Posted: 6:07 AM One would prohibit any state or local taxation of payroll or earned personal income, and the other would allow the governor to appoint appellate judges, subject to legislative confirmation.
Posted: 5:56 AM An aide says U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen accidentally exchanged a couple of public tweets with a woman who is the daughter of a friend, but removed them when he realized they weren't private.
Posted: 5:52 AM The committee deferred the bill for a week in order for the measure's sponsor and the state's legal staff to clarify the term "preference."
Posted: 12:38 PM A measure to block courts from granting subpoenas for identities of anonymous commenters on news websites has passed the Senate.
Posted: 7:48 AM President Barack Obama set up high-stakes clashes over guns, immigration, taxes and climate change in a State of the Union address that showcased a newly re-elected president determined to mark his legacy.
Posted: 7:41 AM Senators are weighing one of President Barack Obama's second-term priorities at the first Senate hearing on a comprehensive immigration overhaul. Many stubborn fault lines are sure to emerge.
Posted: 7:39 AM A determined Florida centenarian who had to make two trips and wait several hours to vote for President Barack Obama last fall joined first lady Michelle Obama for Tuesday's State of the Union.
Posted: 10:42 AM A determined Florida centenarian who had to make two trips and wait several hours to vote for President Barack Obama last fall will sit with first lady Michelle Obama during Tuesday's State of the Union.
Posted: 10:35 AM A businessman and former U.S. Navy SEAL has officially launched his campaign for John Kerry's U.S. Senate seat.
Posted: 10:28 AM Just about everyone in official Washington is in agreement that big across-the-board spending cuts at the Pentagon and throughout domestic federal programs on March 1 are a bad idea.
Posted: 10:27 AM The Senate passed a very similar bill last year but the House, which passed its own bill, wouldn't go along with the more expansive Senate version and the bill died.
Posted: 10:25 AM President Barack Obama will announce in his State of the Union address that 34,000 U.S. troops will be home from Afghanistan within a year, two people familiar with his remarks said Tuesday.
Posted: 10:22 AM Republicans intend to cast President Barack Obama's second-term agenda as more "big government" and offer a series of steps to boost economic growth and reduce the federal debt.
Updated: 10:01 AM A Republican congressman says he's invited rocker Ted Nugent, who has referred to President Barack Obama's administration as "evil, America-hating," to the State of the Union address.
Posted: 6:31 AM Chuck Hagel — Republican, twice-wounded Vietnam combat veteran and former Nebraska senator — faces his first major hurdle in his bid to become the nation's defense secretary
Updated: 10:46 AM A woman whose Chicago police officer brother was fatally shot in 2010 says it's time for Congress to pass laws keeping guns from criminals
Posted: 5:28 AM Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey is seeking the state's first judicial redistricting in nearly 30 years and says he wants the public's input.
Posted: 10:26 AM The interim head of Tennessee's Department of Children's Services has appointed three top aides to examine child safety issues.
Updated: 8:47 AM Tuesday is the last day for voters in Pigeon Forge to register if they want to cast a ballot in the town's liquor by the drink referendum.
Posted: 8:18 AM Robert Gates, a former defense secretary and spymaster, is backing lawmakers' proposal to form a special court to review President Barack Obama's deadly drone strikes against Americans linked to al-Qaida.
Posted: 8:17 AM Sen. Lindsey Graham is determined to get more answers about the deadly Sept. 11 attack against the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya
Posted: 8:16 AM The White House and outside supporters of President Barack Obama are launching simultaneous social media, public outreach and fundraising campaigns tied to Tuesday's State of the Union address.
Posted: 8:14 AM Sen. Dick Durbin said Sunday that the deep spending cuts were never meant to take effect and were designed to prod both parties to reach a bipartisan agreement to reduce the nation's deficit.
Posted: 7:48 AM The State Department is condemning the rocket and mortar attack that killed six people and wounded dozens of others at a refugee camp near Baghdad's international airport.
Posted: 7:47 AM The U.S. is vulnerable to cyberattacks that could shut down financial services or destroy information that companies need for daily operations, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said.
