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If you look at how its citizens actually vote, North Carolina should be regarded as politically purple or even bluish. At the moment, its governor, attorney general and secretary of state are all Democrats.

Tillis made the surprise announcement one day after he opposed a massive bill for Trump's agenda in the Senate.

A popular former Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, is expected to announce a bid this summer. The Republicans are banking on an endorsement by President Trump to clear their field.

Sen. Thom Tillis' retirement tells us a lot about the current dynamics in Washington — and a little about how U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s race in Georgia just got a bit easier.

Filing for municipal elections in Cumberland County opens July 7, with key races on the ballot in Fayetteville, Hope Mills and Spring Lake.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday announced he will not seek reelection to the Senate next year, firing a political shock wave into the midterm cycle after he said he would oppose President

Somebody that would really be great is Lara, she grew up there,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked who he would want to replace Tillis in the Senate.

N.C., announced he will not run for re-election a day after he was one of two GOP senators who voted no on a motion to proceed on the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill. NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports on Tillis' viewpoint of the budget bill and working in Congress.

Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-N.C.) decision to not seek reelection to another term has scrambled the field for what will be one of the most competitive Senate races in the country next year. The North

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) backed President Donald Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump in the race for Sen. Thom Tillis' (R-NC) seat on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON–Centrist Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) said he won’t seek re-election in 2026, less than 24 hours after he voted against a motion to advance President Trump’s tax and spending megabill, drawing public backlash from the president.