Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is backing Republican candidate Michael Whatley for the Senate seat he’s leaving behind — his first public declaration of who he will ... Show more

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Oct 03

Trump says he’s ‘worried’ about Whatley in North Carolina: President Trump said he was worried about North Carolina GOP Senate nominee Michael Whatley’s election ...

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Sep 30

OpinionThom Tillis sure doesn’t seem optimistic about Republicans winning NC | Opinion: In a recent TV appearance, CNN’s Jake Tapper asked Tillis if North Carolina is a ...

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Whatley’s COVID-era comments on prisons raise more questions in race vs. Cooper: A video surfaced in the 2026 Senate race of a 2020 roundtable and a ...

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Jun 03

Thom Tillis, Michael Whatley take different stances on ‘anti-weaponization’ fund: Sen. Thom Tillis will file an amendment to block a $1.8B DOJ fund while Michael ...

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Tillis ramps up criticism of DOJ compensation fund: ‘It‘s politically tone-deaf’: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) took another swipe at the Department of Justice’s ...

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Tillis urges GOP colleagues to hold budget bill over White House ballroom funding

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May 03

Tillis leaves door open to not backing Blanche nomination over Jan. 6 appeals: Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) on Sunday left the door open to not backing ...

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Democrats Chances of Flipping North Carolina’s GOP Senate Seat—Polls: A new poll gave Democrats a lead on the generic ballot in the race between Democrat Roy ...

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Feb 09

Why Senate candidate Don Brown predicts he can beat better-known NC rivals: Don Brown, a retired JAG officer and author from Charlotte, vs Whatley and Cooper in ...

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Joe Gruters, a Trump ally, elected new head of Republican National Committee: Joe Gruters, a Trump-backed Florida state senator, was elected on Friday to serve ...

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Cooper has early lead over Whatley in North Carolina Senate race, survey shows: Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) has an early lead over Republican ...

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Jul 25 25

Lara Trump Drops Political Bombshell After President’s Snub: The president previously asked his daughter-in-law to consider entering a Senate race.

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Trump backs Joe Gruters of Florida as next RNC chair: President Trump on Thursday threw his support behind Florida state Sen. Joe Gruters (R) to serve as the ...

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RNC Chair Whatley to run for North Carolina Senate seat with Trump’s support: Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Michael Whatley is planning to run for ...

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