Tag: Thom Tillis

Senator Censured by North Carolina GOP Over Pattern of Siding With Democrats

June 12, 2023
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The North Carolina Republican Party has censured one of the state’s two U.S. senators over his siding with Democrats on key legislation, including a bill that restricts gun ownership. Party delegates on June 10 voted to censure Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) over his votes on bills like the Respect for Marriage Act, which overturned a…

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US Ex-Pat Charged With Threatening to Kill Sen. Thom Tillis, Marines

May 31, 2023
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A U.S. citizen who has been living abroad in Thailand was arrested at the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport last week in connection with threats made to assault and murder Republican North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis nearly two years ago. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had arrested and charged Eric Charles…

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Sinema Announces Plan to Lead Bipartisan Trip to US Border

December 21, 2022
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) is planning to take a group of bipartisan senators on a trip to the southern U.S. border so that they can see for themselves the crisis that is happening. “Part of the problem is that many in Washington have never taken the time to really see our border up close,” Sinema…

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Senator Reveals Details of Proposal to Secure Border, Grant Illegal Immigrants Citizenship

December 9, 2022
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A Republican senator working to hammer out an agreement on an immigration bill said the measure is aimed at securing the border and granting citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants. “We want to seal the border. We want to prevent 2 million crossings every year—with Title 42 going away, potentially many more than that. We…

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Republicans Demand Answers After TSA Admits Illegal Immigrants Can Use Arrest Warrants to Fly

January 29, 2022
Featured Topicsillegal immigrantsImmigration & Border SecurityThom TillisUSUS News
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Senate Republicans are demanding answers from one of the top officials in President Joe Biden’s administration after the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) acknowledged it lets illegal immigrants use arrest warrants as a form of identification to fly inside the United States. The revelation is “alarming” and presents a potential “serious threat to our nation’s homeland security,”…

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GOP Sen. Thom Tillis Diagnosed With Cancer, Says It Was Detected ‘Early’

March 29, 2021
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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), who won his reelection campaign last year, said he was diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery but said he is expected to fully recover. “I am blessed that my cancer was detected relatively early, and I can’t emphasize enough how important routine screenings are, regardless of how healthy you…

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