**HEADLINE:** GOP Senator Breaks Ranks: Tillis Warns “Uncharted Territory” Risk to Economy as House Infighting Stalls Budget

HEADLINE: GOP Senator Breaks Ranks: Tillis Warns “Uncharted Territory” Risk to Economy as House Infighting Stalls Budget

SNIPPET: In an unusual public intervention, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued a stark warning to House leadership Monday: internal GOP gridlock over spending cuts is now a “direct threat to economic stability.” Tillis, a key Senate negotiator, broke with party messaging to state that “governing by crisis is not a strategy; it’s a liability.” He specifically cited the “unprecedented risk” of a default-driven recession if the ongoing factional war delays the debt ceiling extension. This rare intra-party rebuke signals a growing divide between pragmatic Senate Republicans and the hardline House Freedom Caucus, injecting fresh volatility into Q3 market forecasts.