When the Democratic Party's national convention opens this week, President Barack Obama's target audience won't be in the crowd. It will be the small sliver of undecided voters in battleground states who will be critical to the outcome of what the polls show is a tight race with two months to go.

Thousands of protesters are expected to march through Uptown Charlotte ahead of the Democratic National Convention to call attention to what they say is a corporate takeover of the nation's political process.

Republican Paul Ryan now says he didn't run a marathon in less than three hours as he claimed in a nationally broadcast interview.

A command center to help monitor security during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte is up and running.

Governor Beverly Perdue is requesting assistance for Halifax County residents and business owners hit hard by flooding last weekend.

The office of Republican Rep. Todd Akin is reacting angrily to a quote attributed to GOP activist Karl Rove that joked about the idea of the Missouri Senate candidate being murdered.

The Republican National Convention has wrapped up with a speech by Mitt Romney that combined details of his life story with a pledge to create millions of jobs and "restore the promise of America."

Local Republicans say the Republican National Convention has them fired up to help Mitt Romney win NC come November.

The Pentagon says it may take legal action against the former Navy Seal who wrote a book about the Osama Bin Laden raid.

Counties from across Eastern Carolina have formed a new coalition to fight for highway and road projects for all drivers in the east.

The Republican National Convention is Mitt Romney's show today as he delivers the most important speech of his presidential campaign and one that will introduce him to many television viewers.

Lawyers for Republican governor candidate Pat McCrory have asked a North Carolina judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a group seeking to have an ad critical of the former Charlotte mayor declared true and constitutionally protected.

Even before Paul Ryan takes the stage at the Republican convention, President Barack Obama's campaign is seeking to cast the GOP running mate as "out of step" with American voters.

Ann Romney is sharing with her fellow Republicans and the nation the family side of the man she met at a high school dance more than four decades ago. She says she wants to talk from the heart about her husband, Mitt Romney.

He's had it locked up for months, but Republicans convening in Tampa, Fla., have formally nominated former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for president.

The State Employees Association of North Carolina's political committee isn't endorsing anyone in the race for governor, a boost for Republican Pat McCrory after the group endorsed his Democratic rival four years ago.

Romney's top aides and convention planners were juggling their desire for a robust rouse-the-Republicans convention with concern about appearing uncaring as New Orleans faced a threat from Isaac.

Republican National Committee officials are releasing a three-day schedule for the party's national convention, shortened because of Tropical Storm Isaac.

Congressman Ron Paul is lashing out at Republican efforts to marginalize his supporters at the upcoming party convention, telling a counter rally to stand firm because, in his words, "we will become the tent eventually."

Vice President Joe Biden is postponing his planned trip to Florida because of Tropical Storm Isaac.

In the end, Mitt Romney chose not to tempt fate.

Many people in Greenville lined up Saturday to receive tickets to President Obama's speech on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.

Call them maybes.

Most Americans don't think Congress is doing a good job. That's according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal Poll.

James Taylor and other North Carolina home-grown talent will be on stage on the evening that President Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination for re-election at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.