Thom Tillis

It's time now for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. Republican U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee sent out a press release earlier this month in support of legislation they introduced called the Safe and Open Streets Act. The press release referred to an incident in Durham in November in which protesters blocked a freeway during rush hour.

It’s time for a fact-check of North Carolina politics. This week we are looking at a claim made by Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis.

North Carolina's two U.S. senators, Thom Tillis and Richard Burr, were among 14 Republicans who voted to advance a bipartisan gun safety bill in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday.

Gov. Roy Cooper called for stricter gun laws, saying "we cannot normalize the mass murder of children," while Rep, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis warned against curbing gun rights, saying the country must focus on other ways to anticipate and preempt future attacks.

Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina claimed most Americans want to keep the COVID-19-related immigration policy known as Title 42. The Biden administration recently said it plans to end the policy, which was enacted by former President Trump. But a fact-checker says polls on the matter could be better.

Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis tweeted that gas prices in North Carolina increased by the highest amount in the country. A fact-checker says that's true — but it depends on which days you look at.

Climate activists gathered in downtown Huntersville Sunday afternoon and later staged an overnight protest at the home of U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis. Members of Sunrise Movement NC said they want more climate-friendly infrastructure investments and action against Colonial Pipeline over a massive August 2020 gasoline spill in Huntersville.

North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis says he feels great following prostate cancer surgery earlier this month, which was diagnosed at the height of his reelection campaign last fall.

Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis' recently wrote an op-ed for Fox News where he claimed that President Biden is attempting to grant "mass amnesty to immigrants who are in the country illegally." Was he right?

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis said Thursday he has undergone surgery for prostate cancer and looks forward to returning to his Senate duties soon.