Back-to-back retirement announcements last week from a Republican representative and senator represented a victory for ...

The Republican senator's maneuvering on Trump's tax and spending cuts bill shows she's walking a tightrope ahead of her 2026 ...

By Tom Campbell Donald Trump’s customary bluster, intimidation and threats backfired on him this time. It might well result in a Democrat winning the 2026 U.S. Senate election in our state. Senator ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina became one of only three GOP senators to cast a vote against President ...

As a former speaker of the House in the North Carolina Legislature, Tillis had done his homework. He knew that if he voted for the bill, he would be either leaving thousands of working people without ...

Here's how President Donald Trump may have opened the door for a Democrat to win the U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina.

Republican Senator Thom Tillis became one of only three GOP senators to cast a vote against President Donald Trump's budget bill. Ultimately, his vote was mostly symbolic--the measure passed on a ...

President Donald Trump has signed his signature bill of tax and spending cuts at the White House Fourth of July picnic ...

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Republican Rep. Addison McDowell of Bermuda Run said on X: “I just voted to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill, just in time for ...

The looming departures of Sen. Thom Tillis and Rep. Don Bacon are another sign of President Donald Trump's firm grip on the ...