Results Official In Tennessee Primaries

Former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen and Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn won their party's nominations for the U.S. Senate in Tennessee. People went to the polls on Thursday to vote in both local and statewide elections, and in the gubernatorial race former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, a Democrat, and businessman Bill Lee, a Republican, captured their party's nominations.

Florida lobster fishermen fear trade war amid Irma recovery Source: AP

Just as they prepare for a crucial harvest in the wake of Hurricane Irma, lobster fisherman in the Florida Keys fear a trade war with China could undermine storm recovery in the island chain. Lobsters are among the seafood and other U.S. goods hit by Chinese tariffs in early July, after the Trump administration put tariffs on billions of dollars' worth of Chinese goods.

GOP slate: Good reason to vote Red

The "Blue Wave" is coming this fall, you may have heard time and time again in the wake of Democratic backlash against Republican President Donald Trump. State and congressional Republican candidates gathered downtown for the "GOP Meet and Rally Fest," making their case for a strong fall election season.

Archives: Kavanaugh documents not ready until end of October

The National Archives and Records Administration said Thursday it won't be able to finish reviewing nearly 1 million documents regarding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's time in the George W. Bush White House until the end of October, a potential roadblock in GOP hopes for confirmation before the November election. Republican leaders in the Senate appeared unfazed by the updated timetable, determined to push forward with confirmation hearings on President Donald Trump's nominee next month, even if the documents are not fully available.

Swedish police say several officers fired on disabled man

Worried by the prospect of a reconfigured Supreme Court, abortion-rights advocates are intensifying efforts to ensure access to abortion for women who might be affected by a new wave of bans and restrictions. Worried by the prospect of a reconfigured Supreme Court, abortion-rights advocates are intensifying efforts to ensure access to abortion for women who might be affected by a new wave of bans and restrictions.

Zimbabwe opposition says ‘fake’ results give Mnangagwa win

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa won an election Friday with just over 50 percent of the ballots as the ruling party... . ZANU-PF supporters celebrate the victory of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the conference center where the results were announced, in Harare, Zimbabwe, Friday Aug. 3, 2018.

Michigan NewsAbdul El-Sayed gets national boost as progressives look for their next big win

New York Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez whirled through Michigan last weekend, stopping for selfies, giving impassioned speeches and stumping for gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed. Ocasio-Cortez is a rock star in progressive circles, maybe only behind Bernie Sanders, who also endorsed El-Sayed and will rally his supporters this Sunday.

Sara Carter: Gop Lawmakers Demand Declassification of Bruce Ohr Fbi Interviews

Lawmakers are demanding the declassification of the FBI's 302 notes on 12 interviews they conducted with twice-demoted DOJ official Bruce Ohr between December 2016 - May 2017. The FBI interviews will shed light on Bruce Ohr's relationship with Fusion GPS, the oppo research firm his wife, Nellie Ohr worked for.

Corey Stewart and his race-baiting friends

Registration will allow you to post comments on StamfordAdvocate.com and create a StamfordAdvocate.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. Corey Stewart, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Virginia, is mortified - simply aghast - that anyone could imagine he shares the racist, white-supremacist views of a lengthy and growing list of his political allies, backers and advisers.

Trump Names Boring Dem Sen. Bob Casey ‘Sleepin’…

Trump Names Boring Dem Sen. Bob Casey 'Sleepin' Bob" at Penn Rally Crowd Starts Chanting, "Sleepin' Bob! Sleepin' Bob!" As a privately owned web site, we reserve the right to edit or remove comments that contain spam, advertising, vulgarity, threats of violence, racism, anti-Semitism, or personal/abusive attacks on other users. The same applies to trolling, the use of multiple aliases, or just generally being a jerk.

History at stake in Tennessee clash for US Senate

Blackburn is strongly embracing President Donald Trump as she claims the Republican nomination for Tennessee's open U.S. Sen... . Former Gov. Phil Bredesen, front center, campaigns Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn., in his bid for U.S. Senate.

Trump trashes media as ‘fake, fake disgusting news’ at rally

Thundering that the media is the "fake, fake disgusting news," President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of grievances Thursday at a Pennsylvania campaign rally in which he cast journalists as his true political opponent. Trump barnstormed in a state that he swiped from the Democrats in 2016 and that is home to a Senate seat he is trying to place in the Republicans' column this fall.

Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen to battle for Tennessee Senate seat in marquee race

In Tennessee, a conservative Trump supporter and a moderate Democrat win their parties' nominations and battle to succeed Sen. Bob Corker. Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen to battle for Tennessee Senate seat in marquee race In Tennessee, a conservative Trump supporter and a moderate Democrat win their parties' nominations and battle to succeed Sen. Bob Corker.

Archives: Kavanaugh documents not ready until October

The National Archives and Records Administration said Thursday it won't be able to finish reviewing nearly 1 million documents regarding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's time in the George W. Bush White House until the end of October, a potential roadblock in GOP hopes for confirmation before the November election. Republican leaders in the Senate appeared unfazed by the updated timetable, determined to push forward with confirmation hearings on President Donald Trump's nominee next month, even if the documents are not fully available.

The Latest: Hoyos wins Democratic primary in Tennessee 2nd

In this June 20, 2018, file photo, Republican GOP gubernatorial candidates, from left, Diane Black, Randy Boyd, Beth Harwell and Bill Lee take part in a debate in Hendersonville, Tenn. The contest to succeed popular term-limited Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has attracted four leading Republicans who have put some $40.2 million of their own money into the race and have spent a record $45.7 million total.

Borked? Hatch throws colorful terms at Democrats opposed to Supreme Court nominee

Sen. Orrin Hatch lit into Democrats again Thursday with some colorful language to describe their efforts to stop Brett Kavanaugh from being confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court. "It's just amazing to me that they make such a farce out of this," Hatch, R-Utah, said at news conference with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, including Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah.

Is it a problem when voters think the election will be rigged?

President Donald Trump's advisers are starting to evidence anxiety about the Russians efforts to interfere with the upcoming election. At the National Cybersecurity Summit on Tuesday, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen told the audience, "Two years ago, a foreign power launched a brazen, multi-faceted influence campaign .