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Rep. Tim Burchett Says Thomas Markle Should Be Hanged
Rep. Tim Burchett says Meghan Markle's dad Thomas Markle should be tried and executed ... proposing hanging as an effective method for dealing with people convicted of child pornography. Read More
GOP Congressman Flushes Out A Major Problem With Donald Trump, Without Saying His Name
Tim Burchett didn’t name names, but his criticism of the GOP’s messaging appeared to point straight at the president. Read More
House Republican dumps on Trump's midterm messaging with toilet complaint
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) stood in front of reporters and took a sideways shot at Donald Trump over the Republican Party’s midterm blowout.Burchett, known for his folksy remarks on cable TV, is lobbying to fill the Senate seat that will open when Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) becomes Tennessee’s gover Read More
Pete Hegseth’s impeachment escape hatch slams shut after Trump ally's snub: report
A soft landing President Donald Trump reportedly wanted for embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has been ruled out by a close MAGA ally.Tennessee Gov.-elect Marsha Blackburn, who will appoint her own replacement in the U.S. Senate, is not considering Hegseth for the seat, according to sources c Read More
Republican Tim Burchett wins reelection to U.S. House in Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District
Republican Tim Burchett wins reelection to U.S. House in Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District Read More
Pete Hegseth on epic collision course with MAGA Republican for Senate seat: report
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) is signaling he won’t step aside if another high-profile Republican gets a coveted Senate appointment — potentially setting up an epic MAGA showdown with Pete Hegseth.The Tennessee Republican and staunch Trump ally said he intends to campaign for the seat even if Sen. Marsha Read More
Tim Burchett floats running for Marsha Blackburn’s Senate seat. Here’s who else has been linked
If elected governor of Tennessee, Marsha Blackburn could appoint her successor in the Senate. Here is who has expressed interest. Read More
GOP candidate's nude photo defense draws biting reactions: 'Sounds pretty youthful'
A Trump-endorsed Tennessee Republican running for Congress is facing a wave of ridicule after dismissing past nude photos as “youthful indiscretions,” despite allegations that he sent an unsolicited photo when he was 53.State Sen. Brent Taylor, the Republican nominee in Tennessee’s newly redrawn 9th Read More
GOP’s Blackburn releases AI Kendrick Lamar video, to some criticism
Tennessee Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn on Tuesday released a video appearing to use artificial intelligence to have her resemble rapper Kendrick Lamar during his 2025 Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance. The video depicts Blackburn, who is running for governor, on a football field, backed u Read More
MAGA candidate’s cringeworthy dance video branded ‘most embarrassing post of all time’
A Republican's AI-generated video showing her dancing to Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" has critics cringing, with one calling it the most embarrassing post ever.Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who is running for governor of Tennessee, posted the video Tuesday to her campaign account, @VoteMarsha, wit Read More
Tennessee Republican Tim Burchett Planning to Try to Block the Seating of One DSA Member in Congress if She Wins
Tennessee Republican Congressman Tim Burchett is planning to try to block the seating of New York DSA member and congressional candidate Darializa Avila… Read More
Burchett Plans to Block Chevalier over Flag Desecration Post
Rep. Tim Burchett says he will try to block socialist Darializa Avila Chevalier from being seated if she wins, citing her flag-napkin post. Read More
Plan to block Chevalier from Congress over US flag snub
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) is so incensed over Rep.-elect Darializa Chevalier's outrageous comment about using the American flag as a napkin that he intends to try to block her from being seated in the new Congress. Read More
Iran Threatens New Weapons As Congressman Suggests Tehran “UFO” Might Be Ours
A Tennessee congressman is floating a very different explanation for the glowing object filmed over Tehran this week. Iran's Revolutionary Guard is promising surprises if Washington strikes again. And Trump won't say yet whether he'll sit down with Iran's president at the UN. By Samuel López | USA Herald Rep. Tim Burchett didn't say aliens Rep. Tim Burchett suggests the object filmed over Iran could be classified US technology rather than alien craft, as Iran's Revolutionary Guard warns of new weapons if the US strikes again. Read More
'Contempt and shameful'
Tim Burchett, Nancy Mace and Lauren Boebert hauled the Los Angeles mayor over the coals after she dodged a committee hearing Tuesday after saying she was "busy." Read More
Where Tim Burchett and opponent Michaela Bartlett stand on data centers
Backlash against data centers has been growing in Tennessee. Here's where the District 2 candidates stand on the centers that fuel AI. Read More
Bass asked to testify before Congress on waste, fraud in homelessness response
Rep. Tim Burchett, chair of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, said his panel is concerned about "potential misallocation of federal dollars." Read More
Tennessee voters favor Tim Burchett to succeed Blackburn in the Senate
A new poll shows U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett as the leading choice to replace U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn if she leaves the Senate to become Tennessee's next governor. Read More