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Dr. Omar Hamada said Americans should take a far more aggressive approach to early disease detection, arguing that many deadly illnesses could be caught years before they become life-threatening.

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) officially submitted to the Tennessee Secretary of State her nominating petition to qualify for the August 6 Republican primary ballot for Tennessee governor on Friday.

Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) is set to introduce a bill seeking to ban immigration from Muslim and foreign adversary countries.

According to Fox News, Ogles’ bill, called the Halt Immigration from Countries with Inadequate Verification Capabilities Act, would prevent people from Iran, Libya, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen from immigrating to America.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors has selected two Tennesseans to serve as its chair and chair-elect through 2029.

President Donald Trump signaled he will soon intervene in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate in Texas, urging party unity ahead of the general election and calling for the losing candidate to step aside once he makes his endorsement.

Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and Liberty University law professor, said a resolution aimed at limiting the president’s ability to continue military operations in Iran without congressional approval that was rejected by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday was unlikely to change U.S. policy even if it had passed.

Three cities in Tennessee have been selected as finalists in The Boring Company’s Tunnel Vision Challenge, a competition that will award one proposal the construction of a free tunnel project up to one mile long, aimed at improving transportation or infrastructure between two locations.

Starbucks announced plans this week to open a new corporate operations office in Davidson County later this year and is reportedly offering dozens of its Seattle-based employees an opportunity to relocate to Tennessee as part of its expansion to the state.

Judson Phillips, founder of Tea Party Nation, said Democrats may regret forcing a Senate vote to limit the president’s military action against Iran, predicting Republicans will use the vote as a central campaign issue in upcoming midterm elections.

Barry “Butch” Wilmore, a Middle Tennessee native and recently retired NASA astronaut, is weighing a bid for Tennessee Governor as a Republican, according to the latest candidate filings on the Tennessee Secretary of State website.

Wilmore was issued gubernatorial paperwork on February 25, but has not yet completed the final step required to enter the race, which includes filing a petition with at least 25 valid voter signatures by the March 10 deadline.