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The city’s two Congressmen, David Kustoff and Steve Cohen, have long had different views on removing President Donald Trump. Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn is a vocal opponent of the process while fellow Republican U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander has avoided comment.
State Rep. Mark White supports legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn to move federal agencies out of Washington, D.C., and bring the Education Department to Tennessee.
The tax advantages of the new Opportunity Zone program motivate investors to stay involved in new developments for the long-term, which help make struggling areas thrive, HUD Secretary Ben Carson says.
Reaction to the opening of an impeachment inquiry announced Tuesday by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also included Republican U.S. Senate contender Bill Hagerty.
Gov. Bill Lee is analyzing gun control legislation in the wake of two mass shootings nationally but appears most interested in cybersecurity to stop people who show signs of radicalism or mental “instability.”
Kustoff’s career has mostly centered on federal offices, but if he’s open to another path to advancement, it might be the time for him to start focusing on Tennessee-specific issues that a candidate for governor will have to address.
State Sen. Katrina Robinson wants a "transparent and thorough" investigation into the shooting death of Brandon Webber, saying the details are "unclear."
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memphis reacted to Attorney General William Barr's no-show before the House Judiciary Committee Thursday by bringing a ceramic chicken and a bucket of KFC. The reaction of the city's Republican representatives in Washington has been decidedly different.
The Mueller report hasn’t been released publicly, but local representatives in the U.S. House and Senate have differing views based on what they know about it.
Tennessee’s two Republican U.S. senators split Thursday in the chamber’s vote on a resolution blocking President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to fund a border wall with Mexico.
As President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Memphis' congressional representatives were each doing other things in the course of their duties – and three of the four were saying nothing about Cohen’s testimony.
The rhetoric of the city's four elected representatives in Washington reflected their parties. But one voted with the other side on the last vote before President Trump announced Friday the end of the federal government shutdown.
Michael Nelson offers his take on sports betting in Tennessee; the Mississippi governor's race; and why Lamar Alexander and Marsha Blackburn face some interesting times in Washington.