Elections
The latest Elections coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Politics section.
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Democrats embrace tougher border enforcement, seeing Trump’s demolition of deal as a ‘gift’
The Senate's border proposal was one of the toughest bipartisan bills to emerge on the issue in decades. Yet it quickly collapsed when Republicans — galvanized by Donald Trump, the likely Republican presidential nominee — rejected the compromise as insufficient.
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Donald Trump stands by remarks about not defending NATO members after backlash
Former President Donald Trump again said Wednesday that if he returns to the White House, he would not defend NATO members that don't meet defense spending targets, days after he set off alarms in Europe by suggesting he would tell Russia to attack NATO allies he considered delinquent.
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Democrat Tom Suozzi wins New York race to succeed George Santos in Congress
Democrat Tom Suozzi won a special election for a U.S. House seat in New York on Tuesday, coming out on top in a politically mixed suburban district in a victory that could lift his party's hopes heading into a fiercely contested presidential election later this year.
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Catoosa County GOP announce dates for candidate vetting
The Catoosa County Republican Party has announced dates for potential candidates to be interviewed and considered for inclusion on the Republican primary ballot.
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Voter information for the March 5 primary election in Hamilton County
Early voting for the March 5 presidential preference and Hamilton County primary elections will start Wednesday and run through Feb. 27. Here's where you can vote:
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Trump tells NRA members ‘no one will lay a finger on your firearms’ if he returns to the White House
Former President Donald Trump told thousands of members of the National Rifle Association that "no one will lay a finger on your firearms" if he returns to the White House, and bragged that during his time as president he "did nothing" to curb guns.
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Meet the four Hamilton County school board candidates with competitive primary elections
Of the six Hamilton County school board seats up for election this year, two have competitive primaries on March 5.
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Uproar over Biden classified documents report carries echoes of 2016 Clinton email case
The release of a harshly critical Justice Department special counsel report on President Joe Biden has triggered instant flashbacks to history-shaping events of 2016. That's when FBI Director James Comey castigated Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton over her email practices despite recommending against charges.
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Nikki Haley is trounced by the ‘none of these candidates’ option in Nevada’s Republican primary
Nikki Haley was swamped Tuesday in Nevada's symbolic Republican presidential primary as GOP voters resoundingly picked the "none of these candidates" option on the ballot in a repudiation of the former U.N. ambassador who is the last remaining major rival to front-runner Donald Trump.
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What’s next as Trump tries to stave off his 2020 election trial? All eyes are on the Supreme Court
In Donald Trump's federal 2020 election interference case, all eyes are on the Supreme Court, whose next moves could determine whether the former president stands trial in Washington ahead of the November election.
