Phoebe Zerwick

Success is a journey, not a destination.

[Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol]

In case you were wondering what Western North Carolina looks like these days…

…it is healing and it’s so so beautiful ❤️

[Fox News @FoxNews]

BREAKING: President Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that the Israel-Hamas war "is over." He is currently en-route to the Middle East.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Trump: I don’t think there’s anything that’s going to get me into heaven. I think I’m not heaven bound. I’m not sure I’m going to be able make heaven

[Spencer Hakimian @SpencerHakimian]

Gas station in Miami Beach.

Where do I find the $1.98 gas?

[Phoebe Zerwick @PhoebeZerwick]

@schemathingz @michaelmalice What you said is very interesting.

[Erin Gretzinger @GretzingerErin]

UNC-Chapel Hill Unveils Plan to Cut $70 Million in Response to Funding Pressure

https://t.co/EmFTBbDIww

[Natalie Alms @AlmsNatalie]

NEW: SSA is now backtracking on planned phone restrictions after they got pushback over how new requirements would be difficult for people without tech access, in rural places, etc. to navigate.

https://t.co/P3vfRqzlZq

[Natalie Alms @AlmsNatalie]

Experts are questioning how the government will implement the new AI policies set up by the Trump White House last week — especially those meant to ban “woke” AI — and warning about their potential implications for free speech

https://t.co/wDYYdrUkmC

[Michael Hewlett @mlhewlett]

My latest on Charles McNeair, a Black man from Lexington who says he was wrongfully convicted of raping a white woman when he was 17. The police chief has written on his behalf asking Gov. Josh Stein to consider seriously granting clemency.

[Phoebe Zerwick @PhoebeZerwick]

Big thanks to @wfuogb current and former editors Breanna Laws, Andrew Braun and Jack Perez -- our research team for Down from DC: https://t.co/jnzm7NrB2q

[Phoebe Zerwick @PhoebeZerwick]

Local news was already stressed before the budget cuts to public media. https://t.co/omO5tqLN7n. For more local impacts of federal actions check out DownfromDC, link in profile.
@NewsObs

[Phoebe Zerwick @PhoebeZerwick]

The recent budget bill could leave thousands of North Carolinians uninsured; it also opens up a competitive Senate race. Read how at https://t.co/jnzm7NrB2q.
@nataliejennings @TheAssemblyNC @NCHealthNews @setheffron

[Phoebe Zerwick @PhoebeZerwick]

More great reporting by WFU JOU student:

[Natalie Alms @AlmsNatalie]

since I published this, the limited english proficiency website - https://t.co/ThaWGjRi1r - has come down.

[Michael Hewlett @mlhewlett]

In my latest, I write about how a new provision in NC law might make it harder for defendants to appeal allegedly wrongful convictions: A Ticking Clock for Wrongful Conviction Claims https://t.co/oZhLQgLNxU

[Phoebe Zerwick @PhoebeZerwick]

In case you missed the last issue of Down from DC, with links to such NC news organizations as: @CarolinaJournal @NCNewsline @asheville @wunc https://t.co/O7j3rq8xHJ

[Phoebe Zerwick @PhoebeZerwick]

More spot on reporting from @lisasorg about another FEMA failure in NC> https://t.co/fktxtM6Bk8

[Phoebe Zerwick @PhoebeZerwick]

Disaster readiness in NC; are we ready for the next big one?
https://t.co/O7j3rq8xHJ
@nataliejennings

[Phoebe Zerwick @PhoebeZerwick]

At Down from DC (https://t.co/tdHTm34Cuz) we'll be watching how the week unfolds.

[Gary Robertson @garydrobertson]

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina won't seek reelection after opposing Trump's bill
#ncpol #election2026
https://t.co/yc4JtoXhhV

[Phoebe Zerwick @PhoebeZerwick]

@GretzingerErin @TheAssemblyNC @dailytarheel @DukeChronicle @wfuogb @niner_times Great to see a collaborative project with so many talented student journalists. @wfuogb

[Erin Gretzinger @GretzingerErin]

For the past few months, @TheAssemblyNC has worked with five student newspapers—@dailytarheel, @DukeChronicle, @wfuogb, @niner_times, and The Seahawk—to explore how public and private colleges in NC have responded to the rapidly changing landscape surrounding DEI. 🧵