The rise of the federal debt over the past two decades has prompted countless warnings that the United States is approaching a fiscal reckoning, a day when the government won't be able to drink all it ...

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis' surprise retirement announcement over the weekend creates a sudden opening in next year’s ...

In fiery remarks on the Senate floor on Sunday night, North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis urged his Republican colleagues to ...

Vote-a-rama’ underway for Big, Beautiful Bill after Musk calls plan ‘utterly insane’ - Senators voting on unlimited series of ...

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The outcome is slightly uncertain because Republicans, who hold a 53-47 majority, face united Democratic opposition − and the ...

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Sunday he will not seek reelection next year, an abrupt announcement that ...

The Senate is locked in what’s called a “vote-a-rama”. Senators can offer an unlimited number of amendments to the bill and ...

Thom Tillis of North Carolina understood he was going to lose either way. If he rejected President Donald Trump’s catch-all ...

Senate Republicans can afford to lose no more than three of their own votes on the bill, but two already are opposed and ...