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  • Trump Endorses Charlie Hatcher After Primary Victory Against Incumbent Andy Ogles
    Trump Endorses Charlie Hatcher After Primary Victory Against Incumbent Andy Ogles
TN Top Story: EJ Haust Says DSA Platform Is ‘Not Compatible’ with U.S. Constitution, Questions Whether Members Can Truthfully Take Congressional Oath
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Top Commentary: The Era of Cover-Ups
TSNN Featured: Trump Endorses Charlie Hatcher After Primary Victory Against Incumbent Andy Ogles
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Tennessee

EJ Haust
August 7, 2026

EJ Haust Says DSA Platform Is ‘Not Compatible’ with U.S. Constitution, Questions Whether Members Can Truthfully Take Congressional Oath

EJ Haust, official guest host of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, said Republicans should be prepared for an expected legal battle if House Republicans attempt to block Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)-backed candidates from being seated in Congress over questions about whether they can truthfully take the congressional oath of...
Justin Pearson
August 7, 2026

Justin Pearson Blasts ‘Elon Musk and His Toxic Data Centers’ After Winning Democrat Primary for TN-9

Charlie Hatcher
August 7, 2026

Trump Endorses Charlie Hatcher After Primary Victory Against Incumbent Andy Ogles

Candace Owens
August 7, 2026

Candace Owens Says Brian Harpole Claims Are Opinion or Hyperbole, Asks Court to Dismiss Lawsuit from Charlie Kirk’s Head of Security

Nashville downtown
August 7, 2026

Metro Council Considers Eliminating Right-on-Red Turns in Downtown Nashville

Noah Smith
August 7, 2026

Tennessee House GOP Primaries See Powers Ousted, Cody Advance

Johnny Garrett, Charlie Hatcher, Brent Taylor
August 7, 2026

Three New Tennessee Republican Congressional Nominees Emerge From Thursday Primaries

Marsha Backburn wins GOP Nom
August 6, 2026

Marsha Blackburn Wins GOP Primary for Tennessee Governor

Rep Andy Ogles with RFK Jr. in Nashville
August 6, 2026

Leahy, Brewer Highlight Timing of RFK Jr., Ogles Head Start Event on Election Day

Michael Patrick Leahy and Tom Pappert
August 6, 2026

Pappert: Illegal Aliens Suing Tennessee After Decades of Defying Deportation Orders Face Steep Legal Challenge

Grand Jury presentation
August 6, 2026

Second Consecutive Nashville Grand Jury Report Highlights Concerns over Lenient Bond Policies

Metro Council meeting
August 6, 2026

Metro Nashville Approves Mayor’s Plan to Seize Property Using Eminent Domain over Data Center Plans

Marsha Blackburn
August 6, 2026

Blackburn: ‘We’re Going to Win Tonight’ in Tennessee GOP Governor’s Race

National News

Trump White House
August 8, 2026

Trump Administration Touts New Fraud Ledger in Ongoing War Against Fraud

The Trump administration has officially launched a public dashboard to track fraud investigations by the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud led by Vice President JD Vance. According to Just the News, the new dashboard, Fraud.gov, reports that the administration uncovered $229.9 billion in fraud since January 2025.
August 8, 2026

Commentary: The Era of Cover-Ups

Lisa Cook
August 7, 2026

Trump Moving Forward with Effort to Remove Lisa Cook After Supreme Court Ruling

vaccine shot
August 7, 2026

First mRNA Flu Vaccine Has Far Higher Injury Rate than Standard Jabs

Todd Blanche
August 7, 2026

Cassidy Backs Blanche for Attorney General, Likely Saving Nomination

August 7, 2026

U.S. Economy Unexpectedly Loses 23K Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Hovers Around Four Percent

fusion power
August 7, 2026

China Picks Up Pace in Global Race to Unlock Limitless Energy

College football
August 7, 2026

Conservative Groups Urge Senate to Pass Landmark College Sports Bill

White House
August 7, 2026

Federal Appeals Court Slams Brakes on Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction Blitz

Library Books
August 7, 2026

Libraries Attach Trigger Warnings to Historical Resource Catalogs

President Donald Trump
August 7, 2026

Commentary: America’s Political Divide Is a Strategic Vulnerability

Expecting in Customs
August 6, 2026

Following ‘Very Unfortunate’ Supreme Court Decision, Trump Issues New Executive Orders on Birthright Citizenship, Birth Tourism Enforcement

Mike Rogers
August 6, 2026

Analysis: Michigan Is Number One in the Country for Youth Vote Impact and That Vote Shifted GOP in Recent Elections

