Republican Party Coverage

GOP Revolts Over Debt Limit Deal as Bill Moves Toward a House Vote

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan deal to suspend the federal debt ceiling advanced on Tuesday night toward a climactic House vote despite a rebellion by hard-right Republicans who said the party was squandering a chance to force fundamental changes in government spending.

Carl Hulse and Catie Edmondson, New York Times

Fact check: Did DeSantis exempt Disney from anti-discrimination law?

On NBC's "Meet the Press," Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law with a last-minute exception "for anyone who also operates a theme park more than 25 acres in the state of Florida."

Matthew Crowley and Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

'This country is in a lot of trouble': Mike Pence visits UNC, mum about potential presidential run in 2024

Mike Pence spoke Wednesday in Chapel Hill but did not say whether he planned to run for president in 2024.

Former Vice President Mike Pence visiting UNC Wednesday

This morning, big crowds are expected at UNC Chapel Hill during a visit from former Vice President Mike Pence. This visit comes as expectations rise for Pence to run for the 2024 GOP Presidential nominee.

Mike Pence speaks at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, mum about potential presidential run in 2024

Mike Pence spoke Wednesday in Chapel Hill but did not say whether he planned to run for president in 2024.

Nia Harden, WRAL reporter, Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Red carpet or perp walk?

Monday, April 3, 2023 -- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist.

How NC's multibillion-dollar Medicaid deal was reached -- and who it benefits

Rural North Carolina stands to benefit most from Medicaid expansion, and many rural lawmakers and health care leaders were the ones negotiating the final deal. Why one hospital executive calls it "an immediate shot in the arm."

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

NC lawmakers to propose new abortion limits as soon as next week, top Republican says

Republican lawmakers plan to file a new bill restricting abortion access. How far it should go is still up for debate among Republicans.

Travis Fain and Will Doran, WRAL state government reporters

NC Senate passes repeal of pistol permit rules. Critics fear new background check loopholes

North Carolina's pistol permit rules are a racist relic of the Jim Crow era and don't help public safety in modern times, Republican lawmakers say. Democrats say a bill repealing the permits would put guns in the wrong hands.

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

NC Supreme Court working on making changes

Days after Republicans flipped the NC Supreme Court majority, the court started discussing new rules that critics now call a power grab, according to a document obtained by WRAL News. The apparent effort comes as the new GOP court has also voted to revisit recent decisions in voting rights cases that favored progressive groups.

Leaked document shows big changes could be underway at GOP-majority NC Supreme Court

Days after Republicans flipped the NC Supreme Court majority, the court started discussing new rules that critics now call a power grab, according to a document obtained by WRAL News. The apparent effort comes as the new GOP court has also voted to revisit recent decisions in voting rights cases that favored progressive groups.

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

Editorial: Santos' absence of ethics lowers all in Congress. He must go

Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023 -- George Santos demeans Congress and the nation every day he remains in office. The people of his congressional district, the U.S. House and our country deserve better and shouldn't have to tolerate his abusive presence.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Is this the look of unity and leadership?

Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023 -- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist.

Republicans tap NC's Hudson to lead House fundraising committee

U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson will play a critical role in deciding which congressional candidates will get financial support in the 2024 election.

Bryan Anderson, WRAL state government reporter

Wake GOP, struggling to win elections, invites U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene to gala

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is scheduled to be the Wake County Republican Party's keynote speaker at a 1920s-style party next week.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

Fact check: How did Beasley vote in 'armed kidnapper' and 'double murder' cases?

The National Republican Senatorial Committee recently released its third installment in a series of ads attacking Democrat Cheri Beasley. It claims that, while on the state Supreme Court, Beasley voted to reverse the conviction of an armed kidnapper and release a double murderer early.

Paul Specht, PolitiFact reporter

Fact check: GOP group says Republicans don't want to throw abortion doctors 'in jail'

The day after the leak of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade, the National Republican Senatorial Committee sent lawmakers and candidates suggested talking points on abortion. PolitiFact checks the claim that doctors don't want to throw doctors in jail.

Jon Greenberg, PolitiFact reporter

NC Democratic party to speak ahead of Trump rally on Saturday

The North Carolina Democratic Party will hold a press conference on Friday morning ahead of former President Donald Trump's visit to the state.

How the 2022 Primaries Are Testing Trump’s Role as the GOP ‘Kingpin’

Former President Donald Trump has sought to establish himself as the Republican Party’s undisputed kingmaker in the 2022 midterms, issuing more than 120 endorsements to elevate allies, punish those who have crossed him and turn his baseless claim that the 2020 election was stolen into a litmus test for the party.

Shane Goldmacher and Jonathan Martin, New York Times

Bob Dole, giant of the Senate and 1996 Republican presidential nominee, dies

Bob Dole, a Republican Party stalwart and presidential hopeful who espoused a brand of plain-spoken conservatism as one of Washington's most recognizable political figures throughout the latter half of the 20th century, died Sunday.

By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN

Conservative group tries to storm NC school board meeting

A conservative group in New Hanover County tried to storm a local school board meeting, but were denied access to the meeting because they were not wearing masks. One of the men at the protest, David Perry, has sued the county school board and sheriff's office in response.

Wake GOP looks at censuring school board members over masks

Lawsuit threatened as well over unanimous vote to require masks in Wake County schools.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

New teachers group starts petition to pressure Wake schools to drop masks

The Wake County Republican party started a petition that opposes the state's decision to recommend students wear masks in the classroom, according to an email sent on Saturday.

Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer & Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter

Capitol rioter accompanied members of Congress on trip to US-Mexico border

A conservative YouTuber who participated in the January 6 riot accompanied Republican members of Congress on a trip to the border Tuesday night, serving as a translator at times.

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN

Fact check: What is critical race theory?

Critical race theory -- a broad set of ideas about systemic bias and privilege -- might have its roots in legal academia, but it is fast becoming one of the more explosive flashpoints in America's state legislatures.

Jon Greenberg and Amy Sherman, PolitiFact reporters