Under the Dome

Each week, the Under the Dome team at The News & Observer brings you the most in-depth analysis of topics in state government and politics for North Carolina. Learn more at newsobserver.com/dome

News
Government
1
Rep. Jake Johnson on budget, oversight and his ...
28 min
2
NC’s crossover deadline is here. Here's what bi...
20 min
3
The NC elections board control and power shifts...
18 min
4
NC Senate Democrats vote for the GOP state budget
19 min
5
What the latest NC Supreme Court election rulin...
19 min
6
Trump’s tariffs — who in Congress is talking, a...
20 min
7
Freshman Sen. Woodson Bradley on concealed carr...
27 min
8
The latest on the (still) unresolved NC Supreme...
18 min
9
Breaking down NC Gov. Josh Stein’s first State ...
This week’s Under the Dome episode is about N.C. Gov. Josh Stein’s first State of the State and DEI language cuts at UNC system schools.
19 min
10
A closer look at upcoming Senate action on the ...
In this week’s episode, host Dawn Vaughan, Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram talk about NC Senate action on attorney general lawsuits, DEI in schools and immigration.
20 min
11
The NC DMV, DOGE and DEI come up in House Overs...
N&O politics team members Dawn Vaughan, Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram talk about the latest news from the General Assembly and what to expect this week.
18 min
12
What to know about a new cryptocurrency bill at...
Reporters panel on House Speaker Destin Hall’s Bitcoin bill, the state budget ahead, and Attorney General Jeff Jackson's latest move.
20 min
13
New N.C. Labor Commissioner Luke Farley talks e...
Host Dawn Vaughan interviews new N.C. Labor Commissioner Luke Farley, a Republican, in the Department of Labor building downtown.
21 min
14
Trump's fire hose of executive orders, federal ...
Host Dawn Vaughan and McClatchy DC reporter Danielle Battaglia talk about Donald Trump's latest executive orders, Elon Musk and the D.C. aircraft crash
19 min
15
Upcoming redistricting trial, UNC BOG’s requests
Dawn Vaughan, Avi Bajpai, Korie Dean and Kyle Ingram talk about the latest North Carolina politics and the General Assembly's upcoming week.
19 min
16
Under the shadow of Helene and Trump, legislati...
Dawn Vaughan, Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram talk about the latest North Carolina politics and the General Assembly's upcoming week.
16 min
17
Donald Trump's second inauguration, presidentia...
Dawn Vaughan, Avi Bajpai and Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi talk about what North Carolina and the country can expect in the first weeks of the new Trump administration, including on immigration, taxes and the pressure to lower costs for Americans.
19 min
18
North Carolina’s congressional GOP freshmen & T...
Dawn Vaughan talks to Washington correspondent Danielle Battaglia about the five new members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation, plus President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for immigration policy.
19 min
19
The long legislative session, inauguration and ...
Host Dawn Vaughan talks with reporters Korie Dean and Kyle Ingram about what to expect in the long legislative session that starts this week.
19 min
20
Headliners of the Year for 2024
Host Dawn Vaughan and reporters Avi Bajpai and Korie Dean talk about their picks for Headliners of the Year, from the UNC protests to Gov. Cooper leaving office to changes at the legislature.
19 min
21
The NC GOP's latest veto override and a look ah...
Host Dawn Vaughan talks with Enlace Latino NC reporter Claudia Rivera Cotto about NC immigration issues.
19 min
22
Another veto override is on the horizon. What d...
Dawn Vaughan, Kyle Ingram and Korie Dean talk about what you can expect this week on the N.C. House override vote of Senate Bill 382.
19 min
23
Senate Bill 382: The bill that’s less about Hel...
Host Dawn Vaughan talks with Avi Bajpai, Kyle Ingram and Adam Wagner about the doozy of a week at the North Carolina Legislative Building, with the veto override of House Bill 10 and a controversial omnibus bill
21 min
24
What to expect from North Carolina's new superi...
Host Dawn Vaughan, Avi Bajpai and K-12 education reporter Keung Hui talk about Mo Green, NC's new superintendent and the upcoming NCGA session.
21 min
25
Talking downballot NC races from Election Day: ...
The N&O politics team talk about NC's downballot elections, including N.C. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Council of State and N.C. General Assembly
20 min