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Thom Tillis

American politician (born 1960)

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Thomas Roland Tillis ( TIL-iss, born August 30, 1960) is an American businessman and politician of the Republican Party serving since 2015 as a United States senator from North Carolina. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015 and as the State House speaker from 2011 to 2015. Tillis was elected to the United States Senate in 2014, defeating Democratic incumbent Kay Hagan, and reelected in 2020.

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🇺🇸 Kevin Warsh Fed chair confirmation plan hits snag as nomination hearing is delayed (2026-04-10)
President Trump's nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair already faced a hurdle by Sen. Thom Tillis over a probe of current Chair Jerome P...
🇺🇸 Pirro's Powell probe faces a difficult road to appeal, former prosecutors say (2026-04-08)
Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh may be in limbo while the legal process plays out....
🇺🇸 Tillis sets Jan. 6 red line on attorney general nominee (2026-04-03)
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Thursday he will not support any nominee for attorney general if the candidate makes excuses for the Jan. 6 Capitol rio...
🇺🇸 Tillis rips Trump’s NATO criticism: US lives would 'be lost great numbers without' alliance (2026-03-22)
Retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) ripped President Trump's threats against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in recent weeks, am...
🇺🇸 Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh meets with more senators as Thom Tillis blockade continues (2026-03-12)
Sen. Tillis vows to vote against sending Kevin Warsh's nomination as Federal Reserve chair to the full Senate as a criminal probe of Jerome Powell is ...
🇺🇸 Tillis urges DOJ to end Fed probe after meeting with Trump nominee (2026-03-11)
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, praised President Trump’s nominee for chair of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, ...
🇺🇸 Thom Tillis refuses to budge on blocking Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh confirmation (2026-03-10)
President Trump tapped Kevin Warsh as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. It's unclear if the Senate will confirm him soon to replace Jerome Pow...
🇺🇸 Warsh to meet Tillis as Senate confirmation remains blocked (2026-03-09)
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., has refused to advance Warsh's confirmation until a probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell is dropped....
🇺🇸 Sen. Thom Tillis wants White House adviser Stephen Miller gone (2026-03-08)
Sen. Thom Tillis says it's time for White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller to go....
🇺🇸 Tillis says he's 'glad' Noem's departing DHS (2026-03-08)
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said he is pleased that President Trump is removing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem from her pos...
🇺🇸 Tillis calls on Miller to depart White House: 'Out of his depth' (2026-03-08)
While Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem will soon depart her Cabinet-level post, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) also wants White ...
🇺🇸 Tillis becomes first GOP senator to call for "incompetent" Noem to step down (2026-01-28)
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski later echoed the sentiments shared by her colleague, Sen. Thom Tillis....