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News · TN
The governor ordered an outside review after death row inmate Christa Pike remained alive following an execution attempt.
News · TN
All Tennessee executions are paused for the rest of the year while a third party conducts a review ordered by the governor.
News · TN
A Tennessee senator has taken a dispute over the seizure of phone records connected to Jan. 6 to court.
News · TN
The state canceled executions after officials were unable to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection.
News · TN
Christa Pike remained alive after Tennessee administered two doses of pentobarbital, prompting an outside review of the failed execution.
News · TN
The governor called Christa Piker’s botched execution a tragedy and directed the state to investigate what happened.
News · TN
The U.S. Supreme Court later allowed Tennessee to proceed, but the execution attempt did not result in Christa Pike’s death.
News · TN
Tennessee’s flexible residency law lets college students choose whether to vote in the state or at home.
Candidate profile · TN
William Davis Wicker is a Democrat running in Tennessee’s contested 8th Congressional District election on Nov. 3, 2026.
News · TN
Trump’s Knoxville trip comes as the Senate faces a deadline on college sports legislation and the U.S. and China prepare tariff cuts.
News · TN
Tennessee voters will choose a governor, a U.S. senator and representatives for all nine congressional districts on Nov. 3.
News · TN
The new congressional map divides Tennessee’s only majority-Black district, changing how the state’s U.S. House boundaries are drawn.
News · TN
CNN had been scheduled to travel on Air Force One and provide shared television coverage of President Donald Trump’s trip to Knoxville.
Candidate profile · TN
Republican Johnny Garrett is among 15 candidates listed in the contested 2026 race for Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District.
News · TN
The SEC availability report lists Tennessee safety Dylan Lewis as out and two other Volunteers as questionable against Texas.
News · TN
The dispute focuses on rules for state oversight of downtown Nashville’s tourism district, not on an election or candidate contest.
Candidate profile · TN
Republican incumbent Bill Hagerty is one of 14 candidates in Tennessee’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate race.
News · TN
The new congressional boundaries divide Tennessee’s only majority-Black district among multiple districts.
News · TN
A plan for a drone manufacturing facility faces strong opposition in a small Tennessee community.
News · TN
The governor has announced a day focused on prayer and fasting in Tennessee, with no candidate, race or election directly connected to it.
News · TN
The proposal would rename Nashville International Airport to honor Tennessee entertainer Dolly Parton.
News · TN
The governor announced appointments to judicial roles in a state government notice published through TN.gov.
News · TN
The mayor unveiled new efforts focused on supporting small businesses across Nashville.
Candidate profile · TN
Patrick Larson is a Democrat in the contested 2026 general election for Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District.
Candidate profile · TN
Christopher Finley is a Democrat running for Tennessee's 6th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
Candidate profile · TN
Leonard Perkins is a Democrat running in the contested 2026 general election for Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District.
Candidate profile · TN
Democrat Timothy Lanier is running in the contested 2026 election for Tennessee’s 4th Congressional District.
Candidate profile · TN
Diana Onyejiaka is a Democrat in Tennessee’s contested 2026 U.S. Senate race, with the general election set for Nov. 3.
Candidate profile · TN
Maria A Brewer is a Democrat in Tennessee’s contested U.S. Senate race, with the general election scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
Candidate profile · TN
Hinders is one of nine candidates listed in Tennessee’s 8th Congressional District race in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.