One Republican can be a major thorn in Trump’s side and put the kibosh on his nominees to fill top jobs

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsAnalysisOne Republican can be a major thorn in Trump’s side and put the kibosh on his nominees to fill top jobsSen. Thom Tillis and Trump have clashed repeatedly. But, Eric Garcia writes, the North Carolina Republican has the ability to block some of Trump’s most important nomineesMonday 06 April 2026 19:59 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2952437","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/thom-tillis-trump-attorney-general-b2952437.html","title":"The one Republican senator who can put the kibosh on Trump’s top nominees"},"popoverPlacementOverride":"bottom"}CloseKristi Noem's five most controversial moments as DHS SecretarySign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashing...