice to lead the party organization or give the job to someone else after mixed results in the November election.
Ex-Sen. Burr: SEC probe into trading over with ‘no action’
January 6, 2023 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its investigation of former North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr related to investment sales early in the coronavirus pandemic without taking any action, Burr said on Friday.
Outgoing North Carolina Sen. Burr delivers farewell address
December 15, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Wrapping up a nearly 30-year career in Congress, Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr told colleagues that the chamber needs “more statesmen and fewer politicians” and that he remains optimistic about America’s future.
Republican Ted Budd wins North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race
November 9, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd won North Carolina’s open Senate seat on Tuesday, defeating Cheri Beasley while extending a losing streak for state Democrats seeking a spot in that chamber.
North Carolina early in-person voting wraps up Saturday
November 5, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — People who want to vote in person in North Carolina without doing so on Election Day have one more chance this weekend.
Hundreds of early in-person voting sites in all 100 counties remain open until 3 p.m.
Beasley widens money advantage over Budd in NC Senate race
October 17, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley saw her fundraising advantage over Republican rival Ted Budd widen during the past three months and entering the campaign's final weeks.
NC Senate nominees parry over abortion, inflation in debate
October 8, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The major-party candidates to succeed retiring North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr parried over inflation, abortion and election integrity on Friday night in their only expected debate.
Beasley, Budd win as NC voters pare down primary candidates
May 18, 2022 GMTRALElGH, N.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Ted Budd and former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley won their respective Senate primaries on Tuesday, setting up a fall election matchup that should again test former President Donald Trump's influence in North Carolina.
Senior US lawmakers arrive in Taiwan for visit
April 14, 2022 GMTTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A delegation of six U.S. lawmakers led by Republican Lindsey Graham from South Carolina arrived in Taiwan on Thursday for a two-day visit that has already been denounced by China.
Beasley makes largest quarterly fundraising in Senate bid
April 7, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The heavy favorite to win next month's Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in North Carolina announced on Thursday that her campaign brought in its largest quarterly fundraising haul to date.
NC candidate filing ends; 26 running for US Senate seat
March 4, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina candidate filing wrapped up Friday for this year's party primaries, the apparent completion of a period split into two intervals by redistricting litigation.
Man facing death in couple’s fatal stabbing gets reprieve
March 4, 2022 GMTHOUSTON (AP) — A Texas inmate who was scheduled to be the first to be executed by the state this year received a reprieve from an appeals court on Thursday.
Michael Dean Gonzales had been set to receive a lethal injection on Tuesday evening for fatally stabbing an elderly couple during a burglary of their West Texas home nearly 30 years ago.
Eastman officially joins crowd to succeed NC Sen. Burr
March 3, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Combat veteran and political newcomer Marjorie Eastman filed her candidacy papers on Thursday to run for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in North Carolina.
Eastman is one of nearly two dozen official candidates seeking to succeed retiring GOP Sen.
NC governor backs Beasley as Senate primary field clears
January 12, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gov. Roy Cooper gave former North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley his full-throated endorsement for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, attempting to secure a smoother path for her to become the Democrats' nominee to wrest a seat held by a Republican since 2005.
Senate passes bill to honor Emmett Till and his mother
January 12, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Emmett Till, the Chicago teenager murdered by white supremacists in the 1950s, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, who insisted on an open casket funeral to demonstrate the brutality of his killing.
FDA pick Califf parries questions at confirmation hearing
December 14, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration parried questions on crises ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic to the opioid epidemic, during a Senate hearing Tuesday that seemed to bode well for his confirmation.
NC’s next federal prosecutors confirmed by US Senate
November 19, 2021 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden's three nominees to become North Carolina's top federal prosecutors were confirmed on Friday by the U.S. Senate.
The Senate voted unanimously for Michael Easley Jr., Sandra Hairston and Dena King to be the next U.S.
NC Congress candidates grow with Foushee, Watkins bids
November 17, 2021 GMTDURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A Democratic U.S. Senate candidate for the past several months and a current Democratic state senator announced separately on Wednesday that they would run for a central North Carolina congressional seat.
