"Tennessee is a state that just doesn't really believe in pro-voter legislation," one Organize Tennessee official said. "Whereas you have states across the country that are making it easier to vote, Tennessee doubles down — and triples down — on making it harder ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee's Democratic National Convention Delegates were among some of the first in the country to formally back Vice President Kamala Harris during a call Sunday afternoon, prior to her being finalized as the nominee. Sunday's call with Tennessee's DNC delegates was planned before President Joe Biden announced he would not be running for re-election. During the call, DNC Party Leader Elected Official (PLEO) delegate and Metro Nashville School board member, Freda Player, told News 2 Biden endorsed Harris to take his place as president, and after some discussion and t ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — President Joe Biden announced he is withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race Sunday after a growing number of Democratic lawmakers called for him drop his re-election bid. In a statement released on the social platform X just before 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, Biden said, "I believe it is in my best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term." Harris says she intends ‘to earn and win this nomination’ after Biden drops out Tennessee Democratic Party Chair Hendrell Rem ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is calling for the director of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle's resignation after she said she learned in a briefing that the agency knew about a potential threat to former President Donald Trump before he walked on the stage in Pennsylvania where a gunman tried to assassinate him. Blackburn and Senate Republican Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY) were seen in a video posted on X questioning and chasing Cheatle through the Republican National Committee convention Wednesday after they said they weren't allowed to ask their questi ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows, reversing a lower court ruling that deemed the statute unconstitutional and blocked its enforcement in part of the state. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Memphis-based LGBTQ+ theater company that filed the complaint last year lacked the legal right to sue over the law. Friends of George's had alleged that the law would negatively affect them because they produce “drag-centric performances, comedy sketches, and pl ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Less than 40% of registered voters in Tennessee cast a ballot during the 2022 midterm elections, which was the worst turnout in the country, according to data from the Nashville-based nonprofit think tank, ThinkTennessee. ThinkTennessee's 2022 Election After Action Report compiled data from the Secretary of State's Office on the 2022 midterm elections. "While our voter turnout rates have been consistently low over the past 20 years, this is the first time we've ever been in last place," said Erin Hafkenschiel, president of ThinkTennessee. ? Have breaking news co ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – A new poll by the Beacon Center finds former President Donald Trump’s recent felony conviction increased his support in Tennessee.  The poll of 1,200 people in the state was conducted from June 20 to July 1, which is before the attempted assassination of Trump at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13.    Expert weighs in: Trump assassination attempt’s potential influence on TN voters Since the Beacon Center’s last poll in April, Trump’s lead over President Joe Biden has gone up 20 points. “Trump has taken a 30-point lead in Tennessee which i ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A federal appeals court panel ruled 2-1 Friday that a Tennessee law preventing changes to sex designations on birth certificates does not discriminate against transgender people, contrary to four plaintiffs' arguments in a 2019 lawsuit. “There is no fundamental right to a birth certificate recording gender identity instead of biological sex,” 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Jeffrey Sutton wrote in the ruling, upholding a 2023 district court ruling. He added the plaintiffs failed to prove the law was created out of hostility for transgender people because ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) -- A shooting at former President Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday left at least two people dead, including the suspected gunman, according to officials. The Secret Service said in a statement that “the former President is safe.” Posting on his Truth Social media site about two and a half hours after the shooting, Trump said a bullet “pierced the upper part of my right ear.” “I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin,” he said in the post. “Much b ..read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Voices for a Safer Tennessee, a nonpartisan, nonprofit borne out of the Covenant School shooting that advocates for "pragmatic" gun legislation to save lives, is being criticized by a Covenant parent, Democratic lawmakers, and some on social media for donating to political action committees linked to Republican lawmakers who oppose gun control—but the organization is defending its contributions. Voices for a Safer Tennessee's PAC contributions were first uncovered by the Tennessee Lookout. According to online records, the nonprofit gave $15,000 to a PAC linked to Repu ..read more