We look at what Senator Thom Tillis' decision to not run for re-election means for North Carolina politics, and for Democratic dreams to capture that seat in 2026.

Republicans are eager to see Lara Trump enter the North Carolina Senate race, with many seeing her as their best opportunity to keep the seat after Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced he wouldn’t seek ...

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

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Whatley said that he and the “entire Republican universe” would back Lara ...

All eyes are on Lara Trump in North Carolina, while potential candidates in other Senate battlegrounds are looking to make ...

There’s also the discouraging history of Democrats and Senate races. The last Democrat to win was Kay Hagan in 2008. And ...

Sen. Thom Tillis’ decision not to seek reelection is jolting what was already expected to be a fierce battle for his seat, ...

Attorney General Jeff Jackson spoke exclusively with WRAL about his and Roy Cooper's plans for the 2026 US Senate race.

Tillis’ withdrawal from the 2026 race came as he made clear his opposition to Trump’s flagship bill, the “One Big, Beautiful ...

Sen. Thom Tillis' retirement tells us a lot about the current dynamics in Washington — and a little about how U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s race in Georgia just got a bit easier.

Sen. Thom Tillis says he’s not running again, a day after he railed against President Donald Trump’s spending bill.

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 ...