Mr. Bruni, a contributing Opinion writer, was on the staff of The Times for more than 25 years. Few Republican senators give a better floor speech than Thom Tillis of North Carolina does.

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., his staff and family have been the target of harassment and death threats, according to a memo released by his office on Thursday afternoon. Voicemails shared by Tillis ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Office of U.S. Senator Thom Tillis said the number of death threats and disturbances its seen have staff worried about safety. Local Democratic groups said this is not ...

A man said he wanted to cut Tillis’ throat. Another told the North Carolina Republican that a constituent could take an ax handle and cave in his head. And the threats — all received since the ...