Sen. Elizabeth Dole, a Republican who represented North Carolina in Congress, also never had run for public office before being elected in 2002. Whatley served as her chief-of-staff, for one of her six years in the chamber.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley has formally announced that he’s entering the U.S. Senate race in North Carolina ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The decision sets the stage for what is likely to be a heavyweight battle between a behind-the-scenes political insider and a former governor with a knack for winning unaffiliated voters.

The measure would bar lawmakers, the president and vice president from purchasing stocks and other “covered investments.”

Senate Democrats came up with a new way to force Donald Trump's administration to release the Jeffrey Epstein files, but will the Justice Department comply?

Democrats in the Senate are picking up the baton from their colleagues in the House to keep the Jeffrey Epstein saga in the news cycle and stoke GOP divisions. A small group of Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY),