In this week’s Debrief, the North Carolina General Assembly ends 2024 with big moves to shift power for 2025, the NCGOP supports election protests of four different November races, and a new audit report is out on the $500 million taxpayer-paid project, NCInnovation.
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Tillis’ vote sets up late-night tie-breaker to confirm Hegseth
Late Friday evening, North Carolina's Sen. Thom Tillis was the key vote leading to confirmation of Pete Hegseth, 44, as the new US Secretary of Defense. Tillis' "aye" tied the vote, giving newly inaugurated Vice President JD Vance the chance to cast an 11th-hour tie-breaking vote in favor of confirming Hegseth.