Matt Van Epps' victory over Democrat Aftyn Behn was a potential warning sign for Republicans less than a year from the 2026 midterm elections.

Megan Schwalm is full of energy. She sees the excitement and ambition in every member of the coffee group she started three years ago. Yet she is often afraid to trust what she sees and feels — afraid ...

Shortly after Republican candidate Matt Van Epps defeated Democrat Aftyn Behn in an off-year special House election in Tennessee, media in Washington, D.C., immediately began the time-honored ...

President Donald Trump’s Republican Party should not be celebrating just yet despite a GOP victory in Tennessee on Tuesday. CNN data analyst Harry Enten warned that Republicans should be “running for ...

Though Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Matt Van Epps won the special election for a congressional seat in Tennessee, his margin of victory was smaller than President Donald Trump’s in 2024. Trump defeated ...

Aftyn Behn in a special election to replace former GOP Rep. Mark Green. President Donald Trump won Tennessee’s 7th congressional district, which includes rural areas and parts of Nashville, by 22 ...

(CNN) — Republican Matt Van Epps has won the special US House election for Tennessee’s 7th District, preventing an upset but emboldening Democrats who over-performed in a normally deep-red district.

WASHINGTON ‒ Republicans avoided a major Democratic upset in a closely watched Tennessee special congressional election that turned into a surprisingly tight race in an overwhelmingly red district.

President Donald Trump’s Republican Party should not be celebrating just yet despite a GOP victory in Tennessee on Tuesday. “Republicans should be running for the hills this morning, because the blue ...