FBI Director Kash Patel has agreed to aid the search for the Texas Democratic lawmakers who left the state to protest new congressional maps, Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday. Texas Republicans have been trying to bring the Democrats back so there are enough lawmakers on the floor for a quorum, which would enable them to vote on new congressional maps …
Read More »Sen. Marsha Blackburn enters race for Tennessee governor Axios Fox News Flash top headlines for August 6 Fox News Marsha Blackburn mounts a run for governor Politico Republican US Sen. Marsha Blackburn joins Tennessee race for governor CNN Senator Marsha Blackburn Will Run for Governor of Tennessee The New York Times Source link
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US elections Gubernatorial elections State & local races Donald Trump See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Nashville, Tenn. (AP) — Republican US Sen. Marsha Blackburn announced on Wednesday that she is entering the open Tennessee governor’s race in 2026, setting up a primary clash with US Rep. John Rose. Blackburn’s announcement makes official what had been expected for some …
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is running for governor, she announced Wednesday, promising to help her state be “America’s conservative leader” for generations to come. Blackburn, who would be the state’s first female governor if she wins, leaned heavily on her support for President Donald Trump in a short video posted to X announcing her campaign. The first images in the …
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Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took a victory lap after throwing a wrench in President Donald Trump’s plan to have his latest batch of cabinet nominees confirmed before the upper house takes a month-long recess. Jumping on the Jet2 holiday meme trend—in which social media users ironically share life’s flubs and fails using the travel provider’s audio ad as …
Read More »Sen. Padilla on BLS chief firing: ‘I think an investigation is certainly in order’ The Hill Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils. The New York Times White House officials rush to defend Trump after shaky economic week The Guardian Larry Summers says Trump’s accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’ ABC News ‘The revisions are hard evidence’: White House struggles …
Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected an effort Wednesday from Sen. Bernie Sanders to block the sale of U.S. bombs and firearms to Israel, though the vote showed a growing number of Democrats opposed to the arms sales amid widespread hunger and suffering in Gaza. Sanders, an independent from Vermont, has repeatedly tried to block the sale of offensive weapons …
Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare public outburst on the Senate floor Tuesday, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker took his Democratic colleagues to task, declaring his party “needs a wake-up call!” Angrily screaming at two of his shocked Democratic colleagues, his words all but reverberating off the chamber walls, Booker blocked the passage of several bipartisan bills that would fund …
Read More »WASHINGTON (AP) — A chief architect of Project 2025, Paul Dans, is launching a Republican primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, joining a crowded field that will test the loyalties of President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement in next year’s midterm election. Dans told The Associated Press the Trump administration’s federal workforce reductions and cuts to …
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An assault recorded early Saturday morning at the intersection of Fourth Street and Elm Street has gone viral, garnering reactions not just from local officials but national political figures as well.The incident has been condemned by Cincinnati leaders, such as police Chief Terri Theetge and Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney.”I mean, that was just crazy. You know, it was disgusting. It …
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