Tennessee is set to elect its first woman governor with Republican Marsha Blackburn set to face Democrat Jerri Green in the November general election.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a longtime Trump ally, defeated Rep. John Rose for the nomination, NBC News projects, after the president decided not to endorse in the race.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn won the Republican primary for Tennessee governor on Thursday, The Associated Press projects, defeating Rep. John Rose. Given Tennessee's heavy Republican lean, Blackburn is considered the favorite in the November election against Democratic nominee Jerri Green.

AP has declared Marsha Blackburn the winner of Tennessee's Republican gubernatorial primary, defeating John Rose and Monty Fritts for the GOP nomination.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, in a sign that even after his first attempt at limiting birthright citizenship was rejected by the Supreme Court,

Trump's order is likely to face a legal challenge. The Supreme Court overturned the president's earlier effort to curb birthright citizenship.

U.S. ⁠President Donald ​Trump signed ‌executive orders ‌on ⁠Thursday targeting ⁠birthright citizenship, a month ​after the ​U.S. Supreme Court ⁠rejected the ⁠Republican ⁠president's bid ​to restrict the ​practice.

President Trump issued two executive orders targeting birthright citizenship, less than two months after the Supreme Court struck down Mr. Trump's previous effort to end it.

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says he’s been discharged from a rehabilitation center and will continue his recovery from home

Sen. Mitch McConnell has been discharged from a rehabilitation facility and will continue recovering at home after a June fall in Kentucky.

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, who has been absent from the Senate since a June fall at his home, has been released from a rehabilitation center to continue his recovery at home.

Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said Thursday that he has been discharged from a rehabilitation center, nearly two months after he was hospitalized. "Earlier today, I was discharged from the rehabilitation center to continue my recovery at home,

President Donald Trump’s administration plans to overhaul Head Start, a key early education program for the nation's poorest children

The Department of Health and Human Services' proposed rule would remove certain federal requirements governing the 61-year-old program.

The Trump administration is proposing to remove 80% of Head Start regulations, which experts say could undermine the program’s ability to fulfill its purpose of improving the school readiness of children in poverty.

The Trump administration released plans to give local governments more control over Head Start early education programs. Tommy Sheridan, deputy director at the National Head Start Association, explains the implications.

The confirmation of Todd Blanche hangs on the support of two Republicans who have repeatedly criticized President Trump's stewardship of the department.

Democratic senators Patty Murray and Richard Blumenthal launched a sharp attack on Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche during his confirmation hearing, questioning whether he would serve the Constitution or President Donald Trump.

Acting AG Todd Blanche defends President Trump's constitutional authority to fire U.S. Attorneys amid controversy over Jeanine Pirro dropping the Reflecting Pool case!

Susan Collins said she will vote against Todd Blanche’s confirmation, citing a series of actions she argues have made the Justice Department increasingly political.

A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms.

A ⁠New Mexico court ​ordered Meta ‌on Thursday to ‌pay $567 ⁠million ⁠into a state fund to tackle ​mental health issues faced ​by teenagers using its ⁠products. The ⁠ruling by ⁠the New ​Mexico First Judicial District ​Court ⁠in Santa Fe follows a ⁠trial in which a state jury ⁠fined the company $375 million over alleged teen mental health problems and sexual exploitation stemming ⁠from its products.

The new penalty is in addition to the $375 million in civil penalties that jurors ordered against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, in March.

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay a total of $942 million for failing to protect children on its platforms.