Polls start closing in today’s primaries in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas

Voters in three states are headed to the polls Tuesday in a set of primary elections that mark the start of the 2026 midterm cycle — and could highlight internal debates among both Democrats and Republicans over the future of their parties. . Polls closed at 7:30 p.m. ET throughout most of North Carolina. The … Read more

North Carolina progressive enters Republican primary to protest gerrymandering

Kate Barr, a self-described progressive in North Carolina, is running in the Republican primary for North Carolina’s 14th congressional district as a protest against gerrymandering. CBS News’ Major Garrett reports. Then, Samuel Wang, director of the Princeton Gerrymandering Project and a New Jersey Democratic candidate for Congress, joins to discuss the impact of redistricting on … Read more

Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas are holding primaries Tuesday. Here’s what to know

Voters in three states will be going to the polls on Tuesday, with a four-term incumbent senator in Texas seeking to fend off a primary challenge from his state’s starkly conservative attorney general while Democrats will be choosing their own candidate in hopes of breaking their decadeslong losing streak in the state. There will also … Read more

North Carolina mother missing for 24 years is arrested in 2001 case days after she was found

The North Carolina mother who vanished in 2001 and was located safe and sound earlier this month was arrested on an outstanding order, officials say. Michele Hundley Smith, 62, was taken into custody Wednesday by the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office on an arrest order related to her failure to appear in court 25 years ago, … Read more