The “world is watching”: Trump faces a big test in Tennessee

世界瞩目:特朗普在田纳西州面临重大考验

Apple News Today

2025-12-02

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People in Tennessee are voting to fill a vacant seat in the U.S. House. The BBC’s Anthony Zurcher explains why the GOP-leaning district is competitive this year. More than 150 people are confirmed dead after a fire ripped through a Hong Kong apartment building. The Washington Post’s Christian Shepherd joins to discuss the major questions facing authorities. Basketball legend Michael Jordan’s racing team is suing NASCAR. The Athletic reports on how the case could alter NASCAR in big ways. Plus, an appeals court upheld the disqualification of one of the White House’s judicial nominees, Costco is suing the Trump administration, and the angry meaning behind the 2025 Oxford Word of the Year. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
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  • Good morning.

  • It's Tuesday, December 2nd.

  • I'm Shanice Abassu.

  • This is Apple News Today.

  • On today's show, Beijing's grip on Hong Kong faces a major test after its devastating fire.

  • Michael Jordan's plans to transform another sport, and why Costco is suing the Trump administration.

  • But first, tonight, according to President Trump,

  • the whole world is watching a rural part of Tennessee.

  • That's because there's a special election for a house seat tonight.

  • A race that's turned out to be very close.

  • If you look at the results...

  • from last year's presidential election.

  • Donald Trump won the seventh district of Tennessee, this district,

  • by 22 percentage points, which suggests that this is a fairly reliably conservative district.

  • Anthony Zercher is a correspondent with the BBC who recently spent time in Tennessee to report on the race.

  • A Democratic win would be the first there for more than 40 years and would further chip away at the razor-thin Republican majority in the House.

  • At a moment in which recent Gallup polling indicates the president's approval rating is the lowest it's been in his term so far.

  • So while it's just one district and it won't determine who controls Congress,

  • at least in the short run, it could have a lot of significance for how this country is feeling.

  • That's why both parties are sinking resources into this