Sen. Tillis says his vote for Hegseth was 'biggest regret of my career' in new book | PBS News

"I know for a fact that there are others like me," Tillis writes, "Republicans who agreed to go along with the early demands of the Trump team no matter how ridiculous they were, believing that failing to do so would mean the end of their political career, and who now see that things have gone way too far."…

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/sen-tillis-says-his-vote-for-hegseth-was-biggest-regret-of-my-career-in-new-book

 

Tillis renews calls for Hegseth's ouster - Live Updates - POLITICO

“I have never witnessed more inept management of the brave men and women who serve our country,” the outgoing two-term North Carolina Republican wrote on X...

 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/09/02/congress/tillis-hegseth-trump-01062001

 

What Are You Hiding, Donald? | Paula Poundstone #shorts

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ja2fVZ94KiM

 

Tillis: SAVE Act "impossible" to implement before November

 https://www.youtube.com/shorts/AtluO9PBodc

 

‘I’m sick of stupid’: from excoriating Noem to breaking with Trump, Thom Tillis goes for fiery final act in Congress

The Republican senator from North Carolina will not seek re-election after Trump threatened to primary him…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/16/thom-tillis-republican-senator

 

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before Senate : NPR

Tillis also threatened to block nominees and bills from advancing the committee to floor votes if he did not get answers soon regarding immigration enforcement in North Carolina. 

"And in two weeks, if I don't get a response, I'm going to deny quorum and mark up in as many committees as I can until I get a response," he fumed...

https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5732788/kristi-noem-judiciary-hearing-homeland-security 

 

Tillis, Murkowski say Noem should be fired - Live Updates - POLITICO

The senators are the first GOP lawmakers to call for the DHS secretary's ouster...

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/27/congress/thom-tillis-kristi-noem-fired-00750580 

 

‘Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard’: Republicans amp up their resistance to Trump’s Greenland push - POLITICO

"If there was any sort of action that looked like the goal was actually landing in Greenland and doing an illegal taking … there'd be sufficient numbers here to pass a war powers resolution and withstand a veto," Tillis said. 

Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) went further, predicting that it would lead to impeachment and calling Trump's Greenland obsession "the dumbest thing I've ever heard."…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/16/greenland-trump-republicans-congress-00732945 

 

Tillis warns of Medicaid cuts' political risks for Republicans

"Tillis said this is going to be like ObamaCare. He said just like ObamaCare led to huge losses for Democrats in 2010 and 2012, he said this could be the same thing for us because hundreds of thousands of people in his state, millions around the nation are going to be kicked off of Medicaid — working people, who are Trump voters," the source told The Hill. 

Tillis warned "it could cost us majorities in both houses" of Congress, the source added…

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5367877-tillis-republicans-mediticaid-cuts/ 

 

North Carolina Republicans censure Sen. Thom Tillis after stance on LGBTQ issues - The Washington Post

Tillis has joined several bipartisan deals in Washington, including on topics considered flash points in U.S. politics. In 2022, he worked on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — the most significant gun legislation since the 1990s — which had support from 15 Senate Republicans to pass on a 65-33 vote. 

Also last year, he helped pass the Respect for Marriage Act, which codified protections for same-sex and interracial couples. Tillis has also broken with his party's stance on immigration issues...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/06/12/north-carolina-censure-senator-tillis/

Ron Johnson is third GOP senator to test positive for coronavirus in two days

Ron Johnson of Wisconsin is the third Republican senator to test positive for Covid-19 after President Donald Trump announced early Friday that he and the first lady had a positive diagnosis. Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., who attended the Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination announcement at the White House last Saturday, have also tested positive for the virus. Both are members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is the panel that will hold hearings on her nomination.....
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/03/ron-johnson-is-third-gop-senator-to-test-positive-for-coronavirus-in-two-days.html

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George Conway group targets Tillis's loyalty to Trump in new ad | TheHill

The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump conservative super PAC run in part by George Conway, is condemning Sen. Thom Tillis’s loyalty to President Trump and claiming the North Carolina Republican puts “politics over people.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/497705-george-conway-group-targets-tilliss-loyalty-to-trump-in-new-ad

Dem-aligned group launches ads targeting GOP senators over Social Security cuts | TheHill

A Democratic-aligned group is launching a multistate ad campaign targeting several GOP senators over the president's recent comments about possible cuts to Social Security and other benefits. American Bridge announced Tuesday that it would launch ads in five states targeting Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Martha McSally (R-Ariz.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) that highlight the senators' support for President Trump and GOP efforts to address spending on Social Security, Medicaid and other programs. ....
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/486896-dem-aligned-group-launches-ads-targeting-gop-senators-over-social-security

Trump said he granted a disaster declaration at the request of North Carolina’s Republican senator. It came from the state’s Democratic governor - The Washington Post

With Hurricane Dorian heading toward the Tar Heel State, the president appeared to inject politics into the federal emergency process. Sen. Thom Tillis is up for reelection next year...
https://beta.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-said-he-granted-a-disaster-declaration-at-the-request-of-north-carolinas-republican-senator-it-came-from-the-states-democratic-governor/2019/09/04/69bd346c-cefb-11e9-b29b-a528dc82154a_story.html

This vulnerable GOP senator just stood up to Trump — and gave an ominous warning to other Republicans - Raw Story

As President Donald Trump rolls out his national emergency declaration to divert military funding for his border wall, he is desperately whipping his allies in the Senate to toe the party line and, when House Democrats' resolution to cancel the emergency comes before the chamber, swat it down...
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/vulnerable-gop-senator-just-stood-trump-gave-ominous-warning-republicans/

GOP senator on potential additional tax cuts: 'We can't go further into debt' - The Hill

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) expressed ambivalence Sunday about the prospect of a second round of tax cuts, arguing it can't add to the national debt. ....
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/412436-gop-senator-on-potential-additional-tax-cuts-we-cant-go-further

Report: Trump Called GOP Sen. About His Bill To Shield Special Counsel -- TPM

President Donald Trump called Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) and expressed his unhappiness with a bill Tillis co-sponsored to shield Justice Department special counsels from political influence, Politico reported Wednesday evening. ....
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/report-trump-called-thom-tillis-bill-shielding-robert-mueller