Trustee J.B. Pritzker, Trinity ‘87 and governor of Illinois, signed a bill that will increase the state’s minimum wage to $15 per hour in six years.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is hearing the case of North Carolina's 9th Congressional district this week—and the case could end with Republican candidate Mark Harris winning the district or an order for a new election.
Durham Mayor Steve Schewel says he wants to make living in downtown Durham affordable for all—not just “upper middle-class white people.”
Less than two years from the 2020 election, presidential primary campaigns are quickly heating up, with 11 Democrats already having declared their candidacy or formed exploratory committees.
Andrew McCabe, former FBI deputy director, disclosed details about why he decided to investigate President Trump in an interview Thursday.
The Chronicle recently sat down to speak with Mo Elleithee, spokesman for the Democratic National Committee and for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential run. Now, Elleithee is the founding Executive Director of Georgetown University’s Institute of Politics and Public Service and a Fox News contributor.
Raleigh-Durham International Airport wants to expand so it can accommodate more international flights, including non-stop flights to China.
Retired General John Kelly, former White House chief of staff to President Donald Trump, will discuss leading America through global turbulence in Page Auditorium on March 6.
Justin Fairfax, Trinity ‘00 and lieutenant governor of Virginia, now faces a second allegation of sexual assault. This one allegedly occurred during his time at Duke.
The government has run amok in its abuse of control, says political advocate Grover Norquist.
Transit advocates gathered Thursday evening at the Durham Station to urge Duke to get on board with Durham-Orange Light Rail project.
After Carol Folt’s resignation, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill now has an interim chancellor.
As scandals have engulfed Virginia politicians, one Duke alumnus is at the center of the firestorm.
With another potential government shutdown looming as Democrats and Republicans clash over President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall funding, Trump called for unity in the State of the Union address.
The Duke University Marine Laboratory has chipped in to play a small part in helping the slow recovery process for Eastern North Carolina.
How did a diverse committee come to consensus on a charged issue like the placement of a Confederate monument?
A team of Duke students and faculty is developing a technology that will offer onscreen fact checks during television broadcasts of political events—just in time for the 2020 presidential election.
Two important questions remain as President Donald Trump begins his third year in office. What have been some of the main legal issues underlying Trump’s entanglements in the past two years, and where can we expect it to take us in 2019?
The United States got more out of the Cold War than just getting out of it, author Joshua Shifrinson argued at a Thursday talk.
Nearly three months after the general election, North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District still does not have a representative seated in Congress.
