A North Carolina native, Whatley led the state's GOP before he was selected by President Trump to lead the RNC in 2024.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tillis gave him a heads-up he would retire: “It’s unfortunate, and it’s something he’s been thinking about for a while and he just finally decided that was the ...

North Carolina will be at the center of the 2026 midterm elections, with a marquee U.S. Senate race that’s expected to ...

Republican Senator Tillis won't seek reelection in 2026 following his vote against Trump's bill, criticizing Washington's partisan politics and its scorn for independent thinkers.

He has represented North Carolina in Washington for a decade, and has clashed with President Trump as recently as Saturday.

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

Even the most competitive and evenly balanced states are infected by the same contagion as the hardened one-party states.

Sen. Thom Tillis served on the Senate Republican whip team since 2017, but after finding himself at odds with his party and the president, he walked away.

North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, along with senators from South Carolina, Alabama, Arizona, Indiana, California, and ...

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Wednesday he decided during a conversation with President Trump about the "big, beautiful bill ...

In North Carolina, Tillis rose quickly to become a Republican leader. He finds himself sometimes at odds with a GOP president who demands loyalty in D.C.