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How an empty North Carolina rural hospital explains a GOP senator's vote against Trump's tax bill
By Amanda Seitz
Thom Tillis: North Carolina Republican senator to leave Congress after clash with Trump
By Nadine Yousif
Mitch McConnell Warns of 'Big Setback' For Republicans
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Hudson rules out bid to replace Tillis
By Aaron Pellish
Scoop: Roy Cooper leans toward N.C. Senate bid, potential Trump showdown
By Hans Nichols & Stephen Neukam
Tillis' departure signifies troubling shift. Can any Republican stand up to Trump? | Opinion
By Sara Pequeño
GOP Sen. Tillis won't run for reelection after Trump primary threat
By Isabella Murray
For Thom Tillis, Independence Day Came Early
By Philip Elliott
WNC politicians, experts react to Tillis' announcement that he won't run for reelection
By Sarah Honosky
Thom Tillis Defends a Medicaid Scam
By Michael F. Cannon
Gov. Cooper ‘strongly’ considering Senate run after Tillis announces he will not seek re-election
By Ashley Anderson & Deana Harley
Truth to Power: A Republican Senator Stands Up for Medicaid and His Constituents; Then Announces Retirement
By Andy Schneider & Joan Alker
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis won’t seek reelection after opposing Trump tax bill
By Liz Goodwin, Theodoric Meyer & Mariana Alfaro
Trump threatens to back primary challenge against GOP Sen. Thom Tillis over 'big, beautiful bill' vote
By Sahil Kapur & Nnamdi Egwuonwu
Trump blasts GOP Senator Thom Tillis when vote to advance the ‘big beautiful bill’ stalled in Senate: ‘BIG MISTAKE’
By Anna Young
Sen. Thom Tillis announces he won't seek reelection after Trump threatens primary challenge
By Kaia Hubbard
Tillis' retirement announcement draws reactions from Trump critic Jeff Flake, Bernie Sanders: 'A cult'
By Andrea Margolis
Key GOP senator defects on crucial vote, imperiling Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' in narrow majority
By Alex Miller
Thom Tillis denounces GOP megabill’s Medicaid cuts in fiery speech
By Jordain Carney & Mia McCarthy
Trump reacts to Tillis not seeking re-election, sends warning to 'cost cutting Republicans'
By Alex Miller
Open North Carolina Senate seat poised to be a 2026 blockbuster race
By Elena Schneider, Nicholas Wu & Lisa Kashinsky
Elon Musk lashes out at Senate’s take on Trump’s ‘beautiful’ megabill
By Gustaf Kilander