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October 23, 2026

Blountville, TN — In recognition of National Book Month, Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger’s (R-TN) office this week delivered book donations from the U.S. Library of Congress Surplus Books Program to Holston Elementary School and Sullivan East Middle School. 


October 19, 2026

First lady Melania Trump on Monday appeared with President Donald Trump to unveil the White House’s women’s health initiatives, which creates health division for them within the National Institutes of Health.

“This is a transformative moment for women in America,” she said at the Rose Garden signing. “The ‘Advancing Women’s Health to Improve Outcomes in All Phases of Life’ Executive Order establishes a new standard for women’s health in America.”


September 28, 2026

Amye Joseph says America’s political polarization has made it an “interesting time” in her Tennessee household. She and her husband, Charlie, have been married 35 years. She’s a Republican. He’s a Democrat.


September 24, 2026

A vast alliance of mostly left-leaning groups lobbied to oppose the SAVE America Act, Republicans’ signature piece of election integrity legislation.


September 24, 2026

NEWPORT AND ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. (WJHL)- Earlier this month, Tennessee’s First District Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) introduced a bill to end a more than 150-year ban on home distillation of spirits.


September 21, 2026

Kingsport, TN — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) welcomed more than 100 students, parents, and educators to the Kingsport Center for Higher Education on Saturday for her sixth annual Military Academy Day. The event offered prospective cadets across Tennessee's First District a chance to hear directly from our nation's premier service academies and explore a path to a military education. 


September 18, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) released the following statements after the House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced two of her bills at this week’s full committee markup. Members passed the Automotive National and Economic Security Act of 2026 and the Mitigating Automated Internet Networks for (MAIN) Event Ticketing Act, sending both bills to the full House for consideration. 


September 15, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed S. 195, the American Music Tourism Act of 2025, sending the bipartisan bill to President Trump's desk to be signed into law. Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) led the House companion, H.R. 617, which passed the House in April 2025, while Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) led the Senate companion, S.195, which passed the Senate in May 2025. 


September 15, 2026

Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger (R-TN) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 9339, the Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act, legislation to direct the U.S.