Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced Friday. The senator attended an event at the White House last Saturday for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. “Over the last few months, I’ve been routinely tested for COVID-19, […]
GOP Sen. Thom Tillis is projected to have defeated Former State Senator Cal Cunningham in North Carolina, Insider and Decision Desk HQ can report. Cunningham challenged incumbent Tillis in what was one of the most highly watched Senate races of 2020. Cunningham posted impressive fundraising numbers in his campaign and […]
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’ office was forced to publicly apologise after a staffer dismissed a constituent’s concerns about losing her health insurance amid the pandemic. North Carolina resident Bev Veals recorded a phone call she had with a Tillis staffer, who compared health insurance to a “dress shirt” and said […]
Some Senate Republicans are opposing President Donald Trump’s suggestion that he may declare a national emergency to try to secure funding for a border wall. While some of these senators support Trump’s aim of building a wall on the southwestern US border, all have expressed concern about declaring a national […]
Several Republican senators did not attend any votes this week for the first working days of the cancelled August recess. Two Democrats also did not attend any votes. Some of the senators who did not return to Washington were among the group that urged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to […]
President Donald Trump, in a meeting with lawmakers Wednesday, said police should take guns from Americans before due process. Senators of both parties rejected the idea for its direct contrast with the US Constitution. WASHINGTON – Senators rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion that law enforcement should confiscate firearms from individuals […]
Republican Sen. Thom Tillis suggests Congress will discuss marijuana legalization this year in a letter obtained by Business Insider. Tillis’ office said the wording referred to more general “debate” over the issue between members of Congress, rather than a specific floor action. Tillis isn’t a proponent of marijuana legalization, though […]
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