With Sens. Rand Paul and Thom Tillis opposed to the package, GOP leaders can afford only one more defection. And multiple Republicans aren't yet sold on the measure.

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Sunday he will not seek reelection next year, an abrupt announcement that came one day after he staked out his opposition to President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package because of its reductions to health care programs.

As many of my colleagues have noticed over the last year, and at times even joked about, I haven't exactly been excited about running for another term,” Thom Tillis said. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Sen.

Donald Trump dropped a federal lawsuit over an Iowa poll that wrongly forecast he would lose the state in the 2024 election, but refiled it in a state court.

Trump drops federal lawsuit against Iowa pollster and newspaper over pre-election survey that favored Kamala Harris - Attorneys for the president, meanwhile, quickly refiled the case in an Iowa district court in Polk County.

The original complaint revolves around a pre-election poll showing Vice President Harris with a three-point lead in Iowa.