Democrats nominated Mark Clayton, who raised no campaign cash, to be their candidate to face incumbent U.S. Sen. Bob Corker in November.

A race that pits a Republican state House leader against an opponent backed by the National Rifle Association tops the two dozen challenges to GOP incumbents in Thursday's primary.

Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) doesn't want Olympic champions to have to pay taxes on their medals.

The Senate has failed to pass legislation to protect the U.S. electrical grid, water supplies and other critical industries from cyberattack and electronic espionage.

For this summer's Democratic National Convention, Charlotte will add thousands of police from outside departments and spend millions on training, equipment and temporary barriers.

The polls have opened across Tennessee as voters make choices in federal, state and local races. Party primary elections and local general elections are on the ballots.

A federal appeals court on Wednesday temporarily prohibited Arizona from enforcing its new ban on most abortions starting at 20 weeks of pregnancy.

The Knox Co. Election Commission said it would move five of its polling locations ahead of this Thursday's primary. Meanwhile, the Secretary of State's Office announced a hotline for election-related questions.

The House Ethics Committee says California Democratic Congresswoman Laura Richardson should be reprimanded for misusing her staff.

Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and the White House's acting budget chief, Jeff Zients, outlined the devastating effect on defense and domestic programs if $110 billion in across-the-board reductions begin

A federal judge says photo identifications issued by the Memphis public library cannot be used as valid voter IDs.

Early voters came out in droves this year, according to new numbers from Secretary of State Tre Hargett. A record number Tennesseans cast their ballot early or absentee by mail.

Incorrect ballots during early voting, a disputed proposal to create six new suburban school districts and a fight over photo identifications are putting Shelby County in the spotlight on Election Day.

A federal judge in Nashville will hold a hearing before Thursday's statewide elections in a lawsuit filed by the city of Memphis allowing voters to use library photo ID cards for voting purposes.

Tennessee Democrats are looking at Thursday's primary as a critical step in the rebuilding that an internal analysis called for last year.

In the hunt for campaign money, no distance is too far to travel, especially when the race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is tight and likely to stay that way into the fall.

Dick Cheney says he didn't see the point of raising the issue of gay marriage in the 2000 presidential campaign, even though he supported it.

Mitt Romney told Jewish donors Monday that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the Palestinians, outraging Palestinian leaders.

Mitt Romney told Jewish donors Monday that their culture is part of what has allowed them to be more economically successful than the nearby Palestinians.

Former President Bill Clinton will have a marquee role in this summer's Democratic National Convention, where he will make a forceful case for President Barack Obama's re-election and his economic vision for the country.

The bleak figures, while expected, are sure to add fuel to the already heated presidential campaign, in which Obama's handling of the economy and the budget are a main topic.

The stepped-up U.S. aid, first announced in May, will go to help Israel expand production of a short-range rocket defense system.

On a trip already marked by misstep, Mitt Romney has an Olympic history that could prove problematic: His stewardship of the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City was not without controversy.

Tennessee Election Coordinator Mark Goins says he's requested a performance audit in Shelby County where election officials continue to struggle with incorrect ballots as early voting winds down.

On a trip already marked by misstep, Mitt Romney has an Olympic history that could prove problematic: His stewardship of the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City was not without controversy.