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Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., walks to the chamber as senators arrive for votes and policy meetings, at the Capitol in Washington

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Sen. Thom Tillis in stepping aside goes the way of other Republicans who have challenged Trump

9:33pm June 30, 2025

The roll call of Republican senators in the U.S. Congress who have called it quits, rather than endure a political career sideways with President Donald Trump, is long, notable — and apparently, still growing.

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Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina won’t run in 2026 after opposing Trump’s bill

2:30pm June 29, 2025

by Associated Press

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Sunday he will not seek reelection next year, a day after announcing his opposition to President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package because of its reductions to health care programs.

Rally-goers hold signs calling for "No Kings"

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Thousands gather for peaceful 'No Kings' rally in High Point

4:21pm June 14, 2025

by Amy Diaz

Attendees joined millions of others across the country in protest of what they say are authoritarian actions under President Donald Trump.

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Trump says he will 'liberate' Los Angeles in speech to mark the 250th anniversary of the Army

4:27pm June 10, 2025

by Chris Megerian and Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

President Donald Trump called protesters in Los Angeles “animals” and “a foreign enemy” in a speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday as he defended deploying the military on demonstrators opposed to his immigration enforcement raids.

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AmeriCorps must restore grant funding and members to states that sued over cuts, federal judge rules

1:10pm June 05, 2025

by Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

The federal lawsuit, filed by Democratic state officials across the country, including those in North Carolina, accused President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting efforts through the Department of Government Efficiency of reneging on grants funded through the AmeriCorps State and National program, which was budgeted $557 million in congressionally approved funding this year.

RFK Jr. got rid of an 'alphabet soup' of health agencies. Now, Congress gets a say

1:03pm May 13, 2025

On Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. goes to Capitol Hill to promote and defend his massive overhaul of HHS, and President Trump's plans to change it even more.

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Sen. Thom Tillis says he won't back Trump's pick for top DC prosecutor because of Jan. 6 ties

10:40pm May 06, 2025

by Mary Clare Jalonick and Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he’s informed the White House that he won’t support Ed Martin, President Donald Trump’spick for top federal prosecutor in Washington, stalling the nomination in the Senate weeks before the temporary appointment expires.

a group of students hold signs outside in protest against cuts in federal funding

Visa crackdown leads international students in the US to reconsider summer travel

8:05am May 05, 2025

by Makiya Seminera, Associated Press

On summer break from a Ph.D. program, an international student at University of California, San Diego, was planning a trip with a few friends to Hawaii.

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North Carolina GOP town hall gets rowdy as attendees hurl scathing questions on Trump

11:47am March 14, 2025

by Makiya Seminera, Associated Press

Before answering an attendee's question about President Donald Trump's “destructive and disastrous trade war,” U.S. Rep.

If you see something (woke), say something

4:07am March 07, 2025

Code Switch's Gene Demby looks into the Department of Education's new end-DEI portal that asks Americans to narc on their local public schools.