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  • Trump Predicts Hegseth Would Be ‘Very Popular’ If Tapped by Blackburn for U.S. Senate, but Denies He’s Considering Replacing War Secretary
    Trump Predicts Hegseth Would Be ‘Very Popular’ If Tapped by Blackburn for U.S. Senate, but Denies He’s Considering Replacing War Secretary
TN Top Story: Democrats Flip Six Republican-Held Tennessee House Seats
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Top Commentary: The Left’s DEI Revolution Was Waiting for Its Comeback
TSNN Featured: Trump Predicts Hegseth Would Be ‘Very Popular’ If Tapped by Blackburn for U.S. Senate, but Denies He’s Considering Replacing War Secretary
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Tennessee

November 4, 2026

Democrats Flip Six Republican-Held Tennessee House Seats

Final unofficial results from the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office show Democrats made their largest gains in the Tennessee House in three decades during Tuesday’s general election, flipping six Republican-held seats and unseating six incumbent Republicans. Three of the six seats flipped in Rutherford County, where Democratic candidates defeated three...
Hegseth and Blackburn
November 4, 2026

Trump Predicts Hegseth Would Be ‘Very Popular’ If Tapped by Blackburn for U.S. Senate, but Denies He’s Considering Replacing War Secretary

voting
November 4, 2026

Immigration-Related Referendums Pass Easily in Eight States Where Republicans Suffered Defeats

Marsha Blackburn
November 4, 2026

Governor-Elect Blackburn Names Stuart McWhorter Chairman of Transition Committee

kid phone
November 4, 2026

Commentary: Big Tech Needs to Follow Tennessee’s Lead on Kids’ Online Safety

Rick Shepherd
November 4, 2026

Rick Shepherd to Be Next Fairview Mayor

Victoria Broderick
November 4, 2026

Scott DesJarlais Loses TN-04 in Upset as Eight Other Tennessee Republicans Win U.S. House Races

Marsha Blackburn
November 4, 2026

Marsha Blackburn Wins Tennessee Gubernatorial Election

November 3, 2026

Tennessee Voters Amend Constitution to Prevent State from Issuing Property Taxes

arrest
November 3, 2026

Tennesseans Back Tough-on-Crime Constitutional Amendment Proposals

Jacob Allen Morley
November 3, 2026

Escaped Tennessee Inmate Captured Near Kansas City

November 3, 2026

25 Shelby County Voters Cast Ballots Outside Legal Voting Hours, Tennessee Secretary of State Confirms

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November 3, 2026

Governor Lee Proclaims COPD Awareness Month as Advocacy Group Highlights Tennessee’s High Disease Rates

National News

people voting
November 5, 2026

GOP Insiders Split over Who’s to Blame for Midterm Losses

Republicans lost Congress on Tuesday because voters felt the administration and the GOP stopped caring about them, several insiders told the Daily Signal. “This is a middle finger,” one former senior administration official said of the midterm election results. “I think it comes down to affordability and the war, and...
Ro Khanna
November 5, 2026

Commentary: The Left’s DEI Revolution Was Waiting for Its Comeback

Justice Sam Alito
November 4, 2026

Dems’ Senate Wins Almost Assures Trump Won’t Be Able to Get a New Supreme Court Justice Confirmed

voting
November 4, 2026

Immigration-Related Referendums Pass Easily in Eight States Where Republicans Suffered Defeats

Trump media
November 4, 2026

Trump Says He Can Work with Dems on Immigration After GOP Gets Smoked in Midterms

Mike Johnson
November 4, 2026

Mike Johnson Will Not Seek to Remain House GOP Leader: Reports

JD Vance
November 4, 2026

‘Everyone Knows Why We Lost’: Vance Blames Iran War for Blue Wave

Melat Kiros
November 4, 2026

Democrats’ Huge Midterm Victory Could Weaken the New Socialist Bloc

Amy Acton
November 4, 2026

Democrat Acton Defeats GOP’s Ramaswamy in Ohio Governor’s Race, Abbott Loses Reelection in Texas

Merrick Garland
November 4, 2026

Commentary: The Weaponization Ledger Comes Due

James Talarico
November 3, 2026

Democrats Win Control of Senate, Poised to Take House in Rout That Reorders Washington Power Balance

Trump event
November 3, 2026

Trump’s Historic Midterm Surge: $450 Million, 29 Rallies, 40 Tele-Rallies and 500 Surrogate Visits

Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
November 3, 2026

Supreme Court Hears Contentious Arguments on Religious Freedom Fight Over Preschool Program

Commentary

Ro Khanna
November 5, 2026

Commentary: The Left’s DEI Revolution Was Waiting for Its Comeback

“DEI is back!” That was the message from Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., following Tuesday night’s midterm blue wave that swept Democrats back into power in both houses of Congress and in many state capitals.
kid phone
November 4, 2026

