Lamar Alexander
Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 01:26 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 8 The Montreal Gazette on anti-Muslim hatred in...

Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and other senators finish a procedural vote on the nomination of Shalanda Young to be deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Hagerty talks elections with Trump after affirming Biden win

By Jonathan Mattise Apr. 08, 2021 06:45 PM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press Jan. 30, 2021 12:00 AM EST
Today in History Today is Saturday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2021. There are 335 days left in the year. Today’s...

AP poll: A look at the top 10 Tennessee stories of 2020

Dec. 24, 2020 08:33 AM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A look at the top 10 Tennessee stories of 2020, according to an Associated Press survey of reporters, editors and broadcasters. ...

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. DeVos has extended the moratorium on student loan payments and the accrual of interest until Jan. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Spending bill to restore federal college grants for inmates

By Collin Binkley Dec. 21, 2020 06:10 PM EST

Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Snags on COVID-19 relief may force weekend sessions

By Andrew Taylor Dec. 17, 2020 12:51 AM EST

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., speaks from behind a face mask during an interview Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Sen. Alexander nears finish line of decades in public office

By Jonathan Mattise Nov. 25, 2020 12:59 PM EST

FILE - In this June 21, 2019 file photo, General Services Administration Administrator Emily Murphy speaks during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Department of Homeland Security's St. Elizabeths Campus Center Building in Washington. The head of the obscure federal government agency that is holding up Joe Biden's presidential transition knew well before Election Day she might have a messy situation on her hands well. Prior to Nov. 3, GSA administrator Emily Murphy held a Zoom call with Dave Barram, 77, a man who was in her shoes 20 years earlier during the contested 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Barram said he gave her some simple advice, “If you do the right thing, then all you have to do is live with the consequences of it.’”(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
US agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin

By Matthew Daly, Zeke Miller And Mary Clare Jalonick Nov. 23, 2020 01:47 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2020, file photo former Secretary of State John Kerry smiles while speaking at a campaign stop to support Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden at the Biden for President Fort Dodge Office in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Biden builds out national security picks with Blinken, Kerry

By Matthew Lee Nov. 23, 2020 11:12 AM EST

President Donald Trump plays golf at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va., Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Biden's 1st Cabinet picks expected Tuesday amid roadblocks

By Alexandra Jaffe Nov. 22, 2020 10:55 AM EST

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., speaks from behind a face mask during an interview Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Sen. Alexander: Trump admin should aid in Biden transition

By Jonathan Mattise Nov. 20, 2020 11:23 AM EST

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a coronavirus playbook speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. McEnany suggested that the team for President-elect Joe Biden can use the coronavirus playbook. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The Latest: McConnell proposes shifting funds to COVID aid

Nov. 20, 2020 11:07 AM EST

The Federal Reserve is seen in Washington, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. President Donald Trump's controversial nominee to the Federal Reserve is facing a razor-close vote in Congress. The Senate is voting Tuesday on the nomination of Judy Shelton to join the Federal Reserve's powerful board of governors. Shelton is an unusually caustic critic of the Fed and is opposed by three Republican senators. Expected absences from two other Republicans could block her from advancing in Tuesday’s vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Controversial Fed nominee Shelton stalls in Senate test vote

By Andrew Taylor And Christopher Rugaber Nov. 17, 2020 04:04 PM EST

This photo provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority shows CEO Jeff Lyash. On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, President Donald Trump took a swipe at Lyash's compensation, suggesting the executive's pay was too high. (Courtesy of Tennessee Valley Authority via AP)
Review of federal utility's CEO pay to continue into 2021

By Jonathan Mattise Nov. 13, 2020 03:37 PM EST

People celebrate Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia, after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
2020 Latest: Trump, GOP sue in Arizona over ballot handling

Nov. 07, 2020 12:14 PM EST

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Biden defeats Trump for White House, says 'time to heal'

By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller And Will Weissert Nov. 07, 2020 12:17 AM EST

Republican Senate candidate Sen. Mitch McConnell, second from right, and his wife, Elaine Chao, right, look on as aides show him the election results in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Democrats' Senate drive halted by GOP; key races undecided

By Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick Nov. 05, 2020 12:28 AM EST

Democratic Senate candidate Jamie Harrison thanks his supporters at an election watch party in Columbia, S.C., after losing the Senate race to incumbent Lindsey Graham, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Jeff Blake/The State via AP)
Democrats' Senate drive halted by GOP; key races undecided

By Lisa Mascaro And Mary Clare Jalonick Nov. 04, 2020 12:41 PM EST

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., prepares to speak to supporters with his wife Cindy during his election watch party in Bozeman, Mont., Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino)
Senate Latest: Kelly win gives Arizona 2 Democratic senators

Nov. 03, 2020 07:33 PM EST

Bill Hagerty, left, stands with his family after he was named the winner of his race for U.S. Senate Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Franklin, Tenn. (George Walker IV/The Tennessean via AP)
Republican Hagerty wins open Tennessee Senate seat

By Jonathan Mattise Nov. 03, 2020 02:03 PM EST