WASHINGTON (AP) — As the first images out of Ferguson, Missouri surfaced 10 years ago — the bloodied body of a man left for hours in the street beneath white sheets, protesters smashing car windows and looting stores — it didn't take long for the federal government to see a role for itself.

2. Picking a running mate: Inside the 16 days between Kamala Harris' launch and her choice of Tim Walz - Friday, August 2, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris' whirlwind process to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate can be summed up in a word: weird.

With President Joe Biden and Harris, his vice president, seeking a second term together, Democrats weren't supposed to have a veep search at all. But as soon Biden bowed out and endorsed Harris on July 21, the vice president and her team had no choice but to move quickly — and they did.

3. Harris, Walz will debut as the 2024 Democratic ticket at a Philadelphia rally - Friday, August 2, 2024

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, turning to an affable longtime politician who Democrats hope can keep newfound party unity alive in a campaign barreling toward Election Day.

4. Harris is planning a tour of battleground states next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to launch a battleground tour next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate, with stops in seven swing states stretching from Pennsylvania to Nevada, her campaign said Tuesday.

5. Harris is starting to vet potential running mates. Her initial list includes nearly a dozen names - Friday, July 26, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate, according to two people familiar with the matter, as she approaches one of the most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy.

6. Kamala Harris faces a major test as she looks for a running mate for her White House run - Friday, July 19, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on four potential candidates as she races to choose a running mate for her fledgling campaign, fast-tracking a process that usually takes months but must be finalized in only a few weeks.

7. Harris tells roaring Wisconsin crowd November election is 'a choice between freedom and chaos' - Friday, July 19, 2024

WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (AP) — A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday as she opened her Democratic political case against Republican former President Donald Trump.

8. Justice Department won't prosecute Garland for contempt, says refusal to provide audio wasn't crime - Friday, June 14, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland will not be prosecuted for contempt of Congress because his refusal to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview in his classified documents case "did not constitute a crime," the Justice Department said Friday.

9. House votes to hold AG Garland in contempt for withholding Biden audio - Friday, June 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over audio of President Joe Biden's interview in his classified documents case, Republicans' latest and strongest rebuke of the Justice Department as partisan conflict over the rule of law animates the 2024 presidential campaign.

10. Trump's company: New Jersey golf club liquor license probe doesn't apply to ex-president - Friday, June 7, 2024

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Former president Donald Trump is not the holder of liquor licenses at his three New Jersey golf clubs, his company said Tuesday in response to an inquiry by the New Jersey attorney general's office into whether his convictions in a New York case might affect those licenses.

11. House Republicans are ready to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden audio - Friday, May 3, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans plan to move forward next week with holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for his refusal to turn over the unredacted audio of an interview that was conducted as part of the special counsel probe into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents.

12. Justice Department blasts GOP effort to hold Attorney General Garland in contempt over Biden audio - Friday, April 5, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday blasted Republicans' effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over his refusal to turn over unredacted materials related to the special counsel probe into President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents.

13. Top Davidson County commercial real estate transactions for 2023 - Friday, January 26, 2024

Top Davidson County commercial real estate sales for 2023, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

14. Lawsuits against Trump over Jan. 6 riot can move forward, appeals court says - Friday, December 1, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawsuits against Donald Trump over the U.S. Capitol riot can move forward, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday, rejecting the former president's bid to dismiss the cases accusing him of inciting the violent mob on Jan. 6, 2021.

15. 'Tennessee Three' Democrat sues over expulsion and House rules that temporarily silenced him - Friday, September 29, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Democratic Rep. Justin Jones filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging his expulsion in April and the House rules restricting lawmakers' floor comments that Republicans applied to silence Jones for part of one day in August.

16. The Supreme Court will let Alabama's congressional map be redrawn to better represent Black voters - Friday, September 22, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters to proceed. The new districts also could help Democrats trying to flip control of the House of Representatives.

17. Gov. Lee outlines agenda for special session in wake of Nashville school shooting - Friday, August 4, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping list of public safety issues he wants lawmakers to address during an upcoming special session prompted by a shocking Nashville school shooting earlier this year that resulted in the deaths of three children and three adults.