Commentary: Big Tech Needs to Follow Tennessee’s Lead on Kids’ Online Safety

Merrick Garland
November 4, 2026

Commentary: The Weaponization Ledger Comes Due

Donald Trump
November 3, 2026

Commentary: Midterm Election Incoherences, Misadventures, and Paradoxes

Senator Bill Hagerty
November 2, 2026

Commentary: Senator Bill Hagerty and Tennessee’s Federal Courts are on the Ballot Tuesday

October 31, 2026

Commentary: Daylight Saving Time’s Mixed Results

Person decorating with candles and pumpkins
October 31, 2026

Commentary: Halloween’s Roots in the Christian Tradition

French protest
October 31, 2026

Commentary: Europe’s Riots Are the Bill Coming Due for Socialism and Globalism

Elon Musk
October 30, 2026

Commentary: Why Do They Hate Elon Musk So Much?

Weekend Spotlight

Midjourney Media Ultrasonic CT
June 18, 2026

Generative AI Imaging Company Midjourney Announces ‘Midjourney Medical’ Featuring New Full Body Scan Invention

Midjourney, the AI company best known for its generative image tools, announced Wednesday a major pivot into healthcare with the launch of Midjourney Medical, a new division developing a radiation-free, full-body imaging system it calls “Ultrasonic CT” or full-body ultrasound.
Proposed New Titans Stadium
May 19, 2026

Nashville to Host 2030 Super Bowl in New Titans Stadium

Chris Fenton
May 18, 2026

Hollywood Executive Chris Fenton Eyes Tennessee Expansion While Launching New Family Film ‘Bad Counselors’

Full body MRI scan
May 17, 2026

Preventive Healthcare Goes High-Tech with Specialized Whole-Body MRI Clinics

classroom discussion
May 15, 2026

Declining Literacy Rates Spark New Concerns About Civic Understanding Among Young Americans

Jack Daniels
April 28, 2026

French Company Vies with American Company to Acquire Iconic Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey

Dr. Omar Hamada
March 7, 2026

Dr. Omar Hamada Identifies the Five Medical Tests You Must Take for Early Detection of Deadly Illnesses


Entertainment and Lifestyle

college basketball
November 2, 2026

Player Eligibility in Limbo as College Basketball Season Tips Off

As the college basketball season starts, numerous player eligibility cases are still moving through the court system, creating uncertainty for players and coaches. Last week, the Ohio Supreme Court and a Kentucky appeals court left the protections in place for dozens of athletes, including college basketball players, to compete while...
basketball
October 30, 2026

Judge Clears Former NBA Player to Join LSU’s College Basketball Team

Valerie Ponzio
October 30, 2026

Music Spotlight: Valerie Ponzio

I Play Rocky
October 29, 2026

Review: ‘I Play Rocky’ Is More Than Just a Crowd Pleaser

FIA World Rally Championship
October 29, 2026

FIA World Rally Championship Coming to Tennessee in 2027

Final Four
October 28, 2026

NCAA Names Nashville as a Finalist to Host Men’s Final Four

football practice
October 26, 2026

Division III Athletes Sue NCAA over Scholarship Ban

PSG
October 23, 2026

French Protests Postpone Professional Soccer Game as NFL Presses Ahead

Cassidey Daniels
October 23, 2026

Red Bull Jukebox Returns to Music City for a Third Year


Latest News

people voting

GOP Insiders Split over Who’s to Blame for Midterm Losses

Republicans lost Congress on Tuesday because voters felt the administration and the GOP stopped caring about them, several insiders told the Daily Signal. “This is a middle finger,” one former senior administration official said of the midterm election results. “I think it comes down to affordability and the...
Ro Khanna

Commentary: The Left’s DEI Revolution Was Waiting for Its Comeback

Democrats Flip Six Republican-Held Tennessee House Seats

Hegseth and Blackburn

Trump Predicts Hegseth Would Be ‘Very Popular’ If Tapped by Blackburn for U.S. Senate, but Denies He’s Considering Replacing War Secretary

Justice Sam Alito

Dems’ Senate Wins Almost Assures Trump Won’t Be Able to Get a New Supreme Court Justice Confirmed

voting

Immigration-Related Referendums Pass Easily in Eight States Where Republicans Suffered Defeats

Trump media

Trump Says He Can Work with Dems on Immigration After GOP Gets Smoked in Midterms

Marsha Blackburn

Governor-Elect Blackburn Names Stuart McWhorter Chairman of Transition Committee

Mike Johnson

Mike Johnson Will Not Seek to Remain House GOP Leader: Reports

JD Vance

‘Everyone Knows Why We Lost’: Vance Blames Iran War for Blue Wave

Dao Prize Winner
Tennessee Leads

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