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Democratic officials believe Budd's candidacy gives them a real chance at flipping a Senate seat — and the balance of power in Washington — this fall. Budd is set to appear alongside Trump on Friday night at a rally in Wilmington.

The campaigns of Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican Ted Budd said on Wednesday they would participate in an Oct. 7 debate that will be aired on Spectrum ¹ÏÉñapp 1.

Joined by more than a dozen current and former law enforcement officers at a news conference in Durham on Monday, Beasley announced new legislative priorities to strengthen public safety and mend the frayed relationship between her party and the police force.

Beasley's campaign had $4.8 million in her campaign coffers beginning July, while Budd — a current congressman — had $1.8 million. Campaign finance reports covering May, June and a few days in April were due Friday.

Republican nominee Ted Budd’s campaign didn’t immediately release fundraising numbers for the three months ending June 30, but the latest federal Election Commission reports for Beasley and Budd are due Friday.

Volunteers, staff, and prospective candidates worked to secure thousands of signatures so that the Green Party would have a spot on the 2022 North Carolina ballot. However, a couple of hundred of signatures were deemed fraudulent. And last week the state Board of Elections voted not to certify the party. On this episode of The Politics Podcast, Green Party member Matthew Hoh discusses how this happened and the challenges of a political system dominated by two parties.

As the NC Green Party seeks official recognition from the State Board of Elections, Democrats watch warily in a highly charged partisan election season with a U.S. Senate seat at stake

TV stations in North Carolina have pulled controversial ads targeting Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Cheri Beasley. A lawyer with the powerful Democrat-aligned Elias Law Group wrote a letter to TV station managers in Raleigh and Charlotte urging them to pull the ads, saying they're false and misleading.

TV stations in North Carolina have pulled controversial ads targeting Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Cheri Beasley.

With the May primary complete, focus is turning toward November. There are efforts to engage and mobilize form both major political parties. However, Leslie Mac believe the Democratic party can do more to build relationships with new North Carolinians, Women of Color, and rural progressives.