Jul 24 Watch 5:59 As Trump's poll numbers fall, these Senate races have become more competitive With President Trump trailing former Vice President Joe Biden in nearly every major national poll, Democrats see November’s election as a major opportunity. But the contentious political contests extend beyond the White House to the Senate. Jessica Taylor, senior editor… Continue watching
May 02 N.C. Democratic Party files complaint against Sen. Tillis, state GOP over work by Cambridge Analytica By Associated Press Cambridge Analytica, the British-based firm that supposedly improperly used data from tens of millions of Facebook users to influence the 2016 presidential race for Donald Trump, was also paid by the Tillis campaign and the state GOP for work in… Continue reading
Nov 16 Trump's pick for EPA chemical safety post opposed by two GOP senators By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Senators Richard Burr and Thom Tillis issued statements saying they will vote against Michael Dourson to serve as head of EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. Environmentalists and Senate Democrats have vehemently opposed Dourson, a toxicologist with close… Continue reading
Aug 03 Can Congress protect special counsel Mueller from being fired? By Daniel Bush Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Chris Coons, D-Del., introduced legislation Thursday that would protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job. Continue reading
May 17 N.C. senator says 'I'm fine' after race collapse By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Wednesday he's "fine" after collapsing during a Washington, D.C., race and being taken away by ambulance. Continue reading
Oct 31 Gwen's Take: The Year of the Woman Redux By Gwen Ifill On back-to-back days this weekend, I found myself covering a woman candidate who was furiously peddling herself — to women voters. Continue reading
Oct 30 The six bellwether counties of 2014 By Domenico Montanaro, Simone Pathe Some of us can’t wait for Election Night. Instead of pundit talk, we get actual raw vote. There’s a lot to keep track of, especially for what to watch in the race for the Senate. There are several counties to… Continue reading
Oct 28 Full interview: Gwen Ifill with U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis By Merrill Schwerin At a campaign office in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sunday, Thom Tillis, The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, told a group of volunteers that he was recently at a televised football game where, after long delays between plays on the field,… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch Full interview: Gwen Ifill with U.S. Senate candidate Thom Tillis By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 07 WATCH LIVE: North Carolina Senate debate By Anya van Wagtendonk North Carolina is one of three “firewall” states that Democrats are banking on to help them hold the Senate -- so tonight’s debate between incumbent Democratic Senator Kay Hagan and N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis (R) is bound to get… Continue reading