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Indeed, with partisan margins so razor-thin on Capitol Hill, with a full year and half left in office, Tillis now has the ...

Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred has launched a campaign for the Senate seat held by Republican John Cornyn, pledging to be a ...

Here’s everything that went down inside the 24-hour ‘vote-a-rama’ - From Thom Tillis unchained, to John Thune’s backroom deal ...

There will be many short- and long-term consequences if Republicans succeed in passing President Trump’s signature policy bill, as they aim to do before the July 4 holiday, David Leonhardt, the ...

Texas, the former professional football player who ran a spirited but ultimately unsuccessful bid to oust Sen. Ted Cruz last ...

Democrat Colin Allred launched his campaign for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, making a second run at the upper chamber after ...

The new heads of the state GOP are inheriting a party that saw huge wins across the state, but also one that formed deep ...

Tillis, who is up for re-election next year in battleground North Carolina, voted against advancing a bill for Trump's ...

The Republican from North Carolina announced he won’t run for reelection next year amid sharp disagreements with President ...