Politics Dec 02 Republican Matt Van Epps wins House special election in Tennessee Van Epps has won a nationally watched special election in Tennessee for a seat in the U.S. House, maintaining his party’s grip on the district with help from President Donald Trump.
Politics Dec 02 Trump tries to dial up Republican votes for Tennessee special election “The whole world is watching Tennessee right now, and they’re watching your district,” President Donald Trump said Monday.
Politics Dec 02 Tennessee voters go to the polls in House special election testing Trump’s power The special election, which was organized after Republican Rep. Mark Green resigned this summer, saw an unexpected surge of spending in recent weeks, flooding the airwaves and filling residents' mailboxes with campaign flyers.
Politics Nov 26 Judges allow North Carolina to use a map drawn in bid to give Republicans another U.S. House seat The map targets the state’s only swing seat, held by Democratic Rep. Don Davis, who represents over 20 northeastern counties.
Nation Nov 03 Courts to hear arguments against National Guard deployments in Memphis and D.C. In Tennessee, a hearing will focus on National Guard deployment to Memphis. Gun-carrying Guard members have been patrolling neighborhoods and commercial areas of Memphis since early October.
Politics Nov 01 Federal workers furloughed during shutdown face delays getting unemployment pay Thousands of furloughed federal workers are trying to navigate the unemployment system — a sharp increase, but still a fraction of the 670,000-plus furloughed workforce, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Politics Sep 26 More federal agents will join fight against crime in Memphis next week, Tennessee governor says Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Friday that the troops will be part of a surge of resources to fight crime in the city that includes 13 federal agencies and state troopers. The National Guard troops will be from Tennessee, and…
Politics Aug 06 Sen. Marsha Blackburn jumps into race for Tennessee governor Blackburn's announcement sets up a Republican primary clash in August 2026 against Rep. John Rose who is also a Trump backer.
Nation Aug 05 Tennessee executes inmate by lethal injection without deactivating his implanted defibrillator Witnesses say Black told a spiritual advisor in the room that he was hurting so badly shortly after the lethal injection started.
Nation Jul 02 What is the Mann Act? What to know about the law used to convict Sean Combs Sean “Diddy” Combs was convicted Wednesday of prostitution-related offenses under the federal Mann Act, an anti-sex trafficking law with a century-old history. Here's what to know about the law.