Roy Cooper
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Trump and Whatley double down on the administration’s record in North Carolina Senate contest
GASTONIA, North Carolina | President Donald Trump tested his midterm campaign appeal Wednesday in North Carolina as he tries to help his handpicked Republican Senate hopeful and former national party chairman Michael Whatley shore up his campaign against Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper. The president and Whatley embraced each other — and offered withering attacks […]
Tax cuts collide with inflation as voters weigh Trump’s economy in the midterms
RALEIGH, N.C. | Standing behind a downtown bar, Evan Duke smiled when he thought about no longer paying federal income tax on the hundreds of dollars in tips he earns on a busy night pouring beers and mixing drinks. But the 30-year-old said he cannot afford health insurance and worries about how higher costs for […]