Back-to-back retirement announcements last week from a Republican representative and senator represented a victory for ...

If you look at how its citizens actually vote, North Carolina should be regarded as politically purple or even bluish. At the ...

President Trump’s domestic policy law jeopardizes plans to reopen one rural county’s hospital — and health coverage for ...

Observer readers comment on Sen. Thom Tillis's decision not to run again, a Charlotte City Council decision, abortion, Iran ...

The Republican senator's maneuvering on Trump's tax and spending cuts bill shows she's walking a tightrope ahead of her 2026 ...

By Tom Campbell Donald Trump’s customary bluster, intimidation and threats backfired on him this time. It might well result in a Democrat winning the 2026 U.S. Senate election in our state. Senator ...

President Trump is betting big on his newest tax cuts, signed into law on July 4. But not everyone is on board.

President Trump managed to tolerate his congressional critics—until he didn’t. After months of playing nice with Sen. Thom ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina became one of only three GOP senators to cast a vote against President ...