Republican US Senator Tillis will not seek re-election

  Republican U.S. Senator Thom Tillis will not seek reelection next year, an aide on Sunday, the day after President Donald Trump said he would consider supporting challengers to Tillis in response to the senator’s vote against Trump’s signature tax-cut bill. Republican U.S. Senator Thom Tillis will not seek reelection next year, an aide on Sunday, the day after President Donald Trump said he would consider supporting challengers to Tillis in response to the senator’s vote against Trump’s signature tax-cut bill.