RALEIGH, N.C. — Elected officials who switch parties would be held accountable if a new bill filed in the North Carolina Senate becomes law. Senate Bill 748, or the “Voter Fraud Prevention Act,” was ...

This story originally published online at NC Newsline. Rep. Tricia Cotham formally announced she is switching parties to become a Republican, giving the GOP a veto-proof majority in the state House.

The decision of a lawmaker in North Carolina to leave the Democratic Party and become a Republican is a "political earthquake" that will have a "dramatic" impact, according to a Democratic congressman ...

On April 5, 2023, Democratic N.C. House Rep. Tricia Cotham switched to the Republican Party, provoking polarizing reactions across the state. The move has had a ripple effect in North Carolina state ...

A Democrat in the North Carolina state House switched to the Republican Party on Wednesday, giving the GOP veto-proof control in both chambers of the legislature and handing Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper ...

More than 15,000 registered Republicans switched parties in North Carolina since the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, with 85% of them becoming politically unaffiliated. Eighteen percent of those voters ...