Under the Dome podcast: Trump inauguration, presidential trivia and NC’s new treasurer
Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of Jan. 20, 2025. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. Today’s Under the Dome newsletter is a preview of our new podcast that posted this morning.
On this latest episode, I’m joined by my legislative team colleagues Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Avi Bajpai. We lead off with the big news of the day: It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day and also the presidential inauguration of second-term President Donald Trump.
We 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. Our conversation also leads to the phrase “the buck stops here” and, after the break, some trivia about former President Harry Truman.
Also after the break, Guinassi shares what she’s learned from an interview with new State Treasurer Brad Briner, and what that means for the State Health Plan.
Headliner of the Week
Stay tuned to the end for our picks for Headliner of the Week. They include a Chapel Hill man held hostage by Hamas, the elimination of a red dye, and some local history about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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