North Carolina is a pivotal battleground state and the Senate race is one of the premier contests of the upcoming midterm elections.

Michael Whatley, chair of the Republican National Committee, plans to launch a campaign for Senate in North Carolina after Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law, chose not to run, according to three people familiar with the decision who spoke on the condition of anonymity because his plans have not been publicly announced.

Lara Trump, daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump, has said she will not run for the US Senate in North Carolina at this time.

President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law and former Republican Party co-chair Lara Trump has decided for a second time that she will not run for the U.S. Senate. Trump had been suspected to try to replace Sen.

Lara Trump has decided against running for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina after discussions with family and supporters. Former President Trump, who initially considered supporting her, is now endorsing Michael Whatley,

Trump said he would endorse his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, if she decided to run. He will now likely endorse Michael Whatley in his bid.

Lara Trump, the president’s daughter-in-law, is releasing a new single this week even as she continues to mull entering the race for North Carolina’s vacant Senate seat.

According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Attorney General Pam Bondi and her deputy Todd Blanche informed Trump in May that his name appeared multiple times in the Epstein files that the Department of Justice and the FBI reviewed.