Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina said he won’t run for reelection next year, announcing his retirement a day after opposing Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, which cuts funding for health care.

"The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country."

A ferocious advertising campaign is underway with passage of President Donald Trump’s landmark policy bill hanging in the balance, as political groups and business interests spent at least $35 million just this month to try to sway key members of Congress and their constituents.