From the beginning of his tenure in the North Carolina General Assembly, it’s always been evident that Thom Tillis was not a true right-wing, authoritarian extremist. Arch-conservative – especially on ...

Photo: Alamy With 33 U.S. Senate seats up for grabs in 2026, many of them will be exceptionally competitive, potentially ...

"Doing nothing — simply going along to get along — guarantees the fever won’t break anytime soon," writes the chairman for World Trade Center Utah in a New York Times essay.

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In Washington over the last few years,” he said on June 29, “it’s become increasingly evident that leaders who are willing to ...

Jeff Flake is a former U.S. senator and representative from Arizona. He served as the U.S. ambassador to Turkey during ...

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 ...

In a column lauding Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) for following his conscience instead of the demands of Donald Trump and the Senate GOP leadership, longtime conservative writer Kathleen Parker had a few ...

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis’ surprise retirement announcement has shaken up not only North Carolina’s Senate race, but also the ...

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 ...

Vice President J.D. Vance arrived at the Capitol Tuesday morning to cast the tie-breaking vote, allowing the GOP majority to pass the package by a slim 51-50 margin that largely fell along party lines ...