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Tennessee Republican lawmaker entering congressional race
Tennessee Lookout
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July 1, 2025
Tennessee Rep. Jay Reedy confirmed he is running for the 7th Congressional District seat set to be vacated by U.S. Rep. Mark Green. Reedy, an Erin Republican, said he filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to enter the election and...
Tennessee's 'PEACE' Act penalizes intimidation, broadens police power, and tightens rules around pamphlets
WBIR - Tennessee
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July 1, 2025
It makes it illegal for a person to refuse to provide their name to law enforcement if they are detained, and also adds penalties for littering "unsolicited flyers." NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Hundreds of new laws go into effect in Tennessee on July 1....
Senate’s marathon voting session on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ stretches into morning
KTEN - Oklahoma
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The vote-a-rama, an open-ended series of votes on amendments – some political, some substantive, started around 9:35 a.m. ET on Monday and is still going. The extended voting session provides an opportunity for Republicans to make any...
Senate’s marathon voting session on Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ stretches into morning
CBS 58 - Wisconsin
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July 1, 2025
By Morgan Rimmer, Tami Luhby and Sarah Ferris (CNN) — A marathon voting session on President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill is underway in the Senate and has stretched overnight into Tuesday after a weekend of negotiations and...
Senate strikes AI provision from GOP bill after uproar from states
The Daily Record - Maryland
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July 1, 2025
Key Takeaways: Senate voted 99-1 to remove proposed AI regulation moratorium. Original provision tied broadband and AI funding to deregulation. Bipartisan support upheld states’ rights to regulate AI locally. Opponents say the ban favored tech...
Senate Strikes AI Regulation Ban From Trump Megabill
Insurance Journal
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July 1, 2025
The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending bill. Lawmakers voted 99-1 to strike the ban...
Senate Strikes AI Moratorium From Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill”
Deadline
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July 1, 2025
The Senate struck a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would have prohibited states from regulating AI for the next decade. Lawmakers voted 99-1 early Tuesday morning to strike the provision, with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) the only...
Senate strikes AI provision from GOP bill after uproar from the states
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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A last-ditch Republican effort to save the provision would have reduced the time frame to five years and sought to exempt some favored AI laws, such as those protecting children or country music performers from harmful AI tools. But that effort...
International Paper Completes Divestiture Of Five European Corrugated Box Plants To Satisfy Regulatory Commitments From The Acquisition Of DS Smith Plc
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- International Paper (NYSE: IP ; LSE: IPC), a global leader in sustainable packaging, today announced the completion of the divestiture of five European plants to PALM Group to...
U.S. Supreme Court Dismantles Legal Wins for Transgender Rights
To Vima
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July 1, 2025
In a major development with far-reaching implications for transgender rights in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out several lower court rulings that had favored transgender individuals, signaling a decisive legal shift....
US Senate votes 99-1 to strip AI provision from Trump’s tax Bill
The Business Times Singapore
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July 1, 2025
[WASHINGTON] The US Senate killed a controversial effort to prevent US states from regulating artificial intelligence, marking a loss for the Silicon Valley leaders and White House officials who pushed the measure. Senators voted 99-1 early on...
How Bill Haslam ended up owner of the Nashville Predators
Columbia Daily Herald - Tennessee
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Bill Haslam's parents accidentally left him at the YMCA when he was five years old. A tragic accident brought Haslam and his wife, Crissy, closer together. Haslam, a former aspiring minister, hadn't planned on a career in politics or sports...
WNBA rejects bid for Nashville team
WSMV 4 - Tennessee
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July 1, 2025
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) -Nashville will not have a WNBA team despite a bid spearheaded by former Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and his wife, Crissy. In January, they announced plans to attempt bringing Tennessee a Women’s National Basketball...
Climb for Nashville WNBA team yet to reach summit
WDSI - Tennessee
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The WNBA leaves Nashville off the list as it adds three cities getting a new team by 2030 amid the league's expansion efforts. Nashville has Bridgestone Arena, but the three new cities, Cleveland, Detroit, and...
Colin Allred launches 2026 US Senate campaign in Texas
KVUE - Texas
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July 1, 2025
Texas Democrat Colin Allred hopes to take the seat of Republican Sen. John Cornyn next year. TEXAS, USA — There's a new candidate in the running for U.S. Senate in Texas. Early Tuesday morning, former Congressman Colin Allred (D-Dallas) announced...
DAN GAINOR: The good, the bad, and the absurd: June's wildest political moments and celebrity meltdowns
Fox News
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"Special Report" host Bret Baier played a clip of CNN's "Inside Politics" where Erin Burnett described meeting friendly Iranians who chanted "Death to America." NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! June was a wild month. We had the good...
New Tennessee law makes it a crime to hide people illegally living in the US from law enforcement
WBIR - Tennessee
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July 1, 2025
One Immigration Attorney says the law will face challenges over its constitutionality in the courts. Republican lawmakers approved it in the House of Representatives, 73-22, on April 22. The bill passed the Senate on April 16 with a 36-6 vote. SB...
Colin Allred announces 2026 U.S. Senate run in Texas
FOX 7 Austin - Texas
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Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) speaks to the media at a campaign event that saw volunteers man phones on October 03, 2024 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) DALLAS - Colin Allred, a former...
One Big Beautiful Bill – The Senate Saga Continues!
Liberty Nation News
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July 1, 2025
After nearly a whole week of fighting, the Senate still hasn’t dispensed with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. So far, the GOP seems to be narrowly winning, but their colleagues across the aisle are certainly making them work for it. In the House,...
US Senate after overnight debate unable to gain enough votes yet to pass GOP mega-bill
Ohio Capital Journal
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July 1, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans were in a holding pattern Tuesday morning, as party leaders struggled to find the votes needed to pass their “big, beautiful bill” following more than 24 hours of continuous debate. Whether the tax break and...