Former President Donald Trump returned to the key battleground state of North Carolina for a rally Saturday, but declined to mention Mark Robinson -- his party's nominee for governor in the state. The rally went on amid the allegations surrounding the Republican lieutenant governor,

The Republican Governors' Association said Monday that it has not made future ad buys in North Carolina, in the latest apparent blow to GOP Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson's gubernatorial campaign. Why it matters: The decision suggests Republicans are losing hope in their party's chances of winning the governor's race in the state,

House Democratic leadership is advising its members that Republicans' bill to ward off a government shutdown for three months has no dealbreakers for their side, Axios has learned. Why it matters: It clears the way for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.

House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) proposal to avert a government shutdown has the support of congressional Democratic leadership as the bid looks likely to succeed even as the process could be slowed by hard-right members of the GOP conference.

The House speaker will try again to avert a government shutdown, this time with a “bare-bones” continuing resolution.