Pete Buttigieg Coverage

Buttigieg Outlines Urgent Effort to Restore Access to Port of Baltimore

WASHINGTON -- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday emphasized the challenges facing federal officials as they strategized how to clear the rubble of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and restore access to the Port of Baltimore.

Zach Montague, New York Times

Fact check: Buttigieg says stock market set records under Biden but not Trump

The S&P 500 recently hit all-time highs under President Joe Biden, as it had several times earlier in his tenure. But the S&P 500 also set multiple records during Donald Trump's presidency, including after the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

Durham wins $4.8 million federal grant for high-speed EV charging stations

The city of Durham has won a $4.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to add 20 new high-speed charging stations for electric vehicles.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

$1 billion is downpayment on rail line from Raleigh to Richmond

North Carolina is getting $1 billion to start construction on a high-speed passenger rail line that will connect Raleigh to Richmond, Virginia.

Buttigieg, Abrams to headline Cooper event for North Carolina Democrats

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is hosting a gathering of Democrats the weekend of Oct. 27 to discuss voting rights and election strategy.

WRAL News staff

Smooth travel day at RDU highlight changes made to make holiday travel easier

A year after flight delays and cancellations spoiled holiday travel for many in the Triangle, it was a smooth travel day for people coming home from Memorial Day Weekend vacations.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

Fact check: Buttigieg says GOP sought to reduce visual railway inspections

In a Feb. 21 Twitter exchange, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg traded barbs about a little-known track inspection rule. PolitiFact checks Buttigieg's tweet.

Madison Czopek, PolitiFact reporter

Travelers call for action amid airline delays, cancellations

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has asked airlines to provide food vouchers or hotel stays for delays and cancellations.

Crowds at RDU frustrated by delays, cancellations

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has asked airlines to provide food vouchers or hotel stays for delays and cancellations.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

VP, transportation chief talk up infrastructure plan in Charlotte

Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg discuss the impact of the Biden administration's infrastructure package as they tour a transit facility in Charlotte.

VP touts infrastructure plan's benefits in NC stop

North Carolina families will see a myriad of benefits from President Joe Biden's two-part plan to boost the nation's physical and human infrastructure, Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday during a brief visit to Charlotte.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Federal officials discuss pipeline shutdown

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and EPA Administrator Michael Regan discuss the Colonial Pipeline shutdown during the daily White House press briefing.

Buttigieg, VP's husband push infrastructure plan during Raleigh visit

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, promoted President Joe Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure plan during a series of stops in Raleigh on Friday.

Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter

Fact check: Buttigieg says racism shaped some American highways

In an interview with The Grio, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said "There is racism physically built into some of our highways, and that's why the jobs plan has specifically committed to reconnect some of the communities that were divided by these dollars." PolitiFact looked into it.

Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Time for another 'perfect' call?

Friday, March 6, 2020 -- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist.

Buttigieg rallies supporters during stop in Raleigh

WRAL's Aaron Thomas was at Saturday night's rally at Broughton High School where suppoters of Pete Buttigieg gathered just days ahead of Super Tuesday.

Buttigieg rallies supporters with strong message during campaign stop in Raleigh

The presidential race is certainly picking up steam in North Carolina. Saturday night, Democrat Pete Buttigieg was right in the thick of it all.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

Pete Buttigieg holds town hall event in Raleigh

Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg is holding a town hall event at Broughton High School in Raleigh.

Sanders under attack in sharp exchanges in debate

Amidst all the shouting, cross-talk and scripted soundbites from the seven candidates in Charleston, S.C., here are the facts from the 10th Democratic presidential debate.

Fact check: Free-for-all during the South Carolina Democratic presidential debate

To all the policy wonks tuning into the start of the recent Democratic presidential debate looking for robust discussions of Medicare for All, income inequality or criminal justice policy, sorry.

PolitiFact Staff

'Super Tuesday' primary bringing presidential candidates to NC

With "Super Tuesday" inching closer and North Carolina residents already participating in early voting, Democratic candidates for president are campaigning in the state more and more.

George Zimmerman sues Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren for defamation

George Zimmerman is suing Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren, seeking $265 million in damages.

Bloomberg on the defensive, fact-checking the Las Vegas Democratic debate

After saying he wouldn't run and then changing his mind, after altogether skipping Iowa and New Hampshire, after spending $250 million of his fortune on television and radio ads, Mike Bloomberg stood at the end of a debate stage in Las Vegas days before Democrats vote there and got battered by his five opponents.

PolitiFact Staff

WRAL News poll: Trump could see NC trouble in presidential race

If President Donald Trump wants to carry North Carolina in November in his re-election bid, he needs to hold his own among the state's moderate voters, according to a new WRAL News poll.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor

Fact check: Did South Bend's black poverty rate fall when Buttigieg was mayor?

Pete Buttigieg has been the mayor of South Bend since 2012 and is now seeking the Democratic nomination for president. South Bend's population this decade has been around 100,000 people, and people identifying as black or African American alone have accounted for approximately a quarter of the city's residents.

Miriam Valverde, PolitiFact reporter