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

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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An already close race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat has narrowed further as most counties complete final tallies from the Nov. 5 election

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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 completed final tallies from the Nov. 5 election