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Conservative firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene endorsed two more House candidates today, including social media influencer and Tennessee House candidate Robby Starbuck, who just yesterday saw former President Donald Trump back a likely challenger and former aide, Morgan Ortagus. “He has been a champion for America first for a long time,” Greene told Secrets of Starbuck. Her endorsement of Starbuck came the day after Trump urged Ortagus, his State Department spokeswoman, to enter the race in Tennessee's 5th Congressional District. Awkward as it may appear because Trump and Greene are very close, she told Secrets that Ortagus was not “worthy”...

Congressional candidate Robby Starbuck has a released campaign video with Senator Rand Paul’s endorsement of him for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District. “I’m endorsing Robby Starbuck because he’s one of the good guys. He’s one of the guys who really will go to Washington and do as he says,” Paul states in the video.

@willchamberlain I’m sorry this is completely unacceptable @MorganOrtagusis as establishment as it gets, and there is an outstanding MAGA candidate in TN-5 already, @robbystarbuck Endorsement...

Democratic Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee said Tuesday that he will retire after more than 30 years in elected office, declaring there was “no way” for him to retain his seat under a new congressional map drawn up by state Republicans. Cooper is the 29th Democrat to announce he won't seek reelection to the chamber in the fall. Now in his 16th term, he is also one of the longest-serving House Democrats to retire ahead of a challenging midterm election year for the party. His announcement comes just a day after Tennessee’s GOP-controlled General Assembly approved a new congressional map...