18. Why Republicans are clashing with the FBI over a confidential Biden document - Friday, June 2, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The yearslong feud between congressional Republicans and the FBI is reaching a new level of rancor as lawmakers prepare a resolution to hold bureau director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress.

19. Metro Council reinstates expelled Black lawmaker - Friday, April 7, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House was reinstated Monday after Nashville's governing council voted to send him straight back to the Legislature.

20. Black lawmaker who was expelled reinstated to Tennessee seat - Friday, April 7, 2023

NASHVILLE (AP) — One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House was reinstated Monday after Nashville's governing council voted to send him straight back to the Legislature.

21. McGlinchey names Ramey group co-chair  - Friday, March 31, 2023

McGlinchey Stafford has selected attorney Shaun Ramey to co-chair of the firm’s national financial services litigation practice group. Ramey also serves as managing member of the firm’s Nashville office and on McGlinchey’s executive Policy Committee.

22. The top minor league franchise in the country - Friday, March 17, 2023

Our calendars tell us spring begins March 20. But for many Nashville sports fans, the first official day of spring arrives March 31 with the start of a new minor league baseball season for the Nashville Sounds.

23. Supreme Court weighs 'most important case' on democracy - Friday, December 2, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is about to confront a new elections case, a Republican-led challenge asking the justices for a novel ruling that could significantly increase the power of state lawmakers over elections for Congress and the presidency.

24. Trump criminal probes will proceed — even as he's candidate - Friday, November 11, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's early announcement of his third White House bid won't shield the former president from the criminal investigations already confronting him as an ordinary citizen, leaving him legally and politically exposed as he seeks the 2024 Republican nomination.

25. Dettelbach becomes head of ATF, 1st confirmed chief in years - Friday, July 8, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Steve Dettelbach, a former federal prosecutor, to run the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, making him the agency's first confirmed director since 2015.

26. Ginni Thomas responds to 1/6 panel, hearings stretch to July - Friday, June 24, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House's Jan. 6 committee plans to continue its public hearings into July as its investigation of the Capitol riot deepens.

The chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, told reporters Wednesday that the committee is receiving "a lot of information" — including new documentary film footage of Donald Trump's final months in office — as its yearlong inquiry intensifies with hearings into the attack on Jan. 6, 2021, and Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election that Democrat Joe Biden won.

27. Biden's ATF pick endorsed by ex-Justice Department officials - Friday, May 6, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 140 former Justice Department officials, including two past attorneys general, are throwing their support behind President Joe Biden's nominee to run the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

28. Top Davidson County commercial sales for Q1 2022 - Friday, April 29, 2022

Top commercial real estate sales, first quarter 2022, for Davidson County, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

29. Top Davidson County commercial sales for January 2022 - Friday, February 25, 2022

Top commercial real estate sales, January 2022, for Davidson County, as compiled by the Nashville Ledger.

30. Democratic Rep. Cooper retiring after GOP redraws district - Friday, January 21, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — 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.

31. Push to stop House map carving Nashville has legal obstacles - Friday, January 14, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — Democrats and voting rights organizations have blasted Tennessee Republicans for what they say is a brazen effort to dilute the state's Black vote by carving up booming Nashville into three likely GOP-controlled congressional districts. But their legal path for getting the new Republican-authored U.S. House map altered faces significant obstacles.

32. US House map splitting Nashville advances in state Senate - Friday, January 14, 2022

NASHVILLE (AP) — A proposed U.S. House map that carves up fast-growing, Democratic-leaning Nashville into three different congressional districts advanced another step Thursday over strenuous objections from Democrats that it unfairly dilutes Black representation in Tennessee.

33. US move to shorten COVID-19 isolation stirs confusion, doubt - Friday, December 24, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials' decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create more confusion and fear among Americans.

34. Bannon indictment defies history of Congress' contempt power - Friday, November 12, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon's indictment on contempt of Congress charges is the nation's first since 1983, and his appearance in federal court provides a rare glimpse into one of U.S. lawmakers' politically messiest and least-used powers.

35. Bradley attorneys appointed to ABA leadership positions - Friday, September 10, 2021

Seven Bradley Arant Boult Cummings attorneys have been appointed to new leadership roles with the American Bar Association, including Junaid Odubeko, a partner in the firm’s Nashville office.

