A U.S. congressman is urging President Obama to recognize the work of enslaved African-Americans who helped build the White House.

A lawyer for John Edwards is defending his campaign's 2011 spending, saying the expenses were related to last year's criminal probe.

President Barack Obama declared Friday he's found a solution that will protect religious liberty but also ensure that women have access to free birth control.

Congressman G.K. Butterfield will be visiting Greenville and Rocky Mount Monday as he kicks off his re-election campaign.

While Greenville continues to search for a new city manager they have made their decision for who will fill the position temporarily.

Federal regulators say they need more time deciding whether to stick with federal standards that could mean $12 million in rebates for more than 58,000 North Carolina residents who buy their own health insurance.

Federal elections officials say John Edwards owes taxpayers $2.1 million in public matching funds improperly received after the former North Carolina senator dropped his 2008 run for the White House, yet disclosure reports show his failed campaign is still spending.

More than half of the candidates expected on North Carolina's presidential primary ballots in May come from the Libertarian Party.

A resurgent Rick Santorum has been declared the winner in three states, raising questions about Mitt Romney's appeal with conservatives at the core of the Republican Party.

One of the most controversial state lawmakers from Eastern Carolina is going to face a primary challenger this May.

Three more Democrats have announced they aren't seeking re-election to the General Assembly this year, including two drawn into districts with incumbent Republican lawmakers.

U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick of Charlotte says she won't run again for re-election to North Carolina's 9th Congressional District.

The bill authorizes $63.4 billion for the Federal Aviation Administration over four years. It accelerates the modernization program by setting a deadline of June 2015 for the FAA to develop new arrival procedures at the nation's 35 busiest airports so planes can land using the more-precise GPS navigation.

A man who says he's run for congressional office covering 29 of our state's 100 counties has thrown his hat in the ring for state auditor.

Mitt Romney has added to his lead in the race for delegates with a big win in the Nevada Republican presidential caucuses.

Newt Gingrich had no comment about January's jobs figures at an event late Friday morning in Nevada because, the former House speaker explained, he hadn't seen them yet.

Republican leaders in the North Carolina House of Representatives say a complaint about prayers in the legislature shows a prominent civil liberties group is out of touch.

Roseanne Barr is running for the Green Party's presidential nomination, and she says it's no joke.

North Carolina Democrat Heath Shuler recently announced he won't run for N.C. Governor, and now he says he won't seek re-election to the House.

Former U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge Harnett joins Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton and state Rep. Bill Faison in the Democratic race for North Carolina governor.

The North Carolina chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union wants the state's General Assembly to refrain from opening its sessions with prayers that favor one religion over others.

Donald Trump has confirmed that he will endorse Mitt Romney's GOP presidential bid. He says he made the decision after getting to know Romney after meeting with him several times in the past few months.

Former White House Chief of Staff and two-time U.S. Senate candidate Erskine Bowles is passing on a bid for North Carolina governor.

An annual report says North Carolina state government could issue a little more debt in the next fiscal year and remain within self-imposed borrowing guidelines.

A federal pay freeze proposal is scheduled for a vote in the House of Representatives Wednesday.