Congresswoman Deborah Ross on the tumultuous first weeks of the new Trump administration

NC NAACP’s Deborah Dicks Maxwell on Jefferson Griffin’s effort to overturn the election he lost

Dr. Lauren Fox of the Public School Forum on NC’s top education issues

Lynn Bonner on the ongoing efforts of a NC Supreme Court candidate to have 60,000+ ballots discarded

SEANC’s Ardis Watkins on the state health plan and the possibility of big premium hikes

Natural Resources Defense Council’s Drew Ball on Trump’s plans to end wind energy projects

The new leader of NC Senate Democrats, Sen. Sydney Batch, previews the 2025 legislative session

Political scientist Chris Cooper on Trump 2.0 and NC’s yet to be decided state Supreme Court race

Duke OB/GYN Dr. Beverly Gray on reproductive healthcare and Gov. Stein’s efforts to protect it

Eliza Sweren-Becker of the Brennan Center on Jefferson Griffin’s efforts to discard 60,000+ ballots

ITEP Senior Analyst Marco Guzman on the big hits to the economy that mass deportation could bring

NC Budget and Tax Center researcher Logan Rockefeller Harris on the the 2025 Living Income Standard

NC League of Conservation Voters’ Dan Crawford on building on NC’s environmental accomplishments

Duke University Prof. Brandon Garrett on recent commutations and the future of the death penalty

Jennifer Roberts of the Carter Center’s Strengthening Democracy Project on Jimmy Carter’s legacy

Newsline political reporter Galen Bacharier on Roy Cooper’s legacy and the new Stein administration

Outgoing DHHS Sec. Kody Kinsley on NC’s health and accomplishments from his three years at the helm

NC’s agriculture leaders on the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene in 2024

State Rep. Pricey Harrison on the climate crisis and lessons from Helene

Jason Kanawati Stephany of the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina on food insecurity