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A proposal to deter states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade was soundly defeated in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, thwarting attempts to insert the measure into President Donald Trump ...

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We look at what Senator Thom Tillis' decision to not run for re-election means for North Carolina politics, and for Democratic dreams to capture that seat in 2026.

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (center), alongside U.S. Republican lawmakers, shows the final tally of the vote on ...

A popular former Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, is expected to announce a bid this summer. The Republicans are banking on ...

North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race was already set to be one of the most closely watched elections in the country next year. That attention reached new heights after U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, a ...

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NORTH CAROLINA (WGHP) — Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced Sunday that he will not run in 2026, one day after expressing his opposition to President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” “I ...