US Sen. Thom Tillis' unfiltered tenure
On this April 7, 2026 episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome politics podcast, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with Congressional reporter Danielle Battaglia about outgoing U...
7 Apr 21min
Outgoing Senate leader Phil Berger's expansive influence in higher education
On this March 31, 2026 episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome politics podcast, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with higher education reporter Jane Winik Sartwell about how o...
31 Mar 20min
Counting again: Latest on Berger Page recounts
On this March 24, 2026 episode of The News & Observer's North Carolina politics podcast, Under the Dome, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan is joined by politics reporters Esther Frances and K...
24 Mar 21min
VP JD Vance in NC and what it means for NC-01
On this March 17, 2026, episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome politics podcast, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with Congressional reporter Danielle Battaglia about Vice Pre...
17 Mar 21min
Still the primary to watch: Sen. Berger vs. Sheriff Page
On this March 10, 2026 episode of Under the Dome, The News & Observer's North Carolina politics podcast, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan is joined by reporters Nathan Collins and Kyle Ingra...
10 Mar 24min
NC primary prep: Berger/Page, Foushee/Allam and U.S. Senate primaries
Gear up for today's North Carolina primary on this new episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome politics podcast for March 3, 2026. Host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with reporte...
3 Mar 23min
NC GOP State Auditor Dave Boliek on futures of DMV, Dean Dome
On this new Feb. 24, 2026 episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome podcast about North Carolina politics, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with Republican State Auditor Dave Bol...
24 Feb 35min
Mecklenburg County sheriff faces lawmakers in Raleigh
On this episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome politics podcast for Feb. 17, 2026, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with Charlotte Observer politics reporter Mary Ramsey about...
17 Feb 22min
