A federal inmate escaped from custody at a medical clinic in western North Carolina and fatally shot a detention officer with his own gun

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina says he won't seek reelection. That news Sunday comes one day after he announced his opposition to President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package because of its reductions to health care programs.

N.C., announced he will not run for re-election a day after he was one of two GOP senators who voted no on a motion to proceed on the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill. NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports on Tillis' viewpoint of the budget bill and working in Congress.

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis will not seek reelection after President Donald Trump threatened to seek and support a primary challenger.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday announced he will not seek reelection to the Senate next year, firing a political shock wave into the midterm cycle after he said he would oppose President

Among the appointees is a board member who was reprimanded for spreading "false and misleading statements" and advocating for Republicans to win the 2024 elections.

His decision creates a political opportunity for Democrats seeking to bolster their numbers in the 2026 midterm elections, creating a wide-open Senate race in a state that has long been a contested battleground.

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

WASHINGTON—Centrist Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) said he won’t seek re-election in 2026, less than 24 hours after he voted against a motion to advance President Trump’s tax and spending ...