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MYSTERIOUS: Andy ogles - What They Never Told You

Rep. Ogles (R) faces a primary challenger for the second consecutive cycle in Tennessee's 5th Congressional District on August 6, 2026

Incumbent Andy Ogles (R) and Charlie Hatcher (R) are running in the Republican primary for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District on August 6, 2026.

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The GOP push to ‘love thy neighbor’

When Tennessee Rep. Andy Ogles posted Tuesday that “homosexuality has no place in America,” it wasn’t the first time he declared a certain group of people didn’t belong in the U.S. The difference this time: His fellow Republicans called him out, publicly. “Saying that homosexuals have no place in America…

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‘Homosexuality has no place in America’: Tennessee Republican in damage control after his account posts homophobic message, blames comms team

"The post was stupid, hurtful and a complete distraction from my America First focus."

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GOP congressman left scrambling after staffer’s anti-gay post ignites firestorm

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GOP rep throws staffer under bus for tweet saying ‘homosexuality has no place in America’

The congressman stopped short of apologizing, blaming the ‘hurtful’ message on one of his communications staffers

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Tennessee passes new map that erases state’s lone majority-Black district

Tennessee state legislators on Thursday passed a congressional map that dismantles the state’s lone majority-Black district and gives Republicans the advantage in all nine of the state’s House seats. The move comes a little over a week after the Supreme Court limited the use of race in drawing congressional districts,…

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Justice Department agrees to return Rep. Andy Ogles' phone, signaling end of campaign finance probe

The Justice Department has agreed to return Tennessee Republican congressman Andy Ogles’ personal cellphone that was seized during an investigation into his campaign finances, signaling it's abandoning its probe into the President Donald Trump supporter

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DOJ agreed to return Rep. Ogles’ cell phone, law firm says

The Justice Department has agreed to return the cell phone of Rep. Andy Ogles, according to a law firm representing him, after a lengthy dispute in which the Tennessee Republican said he believed the FBI was investigating past campaign finance filings. The law firm Litson in a press release Tuesday,…

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Shooting cuts short Trump appearance at White House media gala

Gunshots prompted security officials to evacuate President Donald Trump, top administration officials and some members of Congress from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. The incident occurred shortly after the start of dinner, which was the first that Trump had attended in his second term. The annual dinner honors…

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Congress members ‘worried’ as late-night fights become the norm: ‘Dysfunction is getting worse’

One lawmaker blamed ‘less mature’ Congress members for the turmoil

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Put 3-year halt on H-1B, end H-4: New GOP bill by Rep Crane seeks major reforms in visa programs

A new bill is now added to list of bills like EXILE, PAUSE, seeking a major overhaul of the H-1B visa program which is at the center of the immigration controversy in Trump 2.0 administration. Arizona Republican Rep Eli Crane introduced the End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026 in…

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MAGA lawmaker proposes MAMDANI law to deport any citizen who ‘advocates for socialism and communism’

Far-right Rep. Chip Roy targets Democratic Socialists of America in latest anti-immigrant bill aimed at GOP’s political opponents

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This congressman says Muslims ‘don’t belong’ in the US. How does he keep winning a district with so many?

Andy Ogles’ election victories in Tennessee are a product of an electoral system broken by gerrymandering

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This week: Senate tries to break the SAVE standstill

This week’s Senate action is an effort by GOP leadership to put Democrats on the record — and respond to growing pressure.

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Republican Islamophobia comes unleashed in the US amid Trump’s war with Iran

ANALYSIS: The Grand Old Party used to condemn anti-Muslim rhetoric. Now, Eric Garcia writes, they tacitly accept it

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House Democrats Seeking To Censure Two GOP Lawmakers Over Anti-Muslim Publications

Democrats in the House are taking steps to censure two GOP lawmakers over recent anti-Muslim publications.

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Democrats move to censure GOP Reps. Randy Fine and Andy Ogles for anti-Muslim posts

Democratic leadership is working with rank-and-file lawmakers on a censure against Fine, sources told Axios.

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"Awful f*cking idiot": Tensions erupt in Congress over Republicans' anti-Muslim posts

"We need more Islamophobia, not less. Fear of Islam is rational," said GOP Rep. Randy Fine.

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CNN anchor says sorry for calling NYC bomb incident an attack targeting mayor Zohran Mamdani

CNN anchor Abby Phillip issued an apology after she stirred a major controversy as she suggested that the ISIS-inspired attack in New York City last Saturday was an attack against socialist mayor Zohran Mamdani. "Two Republicans say Muslims don’t belong here after an attempted terror attack against New York’s Mayor…

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Mike Johnson refuses to condemn anti-Muslim comments by Republican lawmakers

Andy Ogles said Muslims do not belong in the US and Randy Fine made a comparison of Muslims to dogs

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‘Muslims don’t belong in American society,’ Says a Sitting Member of Congress

In a vitriolic X rant, GOP Rep. Andy Ogles from Tennessee attacked Muslim Americans. This is yet another Islamophobic attack by a sitting member of Congress in the past month.

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Republican congressman slammed for Muslims ‘don’t belong’ in America social media post

Representative Andy Ogles also took a swipe at the United Kingdom and claimed that his post would not have been criticized if he had been referring to Christians

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Olympians Liu and Gu travel very different paths, and China-US relations hang over their stories

Eileen Gu and Alysa Liu have turned the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics into a debate about identity and loyalty for Chinese Americans

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"Disgusting sh*t": Rep. Andy Ogles' anti-Muslim post sparks furious internal backlash

The Tennessee Republican said in a post on X that Muslims "don't belong in American society."

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Tennessee Republican draws criticism from Democrats for Islamophobic rant

Andy Ogles posted ‘Muslims don’t belong in American society,’ among other statements, prompting Cair to call him an ‘anti-Muslim extremist’

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