Trump-backed RNC Chair Michael Whatley jumps into North Carolina's Senate race as Lara Trump declines to run, creating a ...

His entry will pave the way for a marquee contest in 2026, with former Gov. Roy Cooper planning to seek the Democratic ...

Lara Trump, President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, had been rumored as a possible Republican candidate for North ...

Michael Whatley, chairman of the national Republican Party, plans to run for an open Senate seat in North Carolina in 2026, ...

Michael Whatley, a North Carolina native, is leaving his role as chairman of the Republican National Committee to run for ...

Michael Whatley, chairman of the national Republican Party, plans to run for an open Senate seat in North Carolina in 2026 ...

Whatley’s entry into the race follows the president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, reportedly passing on a run. The president ...

Michael Whatley, the chair of the Republican National Committee and former North Carolina GOP leader, is reportedly set to ...

President Donald Trump has picked the candidate he’s supporting to fill North Carolina’s open Senate seat in the 2026 ...

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley is expected to run for the Senate in North Carolina, setting up a marquee race in next year’s midterms, two sources familiar with Whatley’s plans ...

A North Carolina native, Whatley led the state's GOP before he was selected by President Trump to lead the RNC in 2024.