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President Trump made a rare appearance in Tennessee ahead of early voting.
What his rally can tell us about the midterm election:
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President Trump floats renaming the Strait of Hormuz after himself at today’s rally in Tennessee.
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Trump touts 12,000 “career criminals” deported from Memphis under the Memphis Safe Task Force. He says Gov. Bill Lee and Memphis Mayor Paul Young asked for Trump to deploy the national guard to the city.
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President Trump says he’s stumping in Tennessee to reward a state he won by double digits in 2024.
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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn has refused to debate other candidates in the race for governor.
As the Nov. 3 election approaches, Blackburn’s opponents are issuing new challenges to bring her to the debate stage.
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The architect of Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol is stepping down as leader of the Department of Correction after a second failed execution this year.
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NEW: Across the Country, Youth Prisons Are Closing. This State Is Building More. propublica.org/article/juven… by @PaigePfleger @WPLN and @AliyyaSwaby
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Tennessee lawmakers sent a letter to the Department of Children’s Services demanding answers about safety and oversight in the state’s juvenile justice facilities following our recent @WPLN / @propublica investigation.
The latest from @AliyyaSwaby and me: propublica.org/article/tenne…
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1/ I first heard the name Jason Crews in 2024. A bill to add outside oversight to the juvenile justice system failed. A lawmaker said Crews’ lobbying was a factor.
“I can’t think of a reason for not wanting oversight unless there’s something to hide,” an advocate said. 🧵
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Tennessee Congressman Andy Ogles has lost the GOP primary for re-election, despite the backing of President Donald Trump.
Former Tennessee ag commissioner Charlie Hatcher won with the support of current and former TN governors.
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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn has won the Republican primary for Tennessee governor.
She defeated fellow Washington Republican U.S. Rep. John Rose and state Rep. Monty Fritts.
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Tennessee’s mid-decade redistricting may have boosted Democratic turnout in the primaries.
Counties that were split between different congressional districts had the biggest rise in Dem voter turnout during early voting.
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U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is asking a dark money group to pull an AI-generated attack ad, calling her "the queen pharma mama."
It may be the first time Tennessee's ban on AI in political ads will be enforced, as other candidates have skirted the law.
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Tennessee has joined more than 30 states in banning AI from political ads. But two Republican frontrunners for Congress are still using AI to attack each other.
There’s a chance neither will face consequences for violating the new law.
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President Trump has endorsed state Sen. Brent Taylor in the race for Memphis' redistricted congressional seat.
Whoever wins the Republican primary is poised to flip the district red after lawmakers redrew the state's congressional map to favor the GOP.
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🥈 Second Place: Paige Pfleger (@PaigePfleger), with research by Mariam Elba, of Nashville Public Radio in partnership with ProPublica for “Guns in Dangerous Hands.”
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As costs rise and corporate dollars are down, Nashville Pride is tightening its belt. That means going from a weekend of concerts to a one-day event.
Some see the retreat of corporate sponsors as an opportunity for the festival to get back to its roots.
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Remember ivermectin? wpln.org/post/tennessee-phar…
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Chaos just erupted in the Tennessee House as Democrats staged a walkout over redistricting that would split Memphis’s majority-Black voting bloc. Sounds like a firearm was pulled.