This week, North Carolina Republicans continued making moves in the halls of power to both seize authority over future elections and steal a victory for an apparently defeated Republican high-court candidate.

The state’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a sweeping bill that would erode the power of the Democratic governor and attorney general and hand the G.O.P. more control over elections.

A bill to significantly restrict the North Carolina governor’s office could further reduce the power of the incoming Democrats, including Gov.-elect Josh Stein, before they even take office. The

Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election

The North Carolina Republican-controlled legislature is attempting to pass a sweeping bill — a power grab tucked inside a