North Carolina's new congressional map provides Republicans with an additional seat, giving them 11 of the total 14 congressional seats.

North Carolina becomes the third state where Republicans have heeded Trump's call and approved new district lines ahead of next year's midterms.

Unless the court intervenes, the map that the NAACP and voting rights advocates say were rushed through to approval will be used in the crucial 2026 midterms.

On I-95 in North Carolina, 181 miles separate South Carolina and Virginia. The 12th District on that map snaked along Interstate 85 between Durham and Mecklenburg counties through Orange, Alamance, Guilford, Forsyth, Davidson, Rowan and Iredell counties.

Nearly 42 million Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) won’t receive their benefits on Nov. 1 because of the government shutdown, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

North Carolina's Republican-controlled legislature has formally begun redrawing the state's congressional district map

The state House, which also has a Republican majority, will likely vote to pass the map next week. North Carolina is the latest state to heed President Donald Trump's mid-decade redistricting mandate in hopes of mitigating the risk of GOP losses in next year’s midterm elections.

The state House of Representatives is likely to approve the new map later this week, and the governor cannot veto it, per the State Constitution.

Republicans in North Carolina were slammed by critics who described the new congressional map as "morally wrong on all fronts."

A North Carolina company is using artificial intelligence to address beach erosion caused by recent nor’easter storms and king tides that damaged Wrightsville Beach and other coastal areas.NATRX combines advanced technology with nature-based resilience to tackle erosion issues along the ever-changing Carolina coastline.