McDowell now uncontested in North Carolina House race after ex-Rep. Walker declines runoff

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A former North Carolina representative who finished second in last week's primary for essentially his old U.S. House seat announced on Wednesday that he won't ask for a runoff and will join Donald Trump's presidential campaign instead. Ex-U.S. Rep. Mark Walker,...

Republican Mark Walker advances to primary runoff election in North Carolina's 6th Congressional District

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mark Walker advances to primary runoff election in North Carolina's 6th Congressional District.

North Carolina's 5 open congressional seats drawing candidates in droves

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — With five members of North Carolina's U.S. House delegation declining to run this year, next week's primaries have attracted dozens of Republican candidates seeking what could become extended time on Capitol Hill. Some of the turnover can be attributed to...

Judge rules that restrictions on after-hour drop boxes don't keep Floridians from voting

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Restrictions on after-hour drop boxes may make it inconvenient to return ballots outside business hours, but they don't keep Floridians from voting, a federal judge has ruled. Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker previously had ruled that restrictions in...

Judge: Florida official overstepped authority in DeSantis effort to stop pro-Palestinian group

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge refused to take action against Florida on Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging an order to deactivate pro-Palestinian student groups, essentially because nothing has been done to follow through with the directive. State university Board of...

Correction: Palestinian Groups-Florida story.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In a story published Jan. 31, 2024, about a court ruling about Florida's efforts to deactivate pro-Palestinian student groups, The Associated Press erroneously reported the judge's name. He is Judge Mark Walker, not Mark Warner. ___ A...