Sen. Thom Tillis called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s ouster, saying her policies “inflicted needless pain” on vulnerable people.

CHARLOTTE — ​Senator Thom Tillis said President Donald Trump’s Federal Reserve chairman nominee is qualified. However, he still plans to oppose him for now. Tillis said he will not vote to confirm any Federal Reserve nominees until the Department of Justice probe into Chairman Jerome Powell is resolved.

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski later echoed the sentiments shared by her colleague, Sen. Thom Tillis.

A key GOP senator is vowing to oppose Warsh's nomination until the DOJ probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell is resolved. Here's why that's a big deal.

On the Senate floor today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) calls out a handful of his Republican colleagues for wanting to shut down the government to "make a point," urging them to reserve their grievances for later and accept the bipartisan deal.

Outgoing U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis has been a sharp critic of the Trump administration's handling of the shooting in Minneapolis.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) signaled Wednesday that he’s not at all bothered by President Trump labeling him a “loser.” “I am thrilled about that. That makes me qualified to be [Department of Homeland Security] secretary and senior advisor to the president,

I think that what she’s done in Minnesota should be disqualifying,” Tillis (R-NC) told reporters on Capitol Hill.

I think she's out of her depth,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said. "She's proven that she doesn't know how to lead, how to de-escalate.

Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), in a press gaggle with reporters outside the U.S. Capitol, said he has no confidence in Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying Noem should not feel a point of pride in her work during her time with DHS.

A stream of honesty from the retiring Sen. Thom Tillis has turned into an increasingly personal back-and-forth with the president.