Early voting begins in the battleground state of North Carolina on Thursday as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris race to Election Day. Follow for live news updates.

Vice President Harris holds a 2-point lead over former President Trump among likely voters in North Carolina, according to a poll released Wednesday. The Quinnipiac University poll found the vice president garnering the support of 49 percent of likely voters to the former president’s 47 percent.

Vice President Kamala Harris could become only the second Democratic presidential candidate to win North Carolina in more than 40 years as the state has slowly shifted to the left, with most polls showing her and former President Donald Trump in a dead heat,

Former President Bill Clinton joined Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz at a campaign rally in Durham, North Carolina, on Thursday.

FEMA said on Tuesday that it has continued its door-to-door visits in North Carolina following allegations of threats to its personnel in some locations that were hit by Hurricane Helene.

FEMA personnel have resumed door-to-door visits in hurricane-ravaged North Carolina after reports emerged over the weekend that they could be targeted by militia.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resumed visits in North Carolina following alleged threats targeting the agency’s personnel, according to agency Administrator Deanne Criswell. “We now have resumed all normal operations,