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.

Robinson denies making the graphic comments, calling them “tabloid trash.” “Let me reassure you: The things that you will see in that story, those are not the words of Mark Robinson.

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 ...

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 ...