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.

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis’ surprise retirement announcement has shaken up not only North Carolina’s Senate race, but also the ...

Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-N.C.) decision to not seek reelection to another term has scrambled the field for what will be one of ...

A popular former Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, is expected to announce a bid this summer. The Republicans are banking on ...

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

Sen. Thom Tillis’s (R-NC) surprise retirement, announced just hours after he broke with President Donald Trump over his ...

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

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

North Carolina Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis made an unexpected decision not to seek a third term. Here’s what the ...

Tillis made the surprise announcement one day after he opposed a massive bill for Trump's agenda in the Senate.

After standing up to Trump, Tillis now has an opportunity to do the right thing for North Carolina — and himself.