
North Carolina Senate showdown ‘a true toss-up’ as Roy Cooper and Michael Whatley inch closer to 2026 bids
Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-NC) decision to step aside has turned North Carolina into one of 2026’s top Senate battlegrounds, opening a high-stakes contest in a state where Republicans have won seven of the last eight races. Whatley intends to run after Lara …