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
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 Feb 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 Feb 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 Jan 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 Jan 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 Jan 22min
