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We need moderates like Thom Tillis in Congress
Senator Tillis’ retirement next year compounds the problem, since it’s been the moderates in both parties who have so far ...
Tillis is one of the ‘good' Republicans, but Capitol Hill isn't a good place | Opinion
News & Observer readers comment on Sen. Thom Tillis, NC shrimping, food bank funding, NC Democrat's vote on Israel military ...
Thom Tillis deciding not to run for Senate is a gift to North Carolina | Opinion
Observer readers comment on Sen. Thom Tillis's decision not to run again, a Charlotte City Council decision, abortion, Iran ...
Exits by Tillis and Bacon demonstrate Trump’s enduring grip on modern GOP
The looming departures of Sen. Thom Tillis and Rep. Don Bacon are another sign of President Donald Trump's firm grip on the ...
With Sen. Thom Tillis retiring, what happens to his $4 million campaign haul?
With more than 13,000 individual campaign contributions, Tillis announced Sunday he will not be seeking a third term next ...
Thom Tillis knew what the GOP refused to hear
Because of President Donald Trump’s total dominance of the Republican Party, independent thinkers like Tillis are reviled, ...
With Tillis out, NC Senate race projected as a ‘toss-up.’ What experts anticipate.
Tillis’ withdrawal from the 2026 race came as he made clear his opposition to Trump’s flagship bill, the “One Big, Beautiful ...
In stepping aside, Sen. Thom Tillis goes way of other Republicans who have challenged Trump
Flake. Corker. Romney. And now, Tillis. The list of Republican senators who have called it quits rather than endure a ...
The Inside Story of Thom Tillis’s Last Stand Against Trump
The North Carolina Republican had already made up his mind to leave the Senate, but the run-in with the president over ...
Senate GOP not happy with Trump beatdown of Tillis
Republican senators aren’t happy about how President Trump treated Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), whom the president blasted last week on social media after Tillis said he wouldn’t vote for ...