GOP Sen. Tillis not seeking re-election after opposing Trump-backed bill

Tonight, Democrats forcing the Senate clerk to spend nearly 16 hours reading every word of what President Donald Trump has dubbed his big beautiful bill. 139 L. The following.That bill could add more than $3 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years. The GOP wants to overhaul social programs like SNAP, also known as food stamps, and Medicaid. The cuts to Medicaid are what led North Carolina Republican Senator Tom Tillis to vote against moving the bill forward, prompting threats from President Trump to ...