GOP Sen. Thom Tillis censured by fellow Republicans over LGBTQ marriage, gun violence positions

Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., was censured by Republican delegates in North Carolina over his votes on LGBTQ rights, gun violence and more. The Saturday vote was taken behind closed doors at the annual North Carolina Republican Party state convention. A two-thirds majority of the party’s 1,801 voting delegates was needed for the measure to pass. Many delegates criticized Tillis over his work on the Respect for Marriage Act. The legislation guarantees federal recognition of a marriage between two people if the union was valid in the state where they were...