Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., has been placing calls and informing people that she is likely to mount a gubernatorial bid, Axios reported, citing D.C. and Tennessee sources.

State and federal elected figures have been placing calls in support of Blackburn’s potential run, a source noted, according to the outlet.

Fox News Digital emailed Blackburn’s campaign on Wednesday to request a comment from the lawmaker, but did not receive a response in time for publication.

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Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs indicated in a post on X that he will back Blackburn for the role if she runs.

“Senator Blackburn has done an outstanding job as a state senator, U.S. congresswoman, and U.S. Senator. She would do an equally outstanding job as Governor and would have my full support if that’s what she decides,” Jacobs noted.

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Blackburn, who has served in the Senate since early 2019, just won re-election to another six-year term in 2024 — her current term ends in early 2031.

“The 2025 Tennessee Legislative Session kicked off day ONE today!” Blackburn declared in a tweet on Tuesday. “It’s time to get to work, protect our state’s conservative values, and fight for all Tennesseans.”

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Current Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican who has been in office since early 2019, cannot run in the 2026 contest, which leaves the field wide open for other GOP figures interested in vying for the job.

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is cautiously optimistic about the future success of his Supreme Court gender case after he secured another legal win in Kentucky that will reverse the Biden administration’s Title IX rewrite nationwide.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky Northern Division made the ruling in Cardona v. Tennessee on Thursday.

Skrmetti told Fox News Digital in a Tuesday interview, “Every win we get is another break in the wall of ensuring that the law means what the people who voted for it thought it meant.” 

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The ruling came months after the Supreme Court rejected the Biden administration’s emergency request to enforce portions of a new rule that would have included protections from discrimination for transgender students under Title IX.

The sweeping rule was issued in April and clarified that Title IX’s ban on “sex” discrimination in schools covered discrimination based on gender identity, sexual orientation and “pregnancy or related conditions.”

The rule took effect Aug. 1, 2024, and the law stated, for the first time, that discrimination based on sex includes conduct related to a person’s gender identity.

“The Title IX rule was the height of overreach, administrative overreach by the Biden administration, and we were very happy to be able to stop that,” Skrmetti said on Tuesday. 

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Protesters rally outside the Supreme Court building as justices hear oral arguments in Washington, D.C. (Jack Gruber/USA TODAY)

Now, he is looking ahead to the court’s highly anticipated decision in the United States v. Skrmetti case, which is expected by June. 

The Supreme Court is weighing whether the equal protection clause, which guarantees equal treatment under the law for individuals in similar circumstances, prevents states from banning medical providers from offering puberty blockers and hormone treatments to children seeking transgender surgical procedures. 

The lawsuit against Tennessee’s law banning transgender treatment for minors was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of several transgender minors and their parents. The families argue the law infringes on parental rights to make medical decisions for their kids and forces them to go out-of-state to receive transgender procedures.

“It seems like the momentum has really shifted almost culturally on these issues,” Skrmetti said. “And when you see people trying to rewrite laws through creative judging, through creative regulating, that alienates the people from the laws that bind them, and it’s bad for America.”

FEDERAL JUDGE STRIKES DOWN BIDEN ADMIN’S TITLE IX REWRITE

Demonstrators cheer during the speaking program at the “Our Bodies, Our Sports” rally for the 50th anniversary of Title IX at Freedom Plaza on June 23, 2022 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Skrmetti described the recent developments as part of a broader “vibe shift” in the country, noting that they reflect a “great data point” indicating a decline in efforts to reshape American law through “non-democratic” processes.

“We’ll know what the Supreme Court does when the Supreme Court does it,” he said.

Fox News Digital’s Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report. 

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Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate. 

Two men disguised as Amazon delivery employees reportedly beat a 66-year-old Savannah, Georgia, pub owner nearly to death with a sledgehammer-esque weapon on the morning of Jan. 11, according to police and local reports. 

The two suspects, wearing the company’s signature blue jackets with the Amazon logo and carrying a cardboard box, knocked on the man’s front door around 8 a.m. 

They allegedly proceeded to attack him with the weapon for nearly eight minutes, as WTOC first reported.

In security camera footage shared by the Savannah Police Department on their website, the two perpetrators can be seen slowly approaching the man’s door in the 500 block of Price Street, wearing ski masks that cover their faces. The victim can then be heard crying out for help. 

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His neighbors arrived soon after and found the 66-year-old man with multiple head wounds. The victim received 14 stitches and is continuing to recover from the surprise attack, according to WTOC.

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The perpetrators fled the scene after the attack with $80 stolen from the victim, the outlet reported.

The two perpetrators allegedly beat the victim with a sledgehammer-type weapon. (Savannah PD)

An Amazon spokesperson told Fox News Digital that based on the company’s internal investigation, it can confirm the individuals seen in the video were not making a scheduled delivery for Amazon.

The spokesperson added that Amazon monitors the Internet regularly for unauthorized Amazon apparel and demands that those items are removed when and where possible. People who make deliveries on behalf of Amazon do not routinely knock on doors nor ask customers to sign for packages unless already prearranged, the spokesperson noted.

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The perpetrators reportedly fled the scene after the attack with $80 stolen from the victim. (Savannah PD)

Savannah police are actively investigating the attack and still looking for the two suspects.

“Contact SPD if you happened to see two people dressed as Amazon workers in the area around the time of the incident,” SPD said in a statement on Facebook. “You can contact us via CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020, or submit an anonymous tip through the SPD mobile app.”