Exclusive: Records indicate North Carolina Congressman Chuck Edwards skipped votes, canceled a district event for dinner with a former staffer, and paid for a personal trip to Las Vegas with campaign ...

WASHINGTON — Text messages used as evidence in an ethics report show that U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, on more than one occasion, put spending time with a young, female staffer over his constituents.

The latest Elon University Poll on North Carolina's U.S. Senate race finds former North Carolina Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper with another double-digit lead over Republican Michael Whatley.