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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 ...
Tillis Announces He Won’t Run Again as Trump Threatens Him With a Primary
President Trump castigated Senator Thom Tillis for opposing the bill carrying the president’s domestic agenda, the North ...
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina won’t run in 2026 after opposing Trump’s bill
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina says he won't seek reelection. That news Sunday comes one day after he ...
Why Republican Senator Thom Tillis Is Retiring
The Republican from North Carolina announced he won’t run for reelection next year amid sharp disagreements with President ...
Trump threatens to back primary challenge against GOP Sen. Thom Tillis over 'big, beautiful bill' vote
Tillis, who is up for re-election next year in battleground North Carolina, voted against advancing a bill for Trump's ...
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With Tillis preparing to exit, NC’s clean energy future may hang in the balance
He did take a pragmatic approach to environmental issues and understood what needed to be done, and he also showed that he ...
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On Senate Floor, Tillis Offered Inside Look Into the Lobbying Against Clean Energy
Regardless of the fate of the “Big Beautiful Bill,” the political tug-of-war over energy already has damaged an industry and ...
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 ...
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 ...