36. Garland formally prohibits seizure of reporters' records - Friday, July 16, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday formally prohibited federal prosecutors from seizing the records of journalists in leak investigations, with limited exceptions, reversing years of department policy.

37. Biden's pledge on media freedom may be easier said than done - Friday, June 4, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the Biden Justice Department's first big moves has been to alert reporters at three major news organizations that their phone records were seized as part of leak investigations under the Trump administration, with President Joe Biden saying he would abandon the practice of spying on journalists.

38. Trump Justice Dept. seized phone records of 4 NYT reporters - Friday, June 4, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump Justice Department secretly obtained the phone records of four New York Times reporters as part of a leak investigation, the newspaper reported Wednesday.

It is the third instance over the last month in which a news media organization has disclosed that federal authorities seized the records of its journalists in an effort to identify sources for national security stories published during President Donald Trump's administration.

39. CNN: Trump Justice Department seized reporter phone records - Friday, May 21, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration Justice Department secretly obtained the 2017 phone records of a CNN correspondent, the network said Thursday in revealing the existence of another apparent leak investigation aimed at identifying a journalist's sources.

40. Biden moving to improve legal services for poor, minorities - Friday, May 14, 2021

DETROIT (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to take executive action Tuesday to ensure minorities, low-income Americans and others have better access to quality legal representation after services dwindled during the Trump administration.

41. Garland rescinds Trump-era memo curtailing consent decrees - Friday, April 16, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday rescinded a Trump-era memo that curtailed the use of consent decrees that federal prosecutors have used in sweeping investigations of police departments.

42. Police groups endorse Biden's pick for civil rights chief - Friday, March 12, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of the largest law enforcement groups in the U.S. are throwing their support behind President Joe Biden's nominee to run the Justice Department's civil rights division.

The support for Kristen Clarke, who is nominated to be assistant attorney general for civil rights, includes some of the nation's most powerful law enforcement organizations, including the Major Cities Chiefs Association and the executive director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

43. Biden to introduce Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general - Friday, January 8, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden will introduce Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general on Thursday along with three others he has selected for senior Justice Department positions to "restore the independence" of the agency and faith in the rule of law.

44. Biden to name judge Merrick Garland attorney general - Friday, January 1, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two people familiar with the selection process said Wednesday.

45. Criminal probe, legal fights await Trump after White House - Friday, November 20, 2020

A few miles south of the namesake tower where Donald Trump began his run for president, New York prosecutors are grinding away at an investigation into his business dealings that could shadow him long after he leaves office in January.

46. Tyson suspends Iowa plant managers amid virus betting claim - Friday, November 20, 2020

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyson Foods suspended top officials at its largest pork plant on Thursday and launched an investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would get infected during a widespread coronavirus outbreak.

47. Biden assembles legal team ahead of divisive 2020 election - Friday, September 11, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden is assembling a team of top lawyers in anticipation of court challenges to the election process that could ultimately determine who wins the race for the White House.

48. District Attorneys General Conference names deputy director - Friday, August 28, 2020

Former Davidson County prosecutor Zoe K. Sams has been named deputy director of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference. Most recently, she served as the director of legislation and Safe Baby Court statewide coordinator for the Tennessee Department of Children Services.

49. Democrats urge action on voting rights as tribute to Lewis - Friday, July 17, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mourning the death of civil rights hero John Lewis, Democrats are urging the Senate to take up a bill of enduring importance to Lewis throughout his life: protecting and expanding the right to vote.

50. Top Davidson County residential sales for June 2020 - Friday, July 17, 2020

Top residential real estate sales, June 2020, for Davidson County, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

Chandler Reports has been publishing Real Estate Market Data since 1968. That year, Chandler began collecting residential sales information for the Chandler Residential Report, considered the authoritative source for residential real estate sales information. Over the next three decades, the publications have been continually refined, enhanced and expanded, growing to include lot sales data, new residential construction and absorption information, and commercial sales. In 1987, Chandler Reports began one of the first on–line real estate market data services in the country, and is a nationally recognized leader in the industry. In 2004, Chandler Reports was purchased by The Daily News Publishing Co. In 2007, Chandler introduced RegionPlus, including property research for Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Visit online at chandlerreports.com.

51. Senate approves 200th federal judge nominated by Trump - Friday, June 19, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved the nomination of a Mississippi judge to a federal appeals court, the 200th federal judge named by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the Republican-controlled chamber. It's the highest number of judicial nominees confirmed at this stage of a presidency in four decades.

