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President Donald Trump's choice for Army secretary announced Friday that he is withdrawing his name from consideration. "It is with deep regret today I am withdrawing my nomination to be the Secretary of the Army," Mark Green said in a statement. On Tuesday, CNN reported that the nomination was in serious jeopardy, and he could be withdrawing as soon as this week, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The decision by Green, Trump's second pick for the post, came after his nomination ran into trouble following a backlash after past controversial statements on LGBT issues, Islam and evolution...

Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Haslam became the latest red-state governor to approve a twist on Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion Monday.Haslam is supporting a private-option version of Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, which was pioneered by Arkansas in 2014. The proposal will have to be approved by the Department of Health and Human Services and the Republican-controlled legislature; if it goes through, Tennessee will be just the 28th state to move forward with the expansion of the welfare program through Obamacare.“We made the decision in Tennessee nearly two years ago not to expand traditional Medicaid,” Haslam said Monday. “This is an alternative approach that...

"Everyone have a nice day, and I'll see ya'll at the polls"

Gov. Phil Bredesen has an overwhelming lead in his race for re-election, with a probable Republican opponent, Jim Bryson, remaining largely unknown among members of his own party, according to the latest University of Tennessee poll. The UT poll found Bredesen backed by 49 percent of the registered voters surveyed in a mock matchup against Bryson, a state senator from Franklin supported by just 8 percent. Thirty percent said they were "not sure" which of the two to support while 13 percent said they would favor another candidate. "It would be foolhardy to declare a contest over three and one-half...