15 h. ago Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50

The three Republicans opposing the bill were Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. The post Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie appeared first on Boston.com.

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22 h. ago With Tillis Out, North Carolina’s Senate Race Will Draw Parties’ Firepower

A popular former Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, is expected to announce a bid this summer. The Republicans are banking on an endorsement by President Trump to clear their field.

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34 h. ago Why a GOP senator says the budget bill breaks Trump's promise

The massive budget bill that Senate Republicans are debating pays for some of its tax cuts by slashing hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid spending. The latest report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates nearly 12 million people will lose health insurance if the Senate version of the bill becomes law. Trump insists the cuts come from eliminating waste, fraud and abuse. Democrats have said they break Trump's promise not to touch Medicaid — and over the weekend, Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina agreed. "What do I tell 663,000 people in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding's not there anymore?" We asked Sarah Jane Tribble, the chief rural correspondent for KFF Health News, what the cuts will mean for rural residents of states like North Carolina — and the hospitals that serve them.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple ...

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60 h. ago SCOOP: House Republican eyes bid for Thom Tillis Senate seat after Trump attack

North Carolina GOP Rep. Pat Harrigan is eyeing a bid for Sen. Thom Tillis' North Carolina Senate seat after the GOP lawmaker announced he would not run for re-election.

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3 d. ago Trump threatens to support a primary challenger against GOP senator for opposing 'big, beautiful bill'

President Donald Trump said he is considering a GOP candidate to face North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis in the primary election after he opposed the president's "big, beautiful bill."

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2 w. ago Two GOP Reps Trying to Block Constitutional Carry in North Carolina

Two Republican state representatives--Ted Davis and Bill Brisson--are opposing Senate Bill 50, the legislation that would make North Carolina the 30th constitutional carry state.  The post Two GOP Reps Trying to Block Constitutional Carry in North Carolina appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago North Carolina on Track to Become 30th Constitutional Carry State

The constitutional carry legislation that passed the North Carolina Senate by a vote of 26 to 18 passed out of a House committee Tuesday. The post North Carolina on Track to Become 30th Constitutional Carry State appeared first on Breitbart.

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