Lawyer: SEC should go to Sen. Burr first in stock sale probe
October 29, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — The lawyer for Sen. Richard Burr’s brother-in-law told a judge Friday that U.S. regulators should question the senator before quizzing his client in a probe of whether insider trading resulted from secrets about the pandemic's true threat.
Sen. Burr under investigation again for pandemic stock sales
October 28, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr and his brother-in-law are being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for potential insider trading, a case that stems from their abrupt sales of financial holdings during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, according to recent federal court filings.
Opponents target Ted Budd, Trump’s choice in GOP Senate race
October 5, 2021 GMTMOUNT AIRY, N.C. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump's endorsement has Rep. Ted Budd playing defense in North Carolina's GOP Senate primary, as opponents accuse him of benefiting from a bankruptcy that cost farmers millions and being beholden to a conservative political action committee.
Democratic US Senate candidate Cheri Beasley raises $1.3M
July 7, 2021 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley of North Carolina raised nearly $1.3 million in little more than two months since she entered the race in April, her campaign announced on Wednesday.
Ex-Justice Cheri Beasley joins North Carolina Senate race
April 27, 2021 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The first Black woman to serve as chief justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court announced her entry Tuesday into the state's highly competitive U...
N. Carolina lieutenant governor won’t run for Senate in 2022
April 20, 2021 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announced late Monday he will not seek the Republican U...
Former North Carolina Gov. McCrory enters US Senate race
April 14, 2021 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory on Wednesday announced he'll run for the U...
U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Jackson raises about $1.3 million
April 5, 2021 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democratic senate candidate Jeff Jackson raised nearly $1.3 million since entering the race in January, BEAUFORT, N.C. (AP) — The mayor of a small North Carolina coastal town is getting into next year’s race for the U...Mayor of coastal NC town says he’ll run for U.S. Senate
March 30, 2021 GMT
Another Trump on the ballot? Lara Trump eyes Senate seat
March 4, 2021 GMTRALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — A Trump may be on the ballot next year — but not Donald Trump.
The former president's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, is eyeing the North Carolina Senate seat being vacated by Republican Richard Burr...
Impeachment vote becomes defining moment for GOP senator
February 20, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — When Sen. Richard Burr stood and said “guilty” there were hushed gasps in the Senate chamber...
Impeachment vote becomes defining moment for GOP senator
February 20, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — When Sen. Richard Burr stood and said “guilty,” there were hushed gasps in the Senate chamber...
NC GOP votes to censure Sen. Burr after impeachment vote
February 16, 2021 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Republican Party unanimously approved a resolution Monday to censure Sen...
N. Carolina state Sen. Jeff Jackson enters US Senate race
January 26, 2021 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina state senator announced Tuesday that he's running for the U...
Justice Dept. won’t charge Sen. Burr over stock sales
January 20, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Richard Burr said Tuesday that the Justice Department has told him it will not prosecute him over stock sales made during the coronavirus pandemic, ending an insider trading investigation that led him to at least temporarily step aside from a powerful committee chairmanship last year...
Chairman says tribe won’t get federal recognition this year
December 21, 2020 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The chairman of North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe says it appears that the tribe will not be getting federal recognition this year...
Senators seek highest civilian honor for Till and his mother
September 16, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Congress should give the nation’s highest civilian honor posthumously to Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, a Republican and a Democratic senator said Wednesday...
Senator: Allowing college athletes NIL pay is ‘huge mistake’
September 15, 2020 GMTThe fourth congressional hearing this year on how to allow college athletes to earn money from their names, images and likenesses came Tuesday with a stern warning from one senator...
US closes probes into 3 senators over their stock trades
May 27, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has closed investigations into stock trading by Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California, Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, according to people familiar with notifications sent to the senators...
Burr submits final Russia report before leaving chairmanship
May 16, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr on Friday submitted the final report in the panel's three-year Russia investigation to the intelligence community for a declassification review...
