The vote for the largely-ceremonial position of Charlotte Mayor Pro Tem resulted in a fight among City Council Democrats who had blown up the traditional process last term. Listen Here:

North Carolina Congressman Patrick McHenry announced that he will not run for re-election, prompting a scramble at candidate filing opened. Also, Democrats are suing over redistricting maps. Again. Listen Here:

WBT legend John Hancock joins Pete to talk about life, radio, and bikes. Listen Here:

The Carolina Journal reports: The North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission continues to oppose an injunction blocking its investigation into published comments from state Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls. Meanwhile, a court filing Thursday suggests Earls might consent to an interview with commission staff next Monday. Earls is appealing to the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals. She […]

Expect the goal posts to get moved. The Federalist reports: The House Oversight Committee has obtained financial documents outlining monthly transfers from Hunter Biden to his father, President Joe Biden. On Monday, GOP House Oversight Chairman James Comer of Kentucky announced the discovery of subpoenaed bank records revealing monthly payments of $1,380 directly to Joe Biden […]

From Michael Shellenberger: “A whistleblower has come forward with an explosive new trove of documents, rivaling or exceeding the Twitter Files and Facebook Files in scale and importance. They describe the activities of an “anti-disinformation” group called the Cyber Threat Intelligence League, or CTIL, that officially began as the volunteer project of data scientists and […]

Democrats appear to have rammed through an illegal vote in the US Senate Judiciary Committee in order to target two conservative Supreme Court justices. Is this evidence that they fear President Joe Biden won’t be around to make nominations in the coming year? Listen Here:

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis whipped out San Francisco’s “Crap Map” during a debate with California Governor Gavin Newsom to highlight how the Democrats’ policies have helped destroy the once-great California city. Listen Here:

A debate last night between Governors Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis was running long and the candidates agreed to another 20-minute segment. But Newsom’s wife reportedly called it off during the commercial break. Listen Here:

Associate Opinion Editor at the McClatchy-owned Charlotte Observer, Ned “Stan” Barnett, looks at one metric to determine NC Democrats led a great COVID response. He conveniently ignores a host of other data that prove otherwise. Listen Here: