The U.S. Senate’s budget proposal backed by Republican President Donald Trump could cause hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians to lose their health insurance — a scenario that could also fuel a new round of rural hospital closures.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) leaves a Senate Republican luncheon as the Senate holds a “vote-a-rama” to pass President Donald Trump’s domestic policy bill on Capitol Hill in Wa

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina announced Sunday he is not seeking reelection next year, a day after he was one of only two Republicans who voted against advancing President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda bill.