NASHVILLE — U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., on Saturday squelched any speculation that he might not run for a third term in 2014.
NASHVILLE — If federal officials don't resolve the so-called fiscal cliff, the impact of tax hikes on consumer spending likely will hit sales-tax dependent states like Tennessee the hardest, a tax expert warned Wednesday.
WASHINGTON — Here is a timeline of comments by the administration and Libyan officials on what they believed happened in the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, beginning the night of the assault and continuing through September.
TRIPOLI, Libya — It began around nightfall on Sept. 11 with around 150 bearded gunmen, some wearing the Afghan-style tunics favored by Islamic militants, sealing off the streets leading to the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.
Less than four months before the presidential election, many in the Latino community believe neither President Barack Obama nor Congress has delivered on the promise of comprehensive immigration reform.
GOP candidates U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, Scottie Mayfield and Weston Wamp scheduled 663 political ads between June 21 and Tuesday on local affiliates for ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC, documents show.
Six of seven candidates for Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District seat are expected to talk hospitals and health care 12 days after the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act.
Weston Wamp did everything but call U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann a lightweight Saturday as he reacted to court documents showing the freshman congressman didn't always approve campaign ads in his successful 2010 race.
Weston Wamp said a new study validates his charge that U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann hasn't honored a campaign pledge to save taxpayer cash.
Three Republicans chasing a coveted congressional seat are hoping to impress conservative activists at this weekend's Chattanooga Tea Party debate.
The attorneys general from Tennessee and Georgia are in the nation’s capital this week collaborating with their counterparts from across the country, exchanging ideas with Justice Department officials, and hearing an earful from angry citizens.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The federal government currently takes in a lot less revenue than it spends, and U.S. Sen. Bob Corker has a plan to flip that equation on its head.
Republicans were taking early leads Tuesday in their attempt to strengthen their control of the General Assembly. GOP challengers against Democrat incumbents in both chambers were leading in early elect
Republicans marched confidently to the brink of House control Tuesday night in midterm elections shadowed by recession, promising a conservative majority certain to challenge President Barack Obama at virtually every turn.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans gained a Senate seat in Indiana and powered to leads in 10 House districts currently held by Democrats in midterm elections Tuesday night, early fruits of a drive to break the Democrats’ grip on power in Congress.
