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'Unapologetically MAGA' primary challenger tests GOP senator’s 'conservative bona fides'
When far-right MAGA Republicans accused other members of their party of being RINOs (Republicans In Name Only), that doesn't necessarily mean they aren't conservative. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Sen.
Democrats see GOP’s Tillis as vulnerable after Hegseth, Gabbard votes
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is emerging as one of the Democrats’ top targets in the battle for the Senate after voting for all of President Trump’s most controversial nominees. Democrats view Tillis and Sen.
Sen. Thom Tillis is falling in line with Trump. Is it principles or campaign strategy?
Sen. Thom Tillis is making moves to align himself to President Donald Trump ahead of the 2026 election. His team, a Democratic strategist and his last opponent weigh in on Tillis’ latest actions.
Parents, teachers deliver letters urging Thom Tillis to keep U.S. Dep. of Education open
On Wednesday, parents and teachers in North Carolina delivered a letter to Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) urging the senator to vote to continue funding the U.S. Department of Education.
Opinion: NC Sen. Thom Tillis capitulated to pressure from Trump to vote for Pete Hegseth
NC Senator Thom Tillis changed his vote for Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense from a firm 'no' to a 'yes' due to pressure from President Trump.
NC’s Sen. Thom Tillis: Putin is ‘the greatest threat to democracy in my lifetime’
Sen. Thom Tillis speaks out against Russian President Vladimir Putin and the carnage in Ukraine with a Senate floor speech just one day after President Donald Trump criticizes the Ukrainian president.
International ports security in latest foreign policy proposal
Asking American departmental defense leaders to monitor the purchasing and building efforts by the People’s Republic of China in strategic ports is the latest foreign policy legislation keyed by North Carolinians in the United States Senate.
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'Cowardice': GOP faces backlash after report suggests death threat may have swayed vote
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican who has on rare occasions stood up to Donald Trump, cast the deciding—and, to some, unexpected—vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.
Can we get a statesman? We don’t have one in Tillis, his Putin speech aside | Opinion
I saw the impassioned speech against Putin that Sen. Thom Tillis made on the floor of the Senate. I kept waiting for him to go further.
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Alexander Jones: Is Tillis more talented than we think?
Tillis’ chance of fending off his expected Democratic challenger, former Gov. Roy Cooper, is far from hopeless.
North Carolina’s new governor: Stein goes to Washington
Good morning and welcome to our Under the Dome Sunday newsletter, which focuses on new Gov. Josh Stein. I’m Dawn Vaughan, The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief. Stein met with U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd in Washington Thursday about Helene recovery, he posted on social media.