The North Carolina senator provided pivotal 50th “yes” vote to confirm Hegseth as defense secretary.

Pete Hegseth’s confirmation vote from the Senate on Friday night, in a tie broken by Vice President J.D. Vance, was helped by ...

Social media critics raked Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) over the coals after he, along with Vice President J.D. Vance, ...

Thom Tillis threw his support behind him in a closely divided confirmation vote. Hegseth was confirmed Friday night in a 51-50 vote with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.

Late Friday evening, North Carolina’s Sen. Thom Tillis was the key vote leading to confirmation of Pete Hegseth, 44, as the ...

The first Republican primary challenger to U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis 's 2026 re-election bid is coming from Andy Nilsson, a ...

Senator Thom Tillis expresses optimism and support for President Trump's agenda, including economic and border security ...

in a tie broken by Vice President J.D. Vance, was helped by a North Carolina Republican senator and a one-on-one meeting between the two. Sen. Thom Tillis said he got answers he needed from ...

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