Richard Burr Coverage

NC's Burr backs SC's Scott in 2024 presidential race

Former North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, in Chapel Hill on Wednesday for a pandemic preparedness panel, said South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott has his support in the 2024 presidential race.

Destinee Patterson, WRAL reporter

FBI: American living in Thailand threatened to shoot, dismember staff of NC senators

Eric Welton is charged with one count of threatening a federal official. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison.

WRAL Staff

Burr joins global law firm as regulatory advisor

The former North Carolina senator is the latest former member of Congress from North Carolina to transition to consulting work.

WRAL News staff

Former U.S. Sen. Richard Burr cleared in SEC investigation into 2020 stock trading

Sen. Richard Burr's lawyer said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission completed an inquiry into early-pandemic stock trades without taking action.

The Wrap: Session looms, Duke Energy answers questions about blackouts and Burr investigation ends

WRAL's state government team breaks down another week in North Carolina politics.

SEC drops Burr stock trade investigation, retired U.S. senator says

Sen. Richard Burr's lawyer said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission completed an inquiry into early-pandemic stock trades without taking action.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

Editorial: Delegation in Washington gains diversity but loses clout and experience

Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023 -- It is a stark and dramatically different delegation representing North Carolina in Congress now than any time since the dawn of the current millennium. The current delegation starting service Tuesday - two Republicans in the U.S. Senate and a House delegation of seven Republicans and seven Democrats - is likely as diverse as has ever served in Washington. But with the departures of Republican Sen. Richard Burr along with Democratic Reps. G.K. Butterfield and David Price, the depth of experience, knowledge and leadership is significantly diminished.

Editorial: Omnibus bill includes millions to help N.C. with items even GOP wanted

Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 -- No legislation is ever perfect. But in this omnibus bill North Carolina taxpayers are seeing their dollars come home: helping our military preparedness, the people and families who serve our nation and our veterans; boosting local economies; fighting hunger; improving community health, housing, public education and the environment; and strengthening law enforcement and public safety.

EMILY COCHRANE: Retiring Congress members see rough roads ahead. Won't miss gridlock

Monday, Jan. 2, 2022 -- Departing longtime lawmakers like Republican N.C. Sen. Richard Burr perceive little prospect of orderly business in a divided Congress. They're taking with them decades of experience in the day-to-day work of keeping the government running.

'We need more statesmen': Burr calls on Congress to reduce divisions, better equip itself for future problems

Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr will be replaced by Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd on Jan. 3. The change represents a rightward shift away from a more centrist Burr.

Bryan Anderson, WRAL state government reporter

Tillis works to pass same-sex marriage bill despite earlier opposition

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina helped the Respect for Marriage Act pass a key vote in the Senate this week by amending it to add protections for religious freedoms. But critics on the religious right say the protections don't go far enough.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol bureau chief

FEC asks Budd, Beasley to explain and return more than $71K in questionable donations

The campaigns of U.S. Sen.-elect Ted Budd and his Democratic opponent, Cheri Beasley, are being questioned about campaign contributions that may have exceeded federal limits.

Bryan Anderson, WRAL state government reporter

New court records released in Senator Burr investigation

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina profited off stock sales in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an FBI affidavit.

Sen. Burr gained $164K, avoided $87K in losses from 'well-timed stock sales' at start of Covid-19 pandemic

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina profited off stock sales in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to an FBI affidavit.

Bryan Anderson, WRAL state government reporter

US Sen. Richard Burr announces brief Senate absence after hip replacement surgery

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr announced Monday a brief absence from Senate sessions as he recovers from hip replacement surgery.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

Beasley seeks to claim law enforcement mantle in US Senate race

Democrat Cheri Beasley is seeking to make the case to voters why she is the more pro-law enforcement candidate than her Republican opponent in North Carolina's U.S. Senate race.

Bryan Anderson, WRAL state government reporter

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Aug. 11

A look at how North Carolina members of congress voted over the previous week.

Targeted News Service

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Not so sweet on controlling insulin costs

Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 -- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Tillis and Burr ignore vets needs

Monday, Aug. 1, 2022 -- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist.

'Quit playing political games with people's lives': Bill to help veterans exposed to toxins falls in US Senate

The U.S. Senate has voted against a revised version of the Honoring our Pact Act after voting in favor of it in June.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

Although NC senators support recent gun control legislation, state GOP leaders won't talk about red flag law

Both of North Carolina's Republican U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Richard Burr supported federal gun control legislation.

Dan Haggerty, WRAL anchor/reporter

OUR TAKE: A look inside how NC's congressional delegation voted the week of June 24

Tuesday, June 28, 2022 -- What makes the unanimous opposition to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act by the state's GOP House delegation of note is that its two Republican senators - particularly Sen. Thom Tillis - played key roles in developing the consensus in support of the legislation. Sticking with their fellow Republicans in the Senate isn't as critical as cozying up to the National Rifle Association lobbyists for the state's GOP House delegation.

How they voted: Congressional votes for the week of June 10

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US Senate race impacted by recent mass shootings

Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd are locked in a tight race for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat, according to a WRAL News survey. And stances on gun control in the wake of a deadly school shooting in Texas could be giving Beasley an edge, pollsters say.

Beasley, Budd in close race for US Senate seat, WRAL News poll shows

Democratic former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Burr are running to fill the seat of retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Burr.

Bryan Anderson, WRAL state government reporter, and Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief