The TikTok legislation was included as part of a larger $95 billion package providing foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel and was passed 79-18. It now goes to President Joe Biden, who has backed the TikTok proposal and has said he will sign the package as soon as he gets it.

Senate passes TikTok ban, foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan; send bill to President Biden

We’re also tracking the hours for rain and a rumble of thunder on Wednesday. Plus, candidates for NC Superintendent say where school safety falls short and where improvements can be made. Watch WRAL News on FOX 50 at 10 p.m., and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

On FOX 50 at 10: 5 weapons found & 74-year-old man charged in shooting at local college. What police say led up to the shooting

Have you noticed an unusual smell or flavor in your tap water over the past few days?

What's wrong with Raleigh tap water? Algae bloom at Falls Lake behind the smell, color

'Earthy and musty:' Here's why your tap water may taste strange this weekend in Raleigh

Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Athens Drive High School

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020 -- This legislation, the result of all-too-unique collaboration of Republicans and Democrats, will go a long way toward assuring as many registered voters as possible will be able to cast ballots in the November election.

Editorial: Bipartisan House election bill will help voters

Bills to end gerrymandering in North Carolina have been filed just about every session for decades but have rarely even gotten a hearing. This year, backers say, things could be different.

Effort to take politics out of drawing voting maps should gain traction this year, backers say

Redistricting commission proposed

A veteran campaign finance watchdog filed a complaint Thursday with state elections officials about donations to Court of Appeals Judge Phil Berger Jr.

Watchdogs question donations to Berger's son's campaign

Phil Berger Jr.

Republican map makers will use the same nationally known GOP consultant to redraw North Carolina's legislative maps this year as they used for maps later found unconstitutional, leadership confirmed Wednesda

NC legislature starts, slowly, on map redraws

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Although state lawmakers are officially in recess until August, some are still negotiating bills to vote on when they come back, and the interim could prove to be a very profitable break for them.

Loophole lets lawmakers take campaign cash with legislation still pending

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A lawsuit filed Wednesday challenges the legality of a one-day special session the General Assembly held in December and the two laws legislators passed during that session, parts of which have already been thrown out by the courts.

Lawsuit contends General Assembly held illegal session

NC Legislative Building

Republican House leaders said Tuesday that legislation requiring voters to present photo identification before casting a ballot will undergo weeks of deliberation and review before being filed in late March.

House plans go-slow approach for voter ID bill

Senate passes Voter ID bill 

North Carolina's newly earned status as a battleground state means political operations can't let up on fundraising. But watchdogs worry that disclosure rules for giving are not tight enough.  And Democrats are also fundraising for their caucus operations. 