lame-duck session

And they did all this in a lame-duck session after losing their veto-proof majority in the state house.

As the clock ticks down on the lame-duck session, Senate Democrats struck a deal on confirming judges last week that left many of us scratching our heads.

The Legislature introduced a similar series of power grabs during the 2016 lame-duck session after voters ousted a Republican governor.

The voters of North Carolina made clear in this election that they are not interested in one-party rule—but that’s exactly what Republican legislators are using the lame-duck session to cement.

Republican senators are urging some of their colleagues, including Vice President-elect JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Donald Trump's Secretary of State pick Marco Rubio, R-Florida, to get back to the office and block Democrats from confirming judges during the lame-duck session while they still have the majority and the White House.