(The Center Square) – Polls are beginning to close and ballot counting is underway, setting the stage for a nailbiter election night for U.S. House Republicans.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Signs don’t equal votes, state Sen. Bo Watson said Tuesday, standing among dozens of political posterboards in front of a polling location on Signal Mountain in Hamilton County. The Republican has spent two decades in the state Senate and is running for re-election to District 11, which covers northern Chattanooga in Hamilton […]
(The Center Square) – For the first time in history, the U.S. Department of Justice is monitoring voting in all 50 states.
Teams of federal election monitors will be present in Tennessee on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration plan to “oversee federal voting protections and investigate potential election fraud,” according to a Justice Department spokesperson. About 1,000 monitors will be deployed across the country, with a presence in each state, according to the spokesperson, who […]
(The Center Square) – With polls opening for election day in less than 24 hours, Democrats appear primed to take back the U.S. House, according to election analysts.
(The Center Square) – After barnstorming battleground states with rallies for more than a month, President Donald Trump returned Monday to Washington, D.C. to make his final case before Tuesday’s midterm elections.
The Tennessee Supreme Court denied a constitutional challenge to a new state law cutting the Metro Nashville Council in half and, separately, dismissed a case challenging a state takeover of Nashville’s airport authority. The court issued the opinions Monday, giving approval of the legislature’s move to cap Metro Nashville’s legislative body at 20 and permitting […]
This story was originally published by The Institute for Public Service Reporting Memphis. Marsha Blackburn brimmed with enthusiasm when she introduced Mitch Graves at a Senate confirmation hearing last fall. A veteran Memphis healthcare executive, Graves had been nominated by President Trump to serve on the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority, and Blackburn left […]
Harrisburg, Pa. — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania is asking the public to report any interference with elections, campaigns, or voting rights ahead of Tuesday’s general election.
(The Center Square) – A record 40% of registered voters, 7.7 million people, voted during early voting in Texas, according to Secretary of State data.