52. Trump signs order on police reform, doesn't mention racism - Friday, June 12, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Following weeks of national protests since the death of George Floyd, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday that he said would encourage better police practices. But he made no mention of the roiling national debate over racism spawned by police killings of black men and women.

53. A look at Democrats' sweeping proposals to overhaul policing - Friday, June 5, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress are proposing an overhaul of police procedures and accountability after the mass protests over the deaths of black Americans at the hand of law enforcement.

The Justice in Policing Act is among the most ambitious law enforcement reforms from Congress in years and confronts several aspects of policing that have come under strong criticism, especially as more and more police violence is captured on cellphone video and shared across the nation and the world.

54. Ocasio-Cortez among top Dems promoting Biden-Sanders unity - Friday, May 8, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden and the last rival he bested to become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Bernie Sanders, on Wednesday announced the members of joint task forces their campaigns will use to promote party unity by hammering out consensus on six top policy issues.

55. Titans rally, spoil Mahomes' return beating Chiefs 35-32 - Friday, November 8, 2019

NASHVILLE (AP) — Forcing Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs to settle for a bunch of field goals gave the Tennessee Titans a chance to stay close.

Ryan Tannehill and a cornerback only activated off injured reserve a week ago helped make the Chiefs pay for their fifth and sixth attempts.

56. Bloomberg taking steps to prepare for possible 2020 run - Friday, November 8, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Bloomberg is reaching out to prominent Democrats in key states and scrambling to meet fast-approaching primary filing deadlines, his first steps toward formalizing a late run for the Democratic presidential nomination.

57. Top Middle Tennessee residential sales for September 2019 - Friday, October 18, 2019

Top residential real estate sales, September 2019, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

58. Tough to say goodbye to ‘damn nice guy’ I called Dad - Friday, September 27, 2019

The last-ever Nashville Kiwanian to fight in World War II kicked his horse in gear, or whatever you call it, rode hard, trying to save my life … no big deal for a man who helped save the whole world just a few years before.

59. Democrats spending millions to try to take back statehouses - Friday, August 16, 2019

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democrats still shaken by the 2010 tea party wave that netted Republicans six governors' offices, flipped 21 statehouse chambers and drove nearly 700 Democratic state legislators from office are mounting a comeback, pouring millions of dollars into state level races.

60. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for second quarter 2019 - Friday, July 19, 2019

Top commercial real estate sales, second quarter 2019, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

61. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for May 2019 - Friday, June 28, 2019

Top commercial real estate sales, May 2019, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

62. High court lets Virginia voting go ahead under redrawn map - Friday, June 14, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Virginians will elect members of the House of Delegates this year using a map seen as favorable to Democrats as a result of a ruling Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The political boundaries are important because Republicans currently control the House by a slim majority. Only four states are having legislative elections this year. Virginia is the only one where Democrats have a chance of flipping control of the House and Senate.

63. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for April 2019 - Friday, May 24, 2019

Top commercial real estate sales, April 2019, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

64. GOP leader McConnell to say 'case closed' on Mueller probe - Friday, May 3, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is declaring "case closed" on the Russia probe and potential obstruction by President Donald Trump.

The Republican leader, in his most significant public comments yet on the investigation, is expected to outline in a Tuesday speech how special counsel Robert Mueller's "exhaustive" probe went on for two years and is now complete. The remarks are being billed as his final thoughts on the topic.

65. House committee moving ahead with contempt vote for Barr - Friday, May 3, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee is poised to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress — the opening salvo in what could be a lengthy, acrimonious court battle between House Democrats and President Donald Trump's administration over special counsel Robert Mueller's report .

66. Fines, jail time? Trump team resists oversight, Dems dig in - Friday, May 3, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — They're talking at the Capitol about jailing people. Imposing steep fines. All sorts of extraordinary, if long-shot measures to force the White House to comply with Democratic lawmakers' request for information about President Donald Trump stemming from the special counsel's Russia investigation.

67. Democrats set to hold Barr in contempt over Mueller report - Friday, May 3, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee is poised to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress — the opening salvo in what could be a lengthy, acrimonious court battle between House Democrats and President Donald Trump's administration over special counsel Robert Mueller's report .

