Federal officials plan to announce whether they will allow a small-rocket spaceport in coastal Georgia in March.

Tennessee government has successfully "clawed back" $18.4 million in taxpayer-funded economic incentive grants given to 17 companies that officials say failed to fulfill job-creation and investment promises under the state's FastTrack Economic Development Grant program.

A medical device manufacturer and packaging company is expanding in Tennessee in a former Russell Stover Chocolates factory shut down earlier this year in Cookeville.

The Chattanooga City Council will consider restricting non-owner-occupied, short-term vacation rentals to protect the city's affordable housing stock.

A federal judge is considering whether to order Georgia to make changes to the way elections are run in the state with seven weeks to go before November's general election.

President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden focused their presidential battle on the wildfire-scorched West Coast Monday, with Trump meeting fire officials in California while Biden declared the fires and recent extreme weather underscore an urgent need to address climate change.

A top Chattanooga-based BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee official is questioning a private data firm's assertions the nonprofit insurer paid out $11 million in medical overcharges during a three-year period in its role as a third-party administrator of state employees' health plan.

Kevin Van Ausdal's uphill campaign for a U.S. House seat ended with a knock on his door late Wednesday while he was cooking dinner.

In a state where their party is a "super minority" in Tennessee's Republican-dominated Senate and House, Democrats hope to make inroads in the November election in changing urban and suburban-based districts, including a Chattanooga-based Senate seat.

In times of crisis — wars, hurricanes, pandemics — effective leaders strike a balance between inspirational rhetoric and leveling with the public about the tough times ahead.

Vice President Mike Pence has canceled plans to attend a Trump campaign fundraiser in Montana following revelations that the event's hosts had expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory.

Democratic Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama called Republican challenger Tommy Tuberville "Coach Clueless" on Friday, stepping up attacks on the former college football coach for his recent comments about the coronavirus.

A report commissioned by federal regulators overseeing the nation's commodities markets has concluded that climate change threatens U.S. financial markets, as the costs of wildfires, storms, droughts and floods spread through insurance and mortgage markets, pension funds and other financial institutions.

Election officials in Georgia approved a new rule Thursday that changes the standard for how much an oval needs to be filled in on an absentee ballot to count as a vote.

Officials are taking extra precautions to prevent the spread of coronavirus on Hamilton County Schools campuses by approving a $2.1 million surface disinfectant vendor contract.

Bradley County Schools got a portion of almost $1.4 million in federal funding for school safety measures in and around schools and school grounds.

Just shy of two months before the November election, state officials are working to make voting in Tennessee accessible and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A federal hearing on a challenge to Georgia's voting machines was interrupted Friday when someone began posting video and symbols during the live Zoom session, including images from the Sept. 11 attacks, a swastika and pornography.

Marquita Bradshaw wasn't supposed to win the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat. She's also the underdog in November's election against Republican Bill Hagerty in the battle to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander.

Kevin Van Ausdal, the Democratic nominee for Georgia's 14th District Congressional seat, announced Friday he is dropping out of the race. In a statement on his social media pages, Van Ausdal said he is heartbroken about the decision to drop out and is doing so for "family and personal reasons."

The Trump administration on Thursday charged a Russian national in a sweeping plot to sow distrust in the American political process and imposed sanctions against a Russia-linked Ukrainian lawmaker accused of interfering in the U.S. presidential election.

Absentee voting began across Alabama on Wednesday with phones ringing constantly and a steady stream of voters at some county offices as the state predicted a absentee turnout that could far outpace past elections because of the pandemic.

Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday unveiled new recommendations to strengthen policing policies, boost law enforcement training and improve inter-agency sharing of disciplinary actions about problematic police officers amid civil and racial unrest as well as national calls for systemic police reform.