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Good morning and welcome to Under the Dome. My name is Ronni Butts, here to give you the latest in North Carolina politics.
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Rep. Chuck Edwards, a Republican representing North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, is facing calls to be censured from the U.S. House Ethics Committee on Monday amid an investigation into sexual harassment allegations that has been ongoing since May.
Edwards, who is married, is alleged to have “fostered a hostile work environment and engaged in sexual harassment in violation of House Rules, laws, or other standards of conduct,” including by inviting an employee to a comedy show through a puzzle invitation, gifting blue and pink handguns to his employees, among other allegations.
Edwards is up for reelection in a district now labeled as a toss-up by the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, though it was classified as Republican-leaning by the analysts earlier this year. He is campaigning against Democrat Jamie Ager, who has significantly outraised Edward’s campaign, according to the latest Federal Election Commission reports. Danielle Battaglia has more.
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In today’s new Under the Dome podcast episode, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with legislative and lobbying reporter Esther Frances and politics intern Ronni Butts about the House’s return and the bills the Senate sent them to take final votes on.
Some include a sweeping elections bill, regulatory reform and budget corrections bills, all of which may lay dormant if lawmakers don’t vote on them before the General Assembly wraps for the summer. Listen to the new episode Under the Dome podcast here or watch it on YouTube.
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— Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan
This story was originally published August 4, 2026 at 7:00 AM.