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Tillis Suggests He Regrets Vote to Confirm Hegseth, Calling Him ‘Out of His Depth’

The North Carolina senator, who recently said he did not plan to run for re-election, said the defense secretary’s decisions had been amateurish and showed he was unfit to lead a large organization.

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Senator Thom Tillis, right, the North Carolina Republican, listening to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a rally last month at Fort Bragg.

North Carolina Braces For Medicaid Cuts Because of Trump’s Bill

President Trump’s domestic policy law jeopardizes plans to reopen one rural county’s hospital — and health coverage for hundreds of thousands of state residents.

© Kate Medley for The New York Times

The only hospital in Martin County, N.C., closed two years ago.
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