North Carolina Democrats were a rare case of success in an election otherwise devastating for the party.

Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election.

An already close race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat reached a razor-thin margin as most counties on Friday completed final tallies from the Nov. 5 election, setting the stage for possible recounts next week.

North Carolina Democratic Rep. Wiley Nickels suggests that the U.S. borrow from the United Kingdom and establish a shadow cabinet to take on the incoming Trump administration.

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Trump won North Carolina in both 2016 and 2020. In 2016, he won the state by a 3.6 percent margin over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Trump received 2,362,631 votes, or 49.83 percent. He was slightly leading polls before the election.

Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election

North Carolina House Republicans are poised to elect the youngest House Speaker in modern history Tuesday: Rep. Destin Hall. Why it matters: Hall, 37, will become one of North Carolina's most powerful lawmakers.