The Assembly

The Assembly has won its first nationwide Edward R. Murrow Awards. Read the award-winning reporting recognized by the awards in the thread below: www.rtdna.org/2025-nationa...

Republicans argue that a deadly stabbing in Charlotte that gained national attention shows why the Trump administration’s tough-on-crime agenda is necessary. But Sen. Thom Tillis doesn’t want Charlotte to be next on the list for a federalized crackdown. www.theassemblync.com/politics/tru...

The state was poised to be the first to opt in to the program—a long-time goal of the school privatization movement—until Democratic Gov. Josh Stein hit the brakes. On August 6, he vetoed House Bill 87. www.theassemblync.com/education/k-...

Wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein gave former Duke University employee and current right-wing influencer Jean-François Gariépy money for a YouTube show. He says he wanted to convince Epstein to “lead a monogamous marriage lifestyle.” www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...

BREAKING: Bob Rucho resigned from the North Carolina State Board of Elections on Thursday after revelations he had made political contributions in apparent violation of state law.

For 15 years, the North Carolina Senate has been led by a man who cares more about education than just about any other policy area. That may have come to an end Tuesday. www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...

When a voting rights advocate approached the Rockingham County Board of Elections office on Wednesday morning, she was surprised to see an unusual and misspelled sign in all caps outside the front door. www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...

After all precincts reported results, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page led state Senate leader Phil Berger by two votes in Tuesday’s GOP primary, a virtual tie in one of the night’s most important races. Here's what happens next in the Berger/Page race. #ncpol

Political observers expected Page to dominate in Rockingham County and dominate he did. Berger needed to take the Guilford portion of the district commandingly, which he also did. But what few predicted was the difference in turnout in the two counties the district includes. #ncpol

UPDATE: Senate Republican leader Phil Berger, North Carolina’s most powerful politician, trailed Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page by two votes with all precincts reporting in the state’s most-watched primary on Tuesday. www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...

Former Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett appeared to win Tuesday’s Republican primary in the 1st Senate District, which spans several northeastern counties, despite allegations that he’d made racist remarks in an audio recording. www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...

BREAKING: After more than a decade in office, state Rep. Carla Cunningham appeared to lose her Democratic primary on Tuesday by a significant margin. The race in N.C. House District 106 was more contentious this year than anyone might have expected. www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...

BREAKING: Veteran Laurie Buckhout won a hotly contested Republican primary in the 1st Congressional District on Tuesday. She’ll now advance to a rematch with U.S. Rep. Don Davis in which she hopes to become the first Republican to hold the seat since 1883. www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...