Under the Dome podcast: Trump fire hose, federal workers and the DC aircraft crash
Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of Feb. 10, 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 politics team colleague Danielle Battaglia, who is our Washington correspondent.
We discuss the fire hose of President Donald Trump orders, comments and decisions over the past few weeks, including giving Elon Musk power, and the subsequent protest in downtown Raleigh against it all. Plus what people should know about Washington-area federal employees.
After the break, we talk about the recent Black Hawk helicopter and commercial airliner crash at National Airport, and the North Carolinians who were killed in the tragedy.
Headliner of the Week
Stayed tuned to the end for our picks for Headliner of the Week. I talk about changes at the Council of State, which you can read more about in this past Sunday’s Under the Dome newsletter that focuses on Gov. Josh Stein. Battaglia tells us about the latest moves by U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis.
Listen to our latest episode and catch up on previous episodes. You can also listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Audible, iHeart, Pandora, Amazon Music and Stitcher.
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