From the beginning of his tenure in the North Carolina General Assembly, it’s always been evident that Thom Tillis was not a true right-wing, authoritarian extremist. Arch-conservative – especially on ...

The president doesn't care whether Republican Sen. Thom Tillis is replaced by a Democrat or a Trumpist. Either way, the party ...

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

Charles “Chip” Kahn, president of the Federation of American Hospitals, a trade group of investor-owned hospitals, said that ...

President Donald Trump is seeking to replace former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell—who has frequently opposed the ...

OPINION- After Sen. Thom Tillis announced his opposition to Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, the president excoriated the North Carolina Republican and vowed to support a primary ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

Maybe it’s just that time of year. Community socials. Reunions, cookouts, get-togethers. They’re fun, for sure, but there’s ...

In 2017, when President Trump tried to repeal Obamacare and roll back Medicaid coverage, Republican governors rallied against ...

By Brian Hews Memo to the political editors at the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and every outlet still pretending we’re playing by 1990s political norms:  Donald Trump is not ...

Over in the Senate, the bill barely scraped through with a 51-50 vote, broken by Vice President JD Vance, who continues to live his best life as the GOP’s favorite Yale-educated populist cosplay ...