DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints

DoorDash will require its drivers to verify their identities more often as part of a larger effort to crack down on unauthorized account sharing. DoorDash has been under pressure to ensure its drivers are operating legally. Over the summer, for example, it pledged to do a better job...

Trump pick Kash Patel must prove he'll restore public faith in the FBI, a leading GOP senator says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's drive to upend the FBI was welcomed by Republican senators although it was not clear on Sunday how strongly members of the incoming majority party would embrace his move to install ally Kash Patel as the next director of the Justice Department's top investigative...

Republican supermajority unchanged in Tennessee Statehouse but Democrats don't give up ground

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's Republican legislative supermajority will remain unchanged after Democrats failed to flip seats in a handful of competitive races, but the minority party didn't give up any ground, either. Republicans will continue to hold 75 out of the 99 seats...

Republican US Sen. Marsha Blackburn wins reelection in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn won her reelection bid Tuesday, securing a victory in GOP-dominant Tennessee after largely avoiding her Democratic opponent. Blackburn defeated state Rep. Gloria Johnson, who shot to fame last year after she was nearly...

Republican Marsha Blackburn wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Tennessee

AP Race Call: Republican Marsha Blackburn wins reelection to U.S. Senate from Tennessee

Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn won reelection to a second term in the U.S. Senate representing Tennessee on Tuesday. Blackburn is the first female U.S. senator from the Volunteer State. The Republican's 2018 Senate victory against former Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen marked a rightward shift in Tennessee's...

AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Tennessee

Former President Donald Trump won Tennessee on Tuesday, keeping the firmly Republican state and its 11 electoral votes in his win column. Trump won Tennessee by about 23 percentage points in 2020 and by 26 points in 2016. The state's two Republican U.S. senators, Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty, both won their...

AP Decision Note: What to expect in Tennessee on Election Day

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tennessee voters will weigh in on the race for the White House in the Nov. 5 election, as well as races for Congress and the state Legislature. Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump will compete for 11 electoral votes...