The federal government awarded NCDOT a $1 million disaster response drone program grant. North Carolina canceled a $22.4 million grant for Infosys due to unmet hiring goals, and NC electors cast votes for Trump and Vance. Katherine Zehnder reported on Representative Foxx criticizing the Department of Education for spending over $1 billion on DEI programs. Theresa Opeka shared that Governor-elect Stein announced his first cabinet picks, and Robinson is seeking to have his CNN defamation lawsuit moved back to a North Carolina court.