State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey handily won his primary on March 5, beating out his closest challenger by nearly 40 points.

But the win comes against the backdrop of a tumultuous few years for Causey, with legislators in his own party stripping him of some powers and accusations of improper hiring practices within his agency.

Reporter Ren Larson, who recently did a deep dive on those issues in a new piece for "The Assembly" titled "Mike Causey Under Fire," joins with us more.

Plus, our Washington bureau reporter Reuben Jones stops by with a recap of President Joe Biden's State of the Union address and the latest on North Carolina Republican party chair Michael Whatley becoming the newest chair of the Republican National Committee.