Spotlight Fact check: Where NC’s Senate candidates stand on the Iran war and gas prices Danielle Battaglia The News & Observer (Raleigh) Oct 27, 2026 14 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump directed attacks on Iran in February without notifying Congress until after the fact.kAmw:D C62D@?:?8 92D C6A62E65=J 492?865[ E9@F89 :E 92D >@DE 4@?D:DE6?E=J 46?E6C65 2C@F?5 DE@AA:?8 xC2? 7C@> @3E2:?:?8 ?F4=62C H62A@?D] t:89E >@?E9D =2E6C[ xC2? DE:== 92D 2 ?F4=62C AC@8C2>[ 2?5 &]$] 82D AC:46D 4@?E:?F6 E@ DE2J 9:89[ 42DE:?8 2 D925@H @G6C #6AF3=:42?D’ 42>A2:8?D]k^AmkAmw6C6’D H96C6 6249 @7 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2’D &]$] $6?2E6 42?5:52E6D DE2?5 @? E96 xC2? H2C 2?5 82D AC:46D]k^Am k9a 4=2DDlQ9aQmxDDF6i %96 xC2? H2C 2?5 82D AC:46Dk^9amk9b 4=2DDlQ9bQm#@J r@@A6C[ E96 s6>@4C2Ek^9bm People are also reading… Will North Carolina have a cold, snowy winter? 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Democrats lead early voting across state as NC’s overall turnout surges above 1 million It’s been a week since in-person early voting started in North Carolina, and turnout is way up.
Rules have changed for 2026 absentee voting in NC. Here's what to know The 2026 midterm election is approaching, with early voting ending in 10 days and an important deadline for absentee ballots passed as of Oct. 20.
JD Vance joked protester was here illegally. 19-year-old says he was born and raised in NC “I wouldn’t call it anger, but it’s this passion, almost, that you just need to do something.”
JD Vance to rally Republicans in western North Carolina on Monday Vance will appear at a Republican campaign rally in Hendersonville, according to an announcement from the Republican National Committee.
