Cookeville U.S. Rep. John Rose loaned his gubernatorial campaign an additional $4 million in the final days of the Republican primary, bringing his total in self-funding to $13 million. For U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn the Tennessee Freedom Fund and Team Tennessee political action committees, PACs, backing her bid have consolidated under one entity after raising […]
A political action committee operated by officers of the conservative pro-private school voucher group Club For Growth has spent $4.81 million backing U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn’s gubernatorial bid, months after Blackburn donated a nearly identical amount to the organization’s primary PAC, campaign finance reports show. In May, Blackburn nearly emptied her federal campaign account, donating […]
Better late than never, Tennessee’s campaign finance watchdog will take up a sworn complaint against a dark-money group that’s been pounding U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn with a TV ad calling her “queen pharma mama.” The Registry of Election Finance is set to consider the complaint by Chip Buck of Pall Mall, a Blackburn surrogate, at […]
Secret Service agent Marquez Pinder was arrested and charged Sunday with five felony counts in a near-fatal fraternity hazing incident that occurred this spring, according to court documents.
Tennessee Sen. Brent Taylor held Chinese military stocks as part of his investment portfolio even though he says President Donald Trump endorsed him in the Republican primary for the 9th Congressional District seat because he’ll be tough on China. Taylor reported owning between $1,000 and $15,000 worth of stock in three companies connected to China, […]
Tennessee’s Republican gubernatorial candidates are far from prolific lawmakers, passing little legislation during their tenures in the state legislature and Congress. State Rep. Monty Fritts’ biggest claim to fame is passage of the so-called “chemtrails” bill that was panned by critics as “nonsense.” The measure passed with ease in 2024 to stop the potential release […]
A Secret Service agent is under criminal and internal agency investigation for his alleged role in a hazing incident at a historically black fraternity at Miami’s Florida International University that landed a pledge in the hospital.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn sent a letter to Secret Service Director Sean Curran Thursday, demanding the immediate firing of a special agent who argued in a social media post that Charlie Kirk deserved to die.
