Kennedy said the emergency declaration would give hospitals and healthcare providers ‘the flexibility they need to respond.’
Rep. Andy Ogles, a member of the House Freedom Caucus, lost in an upset to Tennessee’s former agricultural commissioner, Charlie Hatcher.
The suspect originally denied setting the fire, according to an arrest affidavit, and remains jailed on $1 million bond.
The court found that compelling carriers to hand over data on thousands of cellphones near crime scenes constitutes an unreasonable search.

Oklo’s Groves Isotope Test Reactor achieves criticality in a Texas plant where the company plans to build them to order and ‘at scale,’ perhaps by late 2026.
The new orders came after the Supreme Court in June overturned a bid by Trump to restrict birthright citizenship on the grounds it violated the 14th Amendment.
After nearly 15 years leading the Ivy League school, Paxson cited the need for new leadership to oversee the next planning phase.
Park visitors are asked to monitor themselves for symptoms for up to 21 days.
Sherrill is backing a challenger to an incumbent senator who holds the endorsements of most of the Massachusetts Democratic establishment.

The 84-year-old Republican lawmaker has been absent from the Senate since June.
The president was responding to numerous media reports that supplies were dwindling.
‘We basically had 78 Super Bowls in 39 days across 11 different venues,’ and no major security incidents, Patel said.
Missouri law does not allow congressional districting to be challenged through a referendum, elections chief Denny Hoskins said.
Senior Israeli officials said that any new strikes must be approved by the nation’s political leaders.
The former Wayne County Health director narrowly defeated a four-term congresswoman in a contentious race to win the nomination.
This usually involves public assistance given indirectly to immigrants through their U.S.-born children, officials said.
Thousands of slaves are forced to work in scam centers, the new film ‘Scam Slave: From Hell to Home’ reveals.

A trial is set for March 2027 in California’s bid to halt the $110 billion studio deal.
Officials said the suspect has a prior felony manslaughter conviction in Arizona.
Critics say climate-related sections of reference manuals used by judges are biased and lacking in scientific rigor.