68. AP: GOP redistricting edge moderated Democrats' 2018 gains - Friday, March 15, 2019

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Democrats won more votes, regained control of the U.S. House and flipped hundreds of seats in state legislatures during the 2018 elections. It was, by most accounts, a good year for the party.

69. No 2020 White House run for Dem Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio - Friday, March 8, 2019

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown said Thursday he will not run for president in 2020, becoming the latest Democrat to bow out of the White House race.

His decision comes after recent visits to several early-voting states to highlight his worker-friendly policy agenda. Brown said he believed his "dignity of work" tour succeeded in putting the struggles of average Americans on Democrats' 2020 radar. He also said he "can be most effective" by remaining in the Senate.

70. Top Middle Tennessee commercial sales for November 2018 - Friday, December 21, 2018

Top commercial real estate sales, November 2018, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

71. More suspicious packages found, these to Booker, Clapper - Friday, October 26, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — Suspicious packages addressed to New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and former National Intelligence Director James Clapper — and similar in appearance to pipe bomb devices sent to other prominent Democrats — have been intercepted, the FBI said Friday, as investigators scrambled from coast to coast to locate the culprit and motives behind a bizarre plot aimed at critics of President Donald Trump.

72. Package to DeNiro recovered, Trump tweets against media - Friday, October 19, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police recovered a suspicious package addressed to actor Robert DeNiro on Thursday, which investigators said was similar to crude pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats, including former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and to CNN.

73. In Comey memos, Trump talks of jailed journalists, 'hookers' - Friday, April 20, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a series of startlingly candid conversations, President Donald Trump told former FBI Director James Comey that he had serious concerns about the judgment of a top adviser, asked about the possibility of jailing journalists and described a boast from Vladimir Putin about Russian prostitutes, according to Comey's notes of the talks obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday night.

74. DOJ watchdog finds himself in familiar political hot seat - Friday, April 13, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wasted no time before seizing on last week's report by the Justice Department's internal watchdog on misconduct allegations against the FBI's former No. 2 official, Andrew McCabe. Trump tweeted it was proof that his archrival James Comey, the former FBI director, "totally controlled" McCabe.

75. Starbucks to close stores for an afternoon for bias training - Friday, April 13, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks, moving swiftly to confront a racially charged uproar over the arrest of two black men at one of its stores in Philadelphia, plans to close more than 8,000 U.S. stores for several hours next month to conduct racial-bias training for nearly 175,000 workers.

76. 2 Democrats sworn in as senators, narrow GOP majority - Friday, December 29, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican majority in the Senate narrowed to 51-49 on Wednesday as two new Democratic senators were sworn into office, complicating GOP efforts to advance the party's legislative agenda before the 2018 midterm elections.

77. Butler Snow’s Polly elected president of Nashville Bar - Friday, December 15, 2017

Erin Palmer Polly, a commercial litigation attorney at Butler Snow, LLP, will serve as the 2018 president of the Nashville Bar Association. In 2014, she was president of the NBA Young Lawyers Division, became a fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation and received the Legal Aid Society Volunteer Lawyer’s Program Pro Bono Award.

78. Trump complains about 'unfair' treatment of Flynn - Friday, December 1, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lobbing new criticism at the special counsel's Russia investigation, President Donald Trump said Monday he feels "very badly" for former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who last week pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about reaching out to the Russians on the president's behalf.

79. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for September 2017 - Friday, October 20, 2017

Top residential real estate sales, September 2017, for Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports. Due to technical issues, Davidson County sales are unavailable for September.

80. Trump family, associates to be in Russia probe crosshairs - Friday, September 1, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress returns from recess, President Donald Trump's family and associates will be back in the crosshairs of congressional committees investigating whether his campaign colluded with Russia, as well as of the high-wattage legal team assembled by special counsel Robert Mueller.

81. Lyft seizes opportunity as Uber tries to outrun troubles - Friday, September 1, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When management upheaval, allegations of corporate espionage, and revelations of sexual harassment sent Uber into a public relations sinkhole, its long overshadowed rival Lyft shifted into overdrive.

82. Lyft seizes opportunity as Uber tries to outrun troubles - Friday, August 25, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When management upheaval, allegations of corporate espionage, and revelations of sexual harassment sent Uber into a public relations sinkhole, its long overshadowed rival Lyft shifted into overdrive.

