NC primaries to watch: GOP U.S. Senate and Durham U.S. House races
On this Feb. 10, 2026 episode of The News & Observer's politics podcast, Under the Dome, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with politics reporters Danielle Battaglia and Kyle Ingram abo...
10 Helmi 22min
UNC budget cuts and DC budget, ICE battles
On this latest episode of The News & Observer's North Carolina politics podcast, Under the Dome, for Feb. 3, 2026, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with higher education reporter Jane ...
3 Helmi 20min
Changes in early voting days in NC, UNC cuts
On this latest episode of The News & Observer's North Carolina politics podcast, Under the Dome, for Jan. 27, 2026: Host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with democracy reporter Kyle Ingram...
27 Tammi 19min
Charlotte goes to Raleigh for Oversight hearing on public safety
On our latest episode of The News & Observer's North Carolina politics podcast, Under the Dome, for Jan. 20, 2026, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with Charlotte Observer local govern...
20 Tammi 22min
Vacant jobs and costs in NC state government
On this latest episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome politics podcast, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with politics reporter Kyle Ingram about a state auditor report of vac...
13 Tammi 22min
An interview with NC Gov. Josh Stein on 2026 legislative battles on taxes, budget, Medicaid funding
On this episode of Under the Dome for Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan sits down with North Carolina's Democratic Gov. Josh Stein to talk about the lack of a state bud...
6 Tammi 24min
How the big NC politics stories of 2025 may shape 2026
On this latest episode of Under the Dome for Dec. 23, 2025, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with reporters Kyle Ingram about the big statewide news of 2025 and Danielle Battaglia abou...
23 Joulu 202523min
NC Congressional primary candidates, and weight of a Trump endorsement
On this new Dec. 16, 2025 episode of The News & Observer politics podcast, Under the Dome, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with Washington correspondent Danielle Battaglia about candi...
16 Joulu 202524min
