Former U.S. Representative Van Hilleary, who is running in the Republican primary for Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District, has entered the first quarter of 2026 with more than $700,000 cash on hand for his congressional bid, new Federal Election Commission (FEC) flings show.
Tennessee had 11,344 reports of suspected illegal immigrants who were charged or convicted of a crime in 2025, according to a new report.
The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference (TDAGC) released a report last week, examining crimes committed by potential illegal immigrants last year.
The largest waste of Tennessee taxpayer dollars last year was the state’s $10 million in eligible tax incentives for the television show 9-1-1: Nashville, a new watchdog report shows.
The findings come from the Beacon Center of Tennessee’s 2025 Pork Report, which highlights what it calls the most egregious examples of government spending at the state and local level.
Elon Musk, CEO of the artificial intelligence company xAI and electric vehicle company Tesla, has donated 500 generators to the Nashville area as tens of thousands of households remain without power following last week’s Winter Storm Fern.
A poll released Monday by the Nashville-based Beacon Center of Tennessee shows U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) with a commanding lead in the 2026 gubernatorial Republican primary.
Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Tennessee Deputy Director Michael Lotfi has suggested Republican leaders in the Tennessee General Assembly “take over” the Nashville Electric Service (NES) Board of Directors amid the utility’s ongoing power outage crisis following Winter Storm Fern, arguing that governance failures and policy priorities contributed to widespread outages and prolonged restoration timelines.
As Tennessee National Guard troops continue assisting communities in the aftermath of Winter Storm Fern, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says the emergency effort demonstrates why the governor’s authority to deploy the Guard is critical as the state appeals a court ruling targeting the Memphis Safe Task Force deployment.
Republican leaders in the Tennessee General Assembly are pointing to a newly released 2025 report as evidence they say underscores the need for tougher state-level enforcement on illegal immigration and closer cooperation with federal authorities.
EJ Haust, a self-described political refugee from Minnesota, said U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar’s (D-MN) bid for governor represents no meaningful change in leadership or direction for the state, arguing the longtime Democrat offers “no shift in any kind of values or principles” despite framing her campaign as a break from the status quo.
The state House Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee will hear a bill next week that challenges the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage.
State Representative Gino Bulso introduced House Bill (HB) 1473 in January to allow private citizens and organizations to legally refuse to recognize same-sex marriage.