Fly Out Day: North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein on redistricting and Trump's Washington

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🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein sits down with Jake Sherman and Anna Palmer to talk about data center impacts, a potential second term and what being close to President Trump means in his state. 🎙️ Stick around: States Newsroom Jennifer Shutt and our own Max Cohen stop by for townhouse fun! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Fly Out Day, her brand new show here at Punchful News.
0:04.0	You love The Daily Punch.
0:05.2	Join us every Thursday for even more fresh insight from lawmakers and reporters as Washington heads out of town.
0:11.5	Subscribe to Fly Out Day wherever you get your podcasts.
0:15.2	We're getting super insider, but that's what we do.
0:18.4	At the end of the week, Washington empties out fast.
0:22.6	Lawmakers, staffers, they're all heading home.
0:26.6	But not before they stop here. Western North Carolina beer.
0:42.6	Hello and welcome back to Fly Out Day.
0:45.1	I'm Anna Palmer.
0:46.2	And I'm Jake Sherman.
0:47.0	And we are back at the Punchful News Townhouse.
0:49.5	Republicans pulled out a few big wins last week, Jake, ahead of this week's recess.
0:55.1	Also, we had a lot of action on the ground in Indiana and other places.
0:59.3	Some wins for the president.
1:00.6	A bunch of wins for the president.
1:01.7	They did clear.
1:02.3	They extended FISA.
1:03.4	They reopened DHS after 70 million days.
1:06.6	Not that's on the exact count, but whatever.
1:08.5	That's fine.
1:09.8	They passed a budget, which will allow them theoretically to do more reconciliation
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