He followed the playbook that had marked his life in business before politics. He focused on branding — labeling the ...

Republican Senator Thom Tillis slammed his own party's "One Big Beautiful Bill" for betraying America, and warned that it will destroy Republicans. Trump responded with his usual restraint, saying ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Is there a major shift on Capitol Hill, or are things working the way they always have? Plus, a SCOTUS ruling raises ...

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Scathing condemnation of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill," which narrowly passed in the U.S. House of ...

According to a former Republican lawmaker who fell out of favor with Donald Trump, walked away from his seat in the U.S.

President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” could be one big pain for the Pennsylvania Republicans who voted for it, hoping to hold onto their seats next year. The bill, which is unpopular ...

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