Soon after Birdwell announced his retirement, state Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, said he was running for the seat.

At one point Sunday, Trump called for Republicans to overrule the parliamentarian’s order. But keep in mind that overruling the parliamentarian opens a can of worms. It gets uncomfortably close to ...

A Senate "vote-a-rama" is getting underway on President Trump's megabill, during which time senators will offer amendments to the giant tax and immigration legislation.

Union representatives plan ... opens up seat in battleground North Carolina that was already set to be one of the most hotly contested races of the 2026 midterms. AARP, an interest group advocating ...

Senator Thom Tillis announced he won’t seek reelection after opposing Trump’s tax plan, opening a key Senate seat in ...

Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina said he won’t run for reelection next year, announcing his retirement a day after opposing Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, which cuts funding for health ...

In North Carolina, Tillis rose quickly to become a Republican leader. He finds himself sometimes at odds with a GOP president ...

The announcement comes a day after President Donald Trump threatened Tillis with a primary challenge for opposing his massive ...

Senate Republicans voted in a dramatic Saturday session, clearing a key procedural step as they race to pass President Donald ...

Sources in Washington D.C. say the public-land provision in the Senate reconciliation bill is officially dead thanks to ...

Senate Republicans have yet to finalize their version of President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy proposal, but GOP ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) told Senate Republicans to expect to see the legislative text of the budget ...