This is the second year in a row that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has given an Independence Day-themed speech at an ultra-conservative church and made controversial comments. In 2023, he talked about “hell ...

Welcome to the governor’s race edition of our Under the Dome politics newsletter. I’m Dawn Vaughan, The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. Republican candidate for governor, Lt. Gov. Mark ...

FILE - North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Asheville, N.C., Aug. 14, 2024.

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and his wife Yolanda listen as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Saturday, March 2, 2024, in ...

North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor, Mark Robinson, vowed to stay in the race on Thursday after denying a CNN report that said he once called himself a 'black NAZI!' and proposed ...

FILE - North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson arrives for a rally before announcing his candidacy for governor on April 22, 2023, at Ace Speedway in Elon, N.C. Former President Donald Trump said ...