News

North Carolina, Senate

Opinion
Is North Carolina’s Suddenly Open Senate Seat Lara Trump’s to Lose?
With Thom Tillis’s abrupt retirement announcement, the Tar Heel State could either be Trump’s best chance to tighten his grip on the Senate—or Democrats’ best chance to break it.
Battle For Open North Carolina Senate Seat Poised To Be Hotly Contested
The race to succeed retiring Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis is shaping up to be highly competitive mere days
Open North Carolina Senate seat poised to be a 2026 blockbuster race
The move comes less than 48 hours after reports emerged that centrist Rep. Don Bacon intends to announce his retirement Monday, opening up a swing seat in Nebraska in one of only three GOP-held districts Kamala Harris won in the 2024 presidential election.
North Carolina Republican Senate Nomination Seems To Be All Lara Trump’s — If She Wants It
Speculation is growing that Lara Trump could return to North Carolina for a Senate bid. With President Donald Trump’s backing and other potential candidates seeming tentative, the seat seems to be hers to claim.
Trump Floats Daughter-in-Law Lara Trump for Senate Run in North Carolina
Donald Trump suggests Lara Trump as a strong candidate to replace Senator Thom Tillis in North Carolina's Senate race.
If she runs for Senate, Lara Trump would need to move back to NC by this fall
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his daughter-in-law Lara Trump would be his “first choice” for the GOP nominee in next year’s U.S. Senate race in North Carolina.
Lara Trump considers run for NC Senate seat, backed by Rep. Pat Harrigan
North Carolina Republicans have different takes on how they should proceed now that Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, isn’t running for reelection.
How an empty North Carolina rural hospital explains a GOP senator's vote against Trump's...
Though patients don't rush through the doors of this emergency room anymore, an empty hospital in Williamston, North Carolina, offers an evocative illustration of why Republican Sen. Thom Tillis would buck his party leaders to vote down President Donald Trump's signature domestic policy package.
Courthouse News Service21h
North Carolina governor vetoes measures banning DEI, limiting trans rights
The bills, which were passed by the state General Assembly, would have eliminated DEI efforts in public schools, public ...
Lara Trump, Roy Cooper in the mix as Tillis retirement ignites fierce North Carolina Senate race
Sen. Thom Tillis’ decision not to seek reelection is jolting what was already expected to be a fierce battle for his seat, ...
Yahoo4d
North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race is open. Who’s running, who’s not and who could jump in
(Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race was already ... Mark Robinson (R) — Robinson’s campaign for governor in 2024 was derailed by a series of ...
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 ...
‘Runaway Favorite’: CNN’s Harry Enten Teases Which Trump Could Dominate NC Senate GOP Primary
CNN’s senior data reporter Harry Enten shared statistics Monday on “Anderson Cooper 360” saying that if President Donald ...
A former governor, a Trump and many others: Tillis retirement sets off NC Senate seat speculation
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis' announcement over the weekend that he won't seek reelection is heating up the campaign on ...