North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis announced Sunday he won’t seek reelection when his term ends next year, opening up a seat that will become central to control of Congress during next year’s midterms. Tillis’ announcement came just hours after he voted against moving forward with Republicans’ tax and spending cuts …
Read More »Trump Threatens to Back Primary Challenger to Sen. Thom Tillis Over ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Vote
President Donald Trump on Saturday publicly rebuked Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) for voting against advancing the GOP’s massive budget package — the “Big Beautiful Bill” — and signaled he may support a primary challenger to the two-term senator in next year’s election. “Numerous people have come forward wanting to run …
Read More »Nearly A Dozen GOP Senators Sign On To Latest Bipartisan Infrastructure Proposal
Nearly a dozen GOP Senators have joined Democrats in the chamber to support a fledgling bipartisan compromise to spend hundreds of billions on repairing and upgrading various infrastructure across the United States. Eleven GOP Senators signed onto the framework of a deal to support a $1 trillion package that targets …
Read More »Sen. Thom Tillis To Have Surgery For Prostate Cancer
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) announced on Monday that he has prostate cancer, but is expecting to make a full recovery. Tillis, who served in the House before winning a Senate seat in 2015, said he will have surgery next week. “I am blessed that my cancer was detected relatively …
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