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  • Blackburn Reportedly Narrows Potential Senate Successor to Four Names
    Blackburn Reportedly Narrows Potential Senate Successor to Four Names
TN Top Story: Five Tennessee U.S. Reps. Join Push to Exclude Noncitizens from Census Apportionment
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Top Commentary: Republicans Need to Stop Demonizing Young White Men
TSNN Featured: Blackburn Reportedly Narrows Potential Senate Successor to Four Names
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Tennessee

November 9, 2026

Five Tennessee U.S. Reps. Join Push to Exclude Noncitizens from Census Apportionment

Five Tennessee Republican members of Congress signed a letter urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to adopt proposed changes to the Census Bureau’s population-counting rules, including measures to distinguish citizens from noncitizens and revise demographic questions. Five Tennessee Republican members of Congress signed a letter urging the U.S. Department of...
November 9, 2026

Pappert: Metro Nashville Could Try to Delay 20-Member Council Until 2031

Macrons
November 9, 2026

French President Macron, Wife File New Federal Defamation Lawsuit Against Candace Owens in Tennessee

TN senate candidates
November 9, 2026

Blackburn Reportedly Narrows Potential Senate Successor to Four Names

veteran
November 9, 2026

Downtown Franklin to Host Annual Veterans Day Parade on Wednesday

Marsha Blackburn
November 6, 2026

Blackburn Compares Alaska’s ‘Decoy Dan’ Strategy to AI Smear Ad Against Her Following Tight Tennessee Victory

Marsha Blackburn
November 6, 2026

Blackburn Names Campaign Veterans, Advisers to Gubernatorial Transition Team

Oak Ridge Facility
November 6, 2026

Tennessee Now Sole U.S. Site Qualified to Produce ‘Specialized Material’ for American Nuclear Weapons After Trump Admin Restoration

students questions
November 6, 2026

Williamson County Commission to Consider $87M Request to Build New School

Victoria Broderick
November 6, 2026

Pappert: Broderick’s Victory in Tennessee’s 4th District Could Become Democrats’ Campaign Template

Blackburn Wins
November 6, 2026

Blackburn Builds Transition Team with Former Lawmakers, Administration Officials, Business Leaders

Victoria Broderick
November 5, 2026

Democrat Who Narrowly Defeated DesJarlais Says Roe v. Wade Overturn Inspired Activism, Credits Two-Year Campaign for Win

Harmeet Dhillon
November 5, 2026

Harmeet Dhillon Resigns from DOJ, Blanche Confirms

National News

Congress
November 10, 2026

Senate Advances Bipartisan Permitting Reform Bill in Return from Midterms Recess

The Republican-led Senate voted Monday to advance a bipartisan permitting reform bill as the chamber returns from its month-long recess for the November midterm elections. The legislation, which passed in a bipartisan 73-25 split, aims to speed up the construction of energy and other infrastructure projects. It also makes it...
trump supporters
November 10, 2026

Commentary: Republicans Need to Stop Demonizing Young White Men

Pete Hegseth
November 9, 2026

Hegseth ‘Not Worried’ About Upcoming U.S. House Vote to Impeach Him

Illegal Immigrants
November 9, 2026

Trump Stands Firm on No Amnesty After Controversial Interview

Supreme Court
November 9, 2026

Supreme Court Greenlights Trump Border Wall in Texas

Rubio and Vance
November 9, 2026

Midterm Losses, Iran War Appear to Have Widened Likely Top GOP 2028 Field Beyond Vance, Rubio

John thune
November 9, 2026

Jim Banks Becomes Seventh GOP Senator to Call for Delaying Leadership Vote, After Losing Seven Seats

College Football Playoffs
November 9, 2026

College Football Playoff Increases to 24 Teams

November 9, 2026

Russiagate Lawyer Marc Elias Lands at Center of DOJ Probe into Alaska ‘Decoy Dan’ Scheme

illegal immigrants
November 9, 2026

Trump Teases Deal with Democrats on Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants

solar panels
November 9, 2026

Trump Admin Hits Indian Solar Panels with Tariffs Topping 100 Percent

Job Interview
November 7, 2026

U.S. Adds 156,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Steady at 4.1 Percent

Lee Zeldin
November 7, 2026

Commentary: EPA Enhances Federalism, Takes Aim at Costly Oil and Natural Gas Regulations

Commentary

trump supporters
November 10, 2026

Commentary: Republicans Need to Stop Demonizing Young White Men

Tuesday’s midterms were a massive repudiation of Republicans, and no group sent a louder message than young men. Young voters shifted left by more than 30 points from 2024, the largest swing of any age group, according to The New York Times. Young men swung nearly 40 points toward Democrats, just...
Lee Zeldin
November 7, 2026

Commentary: EPA Enhances Federalism, Takes Aim at Costly Oil and Natural Gas Regulations

Ro Khanna
November 5, 2026

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

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

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 Football Playoffs
November 9, 2026

College Football Playoff Increases to 24 Teams

The College Football Playoff (CFP) will be expanding to 24 teams, starting in the 2027-2028 college football season. On Monday, the CFP Management Committee announced it unanimously approved expanding the playoff system from its current 12-team format.
November 9, 2026

Drummer Boy Movie Musical Premieres in Nashville

Trey Calloway
November 6, 2026

Trey Calloway Releases ‘Honky Tonk Generation’ EP

college basketball
November 2, 2026

Player Eligibility in Limbo as College Basketball Season Tips Off

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


Latest News

Congress

Senate Advances Bipartisan Permitting Reform Bill in Return from Midterms Recess

The Republican-led Senate voted Monday to advance a bipartisan permitting reform bill as the chamber returns from its month-long recess for the November midterm elections. The legislation, which passed in a bipartisan 73-25 split, aims to speed up the construction of energy and other infrastructure projects. It also...
trump supporters

Commentary: Republicans Need to Stop Demonizing Young White Men

Five Tennessee U.S. Reps. Join Push to Exclude Noncitizens from Census Apportionment

Pappert: Metro Nashville Could Try to Delay 20-Member Council Until 2031

Macrons

French President Macron, Wife File New Federal Defamation Lawsuit Against Candace Owens in Tennessee

TN senate candidates

Blackburn Reportedly Narrows Potential Senate Successor to Four Names

Pete Hegseth

Hegseth ‘Not Worried’ About Upcoming U.S. House Vote to Impeach Him

Illegal Immigrants

Trump Stands Firm on No Amnesty After Controversial Interview

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Greenlights Trump Border Wall in Texas

Rubio and Vance

Midterm Losses, Iran War Appear to Have Widened Likely Top GOP 2028 Field Beyond Vance, Rubio

Dao Prize Winner
Tennessee Leads

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Cornell’s Faculty Senate Votes ‘No Confidence’ in the University’s Administration
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