Trump-backed RNC Chair Michael Whatley jumps into North Carolina's Senate race as Lara Trump declines to run, creating a ...

Whatley’s entry into the race follows the president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, reportedly passing on a run. The president ...

Lara Trump, President Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law, had been rumored as a possible Republican candidate for North ...

Michael Whatley, chairman of the national Republican Party, plans to run for an open Senate seat in North Carolina in 2026, ...

President Donald Trump has picked the candidate he’s supporting to fill North Carolina’s open Senate seat in the 2026 ...

A North Carolina native, Whatley led the state's GOP before he was selected by President Trump to lead the RNC in 2024.

Michael Whatley, the chair of the Republican National Committee, plans to step down to focus his attention on running for the ...

Michael Whatley, a North Carolina native, is leaving his role as chairman of the Republican National Committee to run for ...

Whatley is moving ahead just as Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law, said Thursday she won’t run for the seat. The ...

His entry will pave the way for a marquee contest in 2026, with former Gov. Roy Cooper planning to seek the Democratic ...

Several sources tell CBS News that Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley is preparing to run for Senate in ...