Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, was sentenced Wednesday to 41 months in prison.

Dean Moorhouse, a retired health care executive, has entered the race for the Hamilton County Commission's new District 10 — which is still pending approval by the state.

Hamilton County Commissioner Warren Mackey will run for re-election in 2022, he announced Friday.

Matt Hullander, former CEO of the home improvement company HullCo, has entered the race for Hamilton County mayor in 2022, he announced Friday.

A federal judge on Tuesday rejected former President Donald Trump's request to block the release of documents to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Mike Bell, R-Riceville, announced Monday he won't seek re-election to his District 9 seat in 2022, ending what will be a 16-year political career in the General Assembly.

Fresh off a strong showing in last week's elections, some of the nation's leading Republicans expressed newfound confidence this weekend that they were well positioned to retake control of Congress next year and ultimately win back the White House.

Democratic leaders in Virginia conceded Friday that Republicans have won control of the House of Delegates.

Tennessee State Sen. Bo Watson, R-Hixson, will not run for Hamilton County mayor in 2022, he announced Tuesday.

Droughts that cause leaves to turn brown and wither before they can reach peak color. Heat waves prompting leaves to fall before autumn even arrives. Extreme weather events like hurricanes that strip trees of their leaves altogether.

The most closely watched attempt by Republicans to examine the 2020 presidential election in a battleground state lost by former President Donald Trump is coming to an embarrassing end in Arizona, but their efforts are cranking up elsewhere.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ably fended off a recall attempt from Republicans on Tuesday, changing the stakes of the contest from a referendum on his own performance and into a partisan fight over Trumpism and the coronavirus.

The California recall election that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office wraps up Tuesday.

Georgia's secretary of state is moving forward with a study of the effectiveness of the signature verification process the state used for absentee ballots until it was replaced by new identification requirements this year.

General Sessions Court Judge Alex McVeagh, the sitting Division II judge in Hamilton County, announced Tuesday he will seek re-election in 2022.

The Georgia State Board of Elections plans to appoint a review panel this week as part of a process that could lead to a takeover of elections in the state's most populous county under a provision in the state's sweeping new election law.

The aftermath of the 2020 election put an intense spotlight on voting machines as supporters of former President Donald Trump claimed victory was stolen from him.

Veteran Matt Adams announced his campaign for Tennessee's Third District congressional seat this week, promoting clean energy and a stronger economy.

Voters in parts of Hamilton County go to the polls Tuesday, where local officials project low turnout in the Tennessee House District 29 special primary election - with neither Republican Greg Vital nor Democrat DeAngelo Jelks facing opposition in their respective party primaries.

Candidates are slowly starting to file paperwork for the more than three dozen Hamilton County elected positions on the ballot in 2022.

Depending on whom you ask, skyrocketing Atlanta crime has people afraid to leave their homes or the city is experiencing an uptick in violence that's not unlike what's occurring in major cities across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is reporting he hauled in $684,900 in campaign cash during the first half of this year for his 2022 re-election effort.

Retired Army Sgt. Kenneth Paschal on Tuesday was elected to fill a legislative seat in suburban Shelby County, becoming the only Black Republican in the Alabama Legislature.