North Carolina’s US senators, Thom Tillis and Ted Budd, voted Sunday evening to approve a bipartisan plan to reopen the federal government, ending a historic shutdown that stretched nearly 40 days. Eight Democrats joined Republicans to reach the 60 needed votes to end the shutdown in exchange for a future vote on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act,...
US Rep. Richard Huson addresses constituents at a local gun range after getting in some target practice.
Trump signs first bill of second term, the Laken Riley Act, into law.
Last week, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-NC, led Republican colleagues in introducing the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. This bill would ensure that newborns surviving abortions would receive care from healthcare providers.
House passes Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support.
On Wednesday, Republicans are set to meet in private to choose the next Senate Majority Leader. Sens. Budd and Tillis staffers told the Carolina Journal that each has not yet made a decision on who to support yet.
"I'm going to support a guy named John," Tillis joked during the interview, leaving his decision up in the air. He criticized calls to decentralize power within the Republican conference, arguing that strong leadership was essential to counter Democratic cohesion in the Senate.
keep the U.S. Senate in session until all 12 appropriations bills have been debated and passed by the Senate.
Congresswoman and House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC5) and Rep. Lisa McClain (R-MI) introduced legislation Tuesday that would repeal President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan that would cost taxpayers billions of dollars.
North Carolina U.S. Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis are among a group of 15 Republican Senators who recently introduced legislation that would repeal changes the Biden Administration made that could negatively impact some home buyers.
The first year of the Biden presidency has prompted major swings in job approval ratings for some U.S. senators. But neither of North Carolina’s sitting senators has seen much impact.
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