North Carolina General Assembly
U.S. state legislature (Republican-controlled); not a news outlet
Background
The General Assembly dates to the colonial era and has served as the state's legislature since statehood in 1789. Its public website, ncleg.gov, is run by legislative staff. It posts bills, votes, committee schedules, and live audio and video of floor sessions. Democrats controlled the legislature for most of the 20th century. Republicans won both chambers in the 2010 elections and have kept control since. They held supermajorities in the mid-2010s and again in the Senate more recently. In the 2025–26 session, Republicans hold a Senate supermajority and a House majority one seat short of a veto-proof supermajority, to my knowledge. That has made overrides of Democratic Gov. Josh Stein's vetoes depend on a few House Democrats. Past controversies include the 2016 House Bill 2 dispute, litigation over gerrymandered districts, and mid-decade redistricting fights. Because this is a government body, its output is not editorial coverage. Statements and press materials from its leaders are partisan in tone, and the official legislative record is largely procedural and factual. Its relationship with the Trump administration follows the majority party's: generally cooperative on policy, and not a matter of news-style coverage. I could not load web sources while compiling this, so the seat counts and details above come from background knowledge and should be checked against ncleg.gov.
Profile compiled 2026-10-30; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.