Commentary

August 8, 2026

Commentary: The Era of Cover-Ups

There’s no mystery in why Dr. Anthony Fauci strove to silence discussion about the origins of COVID-19 – he was in full CYA mode because the agency he led had helped fund the Wuhan lab that apparently created the deadly virus. It also seems clear that others in the government and many powerful business...
President Donald Trump
August 7, 2026

Commentary: America’s Political Divide Is a Strategic Vulnerability

President Trump visits Mack in Pennsylvania
August 6, 2026

Commentary: The Republicans’ National Economic Majority

classroom
August 6, 2026

Commentary: The Woes of the American Education System and Ways to Overcome Them

trump meeting
August 5, 2026

Commentary: Two Ways to Fix Inflation

EU meeting
August 4, 2026

Commentary: The EU and the Iron Law of Oligarchy

AI
August 1, 2026

Commentary: AI Will Save the U.S. Economy

Jeremy Faison, Monty Fritts
July 31, 2026

Commentary: Monty Fritts Has Consistently Voted with Democrats; Now He Proposes an Unconstitutional Ban on Freedom of Religion

College Activist
July 31, 2026

Commentary: The ‘Long March’ Is Advancing Apace

Weekend Spotlight

Midjourney Media Ultrasonic CT
June 18, 2026

Generative AI Imaging Company Midjourney Announces ‘Midjourney Medical’ Featuring New Full Body Scan Invention

Midjourney, the AI company best known for its generative image tools, announced Wednesday a major pivot into healthcare with the launch of Midjourney Medical, a new division developing a radiation-free, full-body imaging system it calls “Ultrasonic CT” or full-body ultrasound.
Proposed New Titans Stadium
May 19, 2026

Nashville to Host 2030 Super Bowl in New Titans Stadium

Chris Fenton
May 18, 2026

Hollywood Executive Chris Fenton Eyes Tennessee Expansion While Launching New Family Film ‘Bad Counselors’

Full body MRI scan
May 17, 2026

Preventive Healthcare Goes High-Tech with Specialized Whole-Body MRI Clinics

classroom discussion
May 15, 2026

Declining Literacy Rates Spark New Concerns About Civic Understanding Among Young Americans

Jack Daniels
April 28, 2026

French Company Vies with American Company to Acquire Iconic Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey

Dr. Omar Hamada
March 7, 2026

Dr. Omar Hamada Identifies the Five Medical Tests You Must Take for Early Detection of Deadly Illnesses


Entertainment and Lifestyle

Caitlin Clark
August 5, 2026

‘Absolutely Brilliant’: EJ Haust Praises Clay Travis’ WNBA $10 Million ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Proposal

EJ Haust, official guest host of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, praised OutKick founder Clay Travis' $10 million challenge to the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces, calling the proposal "absolutely brilliant" during Tuesday's broadcast while arguing it would test claims about the competitiveness of women's professional basketball. On Monday,...
Reese Wynans
August 1, 2026

Reese Wynans Brings Legendary Friends and Decades of Musical History to 3rd & Lindsley

Braden Hull
July 25, 2026

Music Spotlight: Braden Hull

Chris Fenton
July 15, 2026

‘Bad Counselors’ Producer Chris Fenton Highlights American-Made Film Ahead of July 23 Release

Thomas Rhett
July 13, 2026

Country Superstar Thomas Rhett Receives Star on Music City Walk of Fame

Spencer Hatcher
July 11, 2026

Music Spotlight: Spencer Hatcher

DEK of Hearts
July 4, 2026

Music Spotlight: DEK of Hearts

Devin Wright
July 1, 2026

Artist Spotlight: Devin Wright

Emily Hackett
June 27, 2026

Emily Hackett Releases New Album ‘Must Be Present to Win’


Latest News

Trump White House

Trump Administration Touts New Fraud Ledger in Ongoing War Against Fraud

The Trump administration has officially launched a public dashboard to track fraud investigations by the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud led by Vice President JD Vance. According to Just the News, the new dashboard, Fraud.gov, reports that the administration uncovered $229.9 billion in fraud since January 2025.

Commentary: The Era of Cover-Ups

EJ Haust

EJ Haust Says DSA Platform Is ‘Not Compatible’ with U.S. Constitution, Questions Whether Members Can Truthfully Take Congressional Oath

Lisa Cook

Trump Moving Forward with Effort to Remove Lisa Cook After Supreme Court Ruling

vaccine shot

First mRNA Flu Vaccine Has Far Higher Injury Rate than Standard Jabs

Justin Pearson

Justin Pearson Blasts ‘Elon Musk and His Toxic Data Centers’ After Winning Democrat Primary for TN-9

Todd Blanche

Cassidy Backs Blanche for Attorney General, Likely Saving Nomination

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
Tennessee Leads
National Constitution Bee

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