The Wall Street Journal reported on January 27 (the story is protected by a pay wall — click here to read a Vanity Fair summary) that North Carolina’s senior senator Thom Tillis set a new standard for disingenuous flipflops last week with his vote to confirm Trump nominee Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.

WASHINGTON—A key witness in the contentious Senate confirmation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was assured by Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) that her sworn statement would carry weight in last week’s vote and could convince Republican senators to oppose the nominee,

Social media critics raked Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) over the coals after he, along with Vice President J.D. Vance, proved to be the deciding votes to confirm former Fox News weekend co-host Pete Hegseth to serve as President Donald Trump's secretary of Defense.

Pete Hegseth’s confirmation vote from the Senate on Friday night, in a tie broken by Vice President J.D. Vance, was helped by a North Carolina Republican

The US Senate on Friday approved Pete Hegseth as President Donald Trump’s defense secretary by a razor-thin margin, in which, Vice President JD Vance had to cast the tie-breaking vote.

Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Tuesday it was a ... followed by several television crews. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) told a CNN reporter Tuesday that she would be disappointed if Trump pardoned ...

The Senate on Friday night confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News personality, to become the country’s next defense secretary.

Three GOP senators, including Mitch McConnell, voted against Trump’s embattled nominee, forcing J.D. Vance to break the tie.

Three Republicans voted with every Democrat against Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, forcing Vance to step in and put Hegseth over the top.

Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who had kept his vote quiet, announced his support for Hegseth right before he walked onto the Senate floor, while Sen. Mitch McConnell shocked many when he joined Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine ...

Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his confirmation came down to Vice President JD Vance serving as tiebreaker.

President Donald Trump's controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will testify in two Senate hearings starting Wednesday.