Republican Matt Van Epps will win the special US House election for Tennessee’s 7th District, CNN’s Decision Desk projects, preventing an upset but emboldening Democrats as they were on track to over-perform in a normally deep-red district.

Matt Van Epps fended off a Democrat to protect Republicans’ slim House majority, but the close margin in a red district sent the party a warning shot before the 2026 midterms.

The special election to replace the outgoing Republican Rep. Mark Green has garnered national attention, as Democrats push to frame the tightening race as evidence of an oncoming "blue wave" in the 2026 midterms, and Republicans flood the deep red district with money to avoid a symbolic victory for the Democrats.

President Trump has vowed to seek retribution from his perceived political enemies and to reward his political allies. We discuss how that focus is playing out at the Justice Department, where career prosecutors and other civil servants are no longer calling the shots.

MAGA media personality Steve Bannon described the fight on the right as one between populists and "broligarchs" in the tech industry.

Democrats zeroed in on utilities and affordability to win Republican support in upset elections in Georgia and Virginia. Can the same playbook work in 2026?

Several studies suggest that people in red states have more babies than those in blue states. A new report from a conservative-leaning group says that could have implications for politics and culture.