83. Trump clears way for local police to obtain military gear - Friday, August 25, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — Local police departments will soon have access to grenade launchers, high-caliber weapons and other surplus U.S. military gear after President Donald Trump signed an order Monday reviving a Pentagon program that civil rights groups say inflames tensions between officers and their communities.

84. Top Middle Tennessee commercial transactions for July 2017 - Friday, August 25, 2017

Top commercial real estate sales, July 2017, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

85. Mueller probe could draw focus to Russian crime operations - Friday, June 30, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has long warned that Russian organized crime posed a threat to democratic institutions, including "criminally linked oligarchs" who might collude with the Russian government to undermine business competition.

86. Uber CEO Kalanick resigns under investor pressure - Friday, June 16, 2017

DETROIT (AP) — Travis Kalanick, the combative and embattled CEO of ride-hailing giant Uber, has resigned under pressure from investors at a pivotal time for the company.

Uber's board confirmed the move early Wednesday, saying in a statement that Kalanick is taking time to heal from the death of his mother in a boating accident "while giving the company room to fully embrace this new chapter in Uber's history." He will remain on the Uber Technologies Inc. board.

87. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for May 2017 - Friday, June 16, 2017

Top residential real estate sales, May 2017, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

88. Uber CEO to take leave; report recommends broad changes - Friday, June 9, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick will take a leave of absence for an unspecified period and let his leadership team run the troubled ride-hailing company while he's gone.

Kalanick told employees of his decision in a memo Tuesday, just as Uber released a report from former U.S. Attorney Eric Holder with recommendations on how to correct a workplace that lacks diversity and tolerates sexual harassment, bullying and retaliation against those who reported problems.

89. Top Middle Tennessee commercial transactions for March 2017 - Friday, April 28, 2017

Top commercial real estate sales, March 2017, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

90. Top Middle Tennessee commercial transactions for February 2017 - Friday, March 24, 2017

Top commercial real estate sales, February 2017, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

91. Trump fuel economy move sets up fight with California - Friday, March 10, 2017

DETROIT (AP) — The Trump administration's decision to re-examine Obama-era rules that govern automobile gas mileage could be the first round of a potentially bruising political fight: revoking the ability of California and other blue states to set their own, tougher car-emission standards.

92. Top Middle Tennessee commercial transactions for October 2016 - Friday, November 25, 2016

Top commercial real estate sales, October 2016, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

93. Harwell becoming adept at dodging challengers - Friday, November 25, 2016

Beth Harwell has been called a lot of things over the last few years, “trailblazer” chief among them as Tennessee’s first female House speaker.

Now she’s a “survivor” after eking out a Republican Caucus victory as speaker nominee to continue leading the lower chamber in the 110th General Assembly.

94. Airbnb apologizes for racism complaints, outlines changes - Friday, September 9, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — Airbnb on Thursday apologized for its slow response to accusations of racism and outlined new policies to combat the problem, including reducing the prominence of photos in the booking process.

95. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for June 2016 - Friday, July 22, 2016

Top residential real estate sales, June 2016, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

96. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for December 2015 - Friday, January 29, 2016

Top residential real estate sales, December 2015, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

97. Civil asset forfeiture: 'It's a state license to steal’ - Friday, December 4, 2015

The drugs in Kathy Stiltner’s car were over-the-counter antacids. The $12,000 in cash was from an inheritance. Still, police took the money – quite legally – and are still fighting to keep it, even after the drug charge was dropped.

98. Top Middle Tennessee commercial real estate transactions for October 2015 - Friday, November 27, 2015

Top commercial real estate transactions, October 2015, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

99. Justice Dept. encourages prosecutions of corporate execs - Friday, September 4, 2015

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department issued new guidance to its prosecutors Wednesday, aimed at encouraging more white-collar criminal and civil cases against corporate executives.

The new policies come amid persistent criticism that the Justice Department, even while negotiating multi-billion-dollar settlements with large banks, has not been aggressive enough in prosecuting individuals for financial misconduct — including after the mortgage crisis that devastated the U.S. economy.

100. Top residential real estate transactions for May 2015 - Friday, June 19, 2015

Top residential real estate transactions, May 2015, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.