Trump tries to dial up Republican votes on eve of US House special election in Tennessee
Read full article: Trump tries to dial up Republican votes on eve of US House special election in TennesseePresident Donald Trump and top Republicans are making a last-ditch push to prevent embarrassment in a hotly contested Tennessee special election for Congress.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Tennessee's special congressional election
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Tennessee's special congressional electionLess than a month after Democrats scored big victories in the Nov. 4 general election, voters in a heavily Republican Tennessee congressional district will fill a vacant seat Tuesday in the closely divided U.S. House.
Trump-backed Van Epps and Democrat Behn win Tennessee primaries for US House special election
Read full article: Trump-backed Van Epps and Democrat Behn win Tennessee primaries for US House special electionMatt Van Epps, a former commissioner in Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s administration, has won a crowded Republican primary in the special election to replace a GOP congressman who left office this summer.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia's special congressional election
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Virginia's special congressional electionVoters in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington will choose a replacement Tuesday for the late Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, who died in May after battling cancer.
A look at how Trump's big bill could change the US immigration system
Read full article: A look at how Trump's big bill could change the US immigration systemPresident Donald Trump’s spending cuts and border security package would inject hundreds of billions of dollars into his mass deportation agenda.
House GOP wants to pump billions into Trump's deportations and detentions as part of tax bill
Read full article: House GOP wants to pump billions into Trump's deportations and detentions as part of tax billRepublicans in Congress are working to pump billions of dollars into President Donald Trump’s mass deportation and border security program.
Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take hold
Read full article: Border arrests drop 33% to a 46-month low in July after asylum restrictions take holdU.S. authorities say arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico plummeted 33% in July to the lowest level since September 2020, a result of asylum being temporarily suspended.
A chaotic US House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a week
Read full article: A chaotic US House is losing three Republican committee chairs to retirement in the span of a weekIn a single week, the Republican chairs of three U.S. House committees announced they would not be seeking reelection, raising questions about whether the chaos that has reigned this Congress is driving out some of the GOP’s top talent.
House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections
Read full article: House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defectionsIn a dramatic setback, House Republicans have failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes 2024 campaign issue
Read full article: House GOP takes party-line vote toward Mayorkas impeachment as border becomes 2024 campaign issueHouse Republicans have taken a party-line vote toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over what they say is his “willful and systematic” refusal to enforce immigration laws.
House GOP is moving swiftly toward Mayorkas' impeachment as Senate focuses on a border security deal
Read full article: House GOP is moving swiftly toward Mayorkas' impeachment as Senate focuses on a border security dealHouse Republicans are laying the groundwork for impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
A government shutdown is averted for now with a temporary funding bill. What happens in a shutdown?
Read full article: A government shutdown is averted for now with a temporary funding bill. What happens in a shutdown?A U.S. government shutdown would have disrupted many services that Americans rely on and squeezed federal workers.
Report: 'Human error' helped spur wrong ballots in Nashville
Read full article: Report: 'Human error' helped spur wrong ballots in NashvilleTennessee's elections coordinator has determined that Nashville election officials erroneously updated voter lists for last month’s election and failed to follow steps to ensure the final version was accurate through computer mapping programming.

Hundreds of Bahamians told to get off ferry headed to US
Read full article: Hundreds of Bahamians told to get off ferry headed to USNASSAU, Bahamas - Hurricane Dorian may have long since left the Bahamas, but the islands have only begun to grapple with the grim aftermath. Hundreds are still missing, nearly 70,000 have been left homeless by the disaster and hundreds more are desperately looking for a way out. Entin told CNN he was on a Balearia ferry from Freeport to Fort Lauderdale when the announcement was made Sunday. One woman told Entin that as many as 130 people left the ferry after the announcement. The public should prepare for "unimaginable information about the death toll and the human suffering," Health Minister Duane Sands told Guardian Radio 96.9 FM.