Burr steps aside as Senate intelligence chair amid FBI probe
May 15, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator with access to some of the nation's top secrets became further entangled in a deepening FBI investigation as agents examining a WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has reached out to Sen. Richard Burr about his sale of stocks before the coronavirus caused markets to plummet, a person familiar with the matter said Monday...FBI reaches out to Sen. Burr over stock sales tied to virus
March 30, 2020 GMT
Senators deny trading on virus info as scrutiny mounts
March 20, 2020 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Facing public outrage, senators in both political parties denied Friday that they exploited advance knowledge when they dumped stocks and other financial holdings before the coronavirus wreaked havoc on the economy...
McCrory won’t run for NC governor; will consider Senate bid
December 19, 2019 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory announced Thursday that he won't try to recapture his old office in 2020, but will continue to consider a U...
Trump Jr. glad Senate testimony ‘is finally over’
June 12, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, spoke to the Senate intelligence committee for around three hours Wednesday, following up on a 2017 interview with the same panel as part of its two-year-long Russia investigation.
AP sources: Panel reaches deal with Trump Jr. for interview
May 14, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Intelligence Committee has struck a deal with Donald Trump Jr. to appear for a closed-door interview next month, pulling the two sides back, for now, from a confrontation over a subpoena as part of the panel's Russia investigation...
Burr: Senate Intelligence report on Russian influence in 2016 election to be ‘consistent’ with Mueller’s findings
April 2, 2019 GMTU.S. Sen. Richard Burr said Monday that a report produced by the Senate Intelligence Committee that he chairs on Russian meddling in the 2016 election will likely be "very consistent" with special counsel Robert Mueller's findings that there was no collusion between Donald Trump's campaign and Russian operatives.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump claims he’s vindicated in Russia probe
February 11, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is declaring exoneration prematurely in the Russia investigation...
Trump associate Roger Stone pleads the fifth in response to Senate invites
December 13, 2018 GMTRoger Stone, President Trump's former election campaign adviser, said he will refuse to answer questions from members of either of two Senate committees investigating the 2016 race.
Mr. Stone has declined requests to testify before both the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee, invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination rather than accepting their invitations to appear, he and his lawyer, Grant Smith, told Reuters.
The Latest: Senate chairman says Cohen plea sends message
November 30, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and the special counsel's Russia investigation (all times local):...
Democrats, activists hit N Carolina GOP on Kavanaugh
September 27, 2018 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Democrats and activists went on the offensive against Republicans for not opposing U...
AP Interview: Top Republican says Russia probe difficult
August 18, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the last two years, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr has been the Russia investigator who is seen but rarely heard on Capitol Hill...
AP Interview: Top Republican opens up about Russia probe
August 18, 2018 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — For much of the last two years, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr has been the Russia investigator who is seen but rarely heard on Capitol Hill...
Homeland Security officials to testify before Senate Intelligence committee on election security
March 19, 2018 GMTThe Senate Intelligence Committee will question the current and former Homeland Security secretaries on Wednesday and focus on threats the U.S. election infrastructure could face as American voters prepare to cast ballots in the upcoming midterm elections.
As congressional investigations wear on, some eye a finish
October 18, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — As congressional investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 elections wear on in the Capitol, some lawmakers are starting to wonder when — and how — the probes will end...
Trump’s lawyer to publicly testify in Senate next month
September 19, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's lawyer will return to Capitol Hill for a public hearing next month after the Senate intelligence committee abruptly canceled a closed-door staff interview Tuesday morning...
Democrats worry GOP trying to bury torture report
June 2, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers and rights groups criticized the Republican head of the Senate intelligence committee on Friday for seeking the return of copies of a report on CIA treatment of detainees after 9/11, saying he is trying to "erase history" by making it harder for the public to ever see the classified document.
The Latest: Ex-CIA head says he warned Russia about meddling
May 24, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on investigations into Russia's alleged interference in the 2016 U.S...
Hands off US election, ex-CIA director says he warned Russia
May 24, 2017 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Former CIA Director John Brennan told Congress Tuesday he personally warned Russia last summer against interfering in the U.S. presidential election and was so concerned about Russian contacts with people involved in Donald Trump's campaign that he convened top counterintelligence officials to focus on them.