By JOSEPH PISANI, DAVID KLEPPER and ALAN SUDERMAN, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After a yearlong search for a second home, Amazon is now reportedly looking to build offices in two cities instead of one, a surprise move that could still have a major impact on the communities it ultimately …
Read More »Blackburn won a grueling, expensive contest
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn won a grueling, expensive contest Tuesday to become the first female U.S. senator from Tennessee, keeping a key midterm seat under GOP control. The congresswoman defeated Democratic former Gov. Phil Bredesen by closely aligning her bid with President Donald Trump, who …
Read More »Tennessee Top Races
By The Associated Press U.S. Senate Class I 418 of 1,969 precincts – 21 percentMarsha Blackburn, GOP 574,411 – 62 percent Phil Bredesen, Dem 341,422 – 37 percent Trudy Austin, Ind 3,406 – 0 percent Dean Hill, Ind 3,394 – 0 percent Kris Todd, Ind 2,017 – 0 percent John …
Read More »Republican incumbent Chuck Fleischmann re-elected to U.S. House seat in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican incumbent Chuck Fleischmann re-elected to U.S. House seat in Tennessee.
Read More »The Latest: Lee elected Tennessee’s governor, defeats Dean
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on Tennessee’s general election (all times local): 7:40 p.m. Republican businessman and political newcomer Bill Lee will become Tennessee’s next governor, replacing outgoing GOP Gov. Bill Haslam. Lee won Tuesday’s election against former Democratic Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. Lee is chairman of a Franklin …
Read More »Dems flip 2 GOP seats in early returns for House battle
By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats flipped their first two Republican-held House seats Tuesday as polls closed in the East, winning an open Florida district and another in the suburbs of the nation’s capital as they worked to wrest control of the chamber from the GOP …
Read More »Photo Gallery: Trump Rally at UTC
The Latest: Trump, Obama give closing arguments for midterms
The Latest: Trump, Obama give closing arguments for midterms WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 8:35 p.m. President Donald Trump is urging voters in Tennessee and Georgia to back Republicans in statewide races, warning that Democrats want to destroy the country with high taxes …
Read More »Mocs News Nov 2, 2018
Trump Pence Campaign rents UTC’s McKenzie Arena for rally
From UTC: Political rally set for Sunday at McKenzie Arena McKenzie Arena has been rented by the Trump Pence Campaign for a political rally on Sunday, Nov. 4. The event is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. with doors opening at 4 or 5 p.m. The event security and area …
Read More »