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 ...

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

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

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

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

Several sources tell CBS News that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley is preparing to run for Senate in ...

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

Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley is expected to jump into the North Carolina Senate race after Lara Trump ...