Latest Thom Tillis News

TikTok bill faces uncertain fate in the Senate as legislation to regulate tech industry has stalled

Mar. 25, 2024 00:30 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The young voices in the messages left for North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis were laughing, but the words were ominous. “OK, listen, if you ban TikTok I will find you and shoot you,” one said, giggling and talking over other young voices in the background....

North Carolina schools chief loses primary to home-schooling parent critical of 'radical agendas'

Mar. 06, 2024 18:44 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's public schools superintendent and some state legislators won't be returning to their positions in 2025 after primary defeats by challengers who questioned their rivals' commitment to social conservatism or a Democratic agenda. Superintendent of...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

Feb. 21, 2024 07:15 AM EST

Charlotte Observer/Raleigh News and Observer. February 14, 2024. Editorial: Thom Tillis defies Trump, tells colleagues to ‘grow a spine’ on Ukraine Last week we wrote about Sen. Thom Tillis and his disappointing decision to withhold support for the bipartisan...

Stalled US aid for Ukraine underscores GOP's shift away from confronting Russia

Feb. 19, 2024 12:14 PM EST

At about 2 a.m. last Tuesday, Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin stood on the Senate floor and explained why he opposed sending more aid to help Ukraine fend off the invasion launched in 2022 by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I don't like this reality," Johnson said....

Hungary's government declines offer to meet US senators seeking approval for Sweden's NATO bid

Feb. 18, 2024 14:46 PM EST

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators made an official visit to Hungary's capital Sunday and called on the nationalist government to immediately approve Sweden's request to join NATO. Hungary is the only one of NATO's 31 existing members not to have...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

Feb. 14, 2024 13:53 PM EST

Charlotte Observer/Raleigh News and Observer. February 14, 2024. Editorial: Thom Tillis defies Trump, tells colleagues to ‘grow a spine’ on Ukraine Last week we wrote about Sen. Thom Tillis and his disappointing decision to withhold support for the bipartisan...

Editorial Roundup: North Carolina

Feb. 07, 2024 07:11 AM EST

Charlotte Observer/Raleigh News and Observer. February 5, 2024. Editorial: Thom Tillis reverts to his old self in rejecting much-needed border deal We’ve said before that there have been many different Thom Tillises in the near-decade he’s served North Carolina...

US lawmakers call on Hungarian leader Viktor Orbán to immediately approve Sweden's NATO membership

Feb. 02, 2024 05:44 AM EST

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers are urging Hungary to immediately ratify Sweden's application to join NATO, saying patience with the Central European country is “wearing thin” as it continues to delay its approval for the Nordic nation. Hungary is...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Jan. 30, 2024 14:58 PM EST

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Jan. 26 The Washington Post says Congress is moving backward when it comes to country's ‘dreamers’ Congress’s border deal talks might be ongoing, but in one essential area,...