Observer readers comment on Sen. Thom Tillis's decision not to run again, a Charlotte City Council decision, abortion, Iran ...

“Another one bites the dust,” goes the popular Queen song, which might have been written for this week’s news in Trumpworld.

His decision creates a political opportunity for Democrats seeking to bolster their numbers in the 2026 midterm elections, ...

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

The Senate passed its version of the tax and spending bill Tuesday afternoon after a day of negotiations, sending it back to ...

With more than 13,000 individual campaign contributions, Tillis announced Sunday he will not be seeking a third term next ...

He has represented North Carolina in Washington for a decade, and has clashed with President Trump as recently as Saturday.

US Sen. Thom Tillis won’t seek 3rd term. U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican who has represented North Carolina in Washington ...

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, a North Carolina Republican, broke with his party Saturday and said he would not support the federal ...

Because of President Donald Trump’s total dominance of the Republican Party, independent thinkers like Tillis are reviled, ...

An empty hospital in Williamston, North Carolina, offers an evocative illustration of why Republican Sen. Thom Tillis would ...

The Republican senator dropped his reelection bid rather than lie about the devastating damage Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” ...