special election

A wave of Nashville backlash propelled Republican Matt Van Epps to victory Tuesday in Tennessee’s Seventh Congressional District, where Democrat Aftyn Behn—who once declared, “I hate this city”—failed to overcome her history of inflammatory comments.

A resurfaced video showing Tennessee Democratic House candidate Aftyn Behn being forcibly removed from Governor Bill Lee’s office.

Governor Gavin Newsom blasted the United States Department of Justice’s decision to send election monitors into the state’s upcoming vote.