Balkcom Gets NRCC Boost; Newsom Rallies NC Democrats; SCOTUS Blocks Ad Ruling

The National Republican Congressional Committee has added Jennifer Balkcom in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District to its MAGA Majority program as Republicans look to hold the western North Carolina seat. Andrew Pomeranz of Carolina Journal joins the program to discuss California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s visit to rally North Carolina Democrats, where he urged the party to focus on the 2026 midterms rather than the 2028 presidential race. Mitch Kokai of the John Locke Foundation breaks down the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision blocking a lower court ruling that favored Roy Cooper and Democrats in a dispute over broadcast advertising rates. Plus, North Carolina schools are showing academic gains, although roughly four in 10 students remain below grade-level proficiency.

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