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Tennessee special election swing toward Democrats
Allison reviews Afton Bend's performance and the 13-point Democratic swing across every county in TN-7.
Thursday, December 4th, 2025
Today, the Pentagon knew there were survivors of the September 2nd boat strike; Ghislaine Maxwell is going to file a habeas petition challenging her incarceration and she' s worried the release of the Epstein Files will be damaging to her cause; Nancy Mace is considering following Marjorie Taylor Greene’s lead and resigning before the end of her term in the House; the Department of Defense Inspector General found that Hegseth’s Signal chat put troops in harm's way; Democrats swung 13 points with every county moving left in the special election for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District; the government is inviting employees to voluntarily disclose their disabilities; the House Judiciary Republicans have refused Jack Smith’s demand for public testimony and have issued a subpoena to hold questioning behind closed doors; Judge Beryl Howell has barred the Trump administration from making warrantless arrests of immigrants in DC unless they’re deemed a flight risk; the Speaker of the Virginia State House said the legislature is considering a 10D 1R congressional map; and Allison delivers and your Good News. Dana is out and about.
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