Politics
Everything you need to know about politics in the Chattanooga area, from local government meetings to elections.
More in Politics, page 95
-
Signal Mountain Town Council candidates address concerns about managing growth, budget
In the town of Signal Mountain, four candidates are vying for three open positions on the five-member town council in the Nov. 5 election. Early voting begins Oct. 16 and continues through Oct. 31.
-
Woodward book reveals Trump’s calls with Putin and Biden’s private remarks on Obama and Netanyahu
Donald Trump has had as many as seven private phone calls with Vladimir Putin since leaving office and secretly sent the Russian president COVID-19 test machines during the height of the pandemic, Bob Woodward reported in his new book, "War."
-
Harris gets personal in media blitz, balks at breaking with Biden on policy
Kamala Harris wanted to help voters get to know her better with a cascade of media appearances Tuesday, but the most lasting impression might have been her unwillingness to break with Joe Biden.
-
Longtime Walden resident vies for alderman, challenging incumbent over grocery issue
Lou Ziebold said he never had any dreams of being in politics until an alderman allegedly committed an injustice with lasting implications for the town of Walden.
-
Incumbent Alderman Lizzy Schmidt hopes to serve town of Walden for another term
Incumbent Lizzy Schmidt wants one more term as a Walden alderman to ensure the municipality maintains its small-town ethos and has a strong foundation for future elected officials.
-
What polling shows about Black voters’ views of Harris and Trump
Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris, but they’re less sure that she would change the country for the better, according to a recent poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
-
Harris calls Trump ‘incredibly irresponsible’ for spreading misinformation about Helene response
Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday called former President Donald Trump “incredibly irresponsible” for spreading falsehoods about the federal response to Hurricane Helene 's destruction, offering especially sharp words as a new storm bears down on Florida with just weeks until Election Day.
-
Trump says migrants who have committed murder have introduced ‘a lot of bad genes in our country’
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday suggested that migrants who are in the U.S. and have committed murder did so because "it's in their genes." There are, he added, "a lot of bad genes in our country right now."
-
Excitement brewing among Chattanooga-area voters for final weeks
Prospective voters trickled into the Hamilton County Election Commission on Monday morning, the last day to register to vote in Tennessee, after a weekend of party-affiliated rallies took place across the greater Chattanooga region.
-
Harris and Trump mark somber anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris marked the anniversary of the deadliest attack on Jews since the Holocaust as the presidential candidates approach the final weeks of the campaign during a widening conflict in the Middle East.
