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  • Gary Humble Announces End to Primary Challenge Against Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson
    Gary Humble Announces End to Primary Challenge Against Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson
TN Top Story: Tennessee Parents Sue over State’s School Choice Program
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Top Commentary: Trump Secures Southern Border as Illegal Encounters Hit 50-Year-Low
TSNN Featured: Gary Humble Announces End to Primary Challenge Against Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson
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School Work
November 21, 2025

Tennessee Parents Sue over State’s School Choice Program

A group of Tennessee parents sued the state over its universal private school voucher program. This year, Tennessee implemented a voucher program that gives students $7,295 to attend a private school of their choice, following the passage of the Tennessee Education Freedom Act in January.
Lauren Pinkston
November 21, 2025

Former Lipscomb Professor Behind Independent Bid for Tennessee Governor Once Raised Money for Political Party Launched by Andrew Yang

Jon Thorp
November 21, 2025

Independent Candidate in TN-7 Condemns Democrat Super PAC for ‘Political Ugliness’ After ‘Misleading’ Mailers

Gary Humble
November 21, 2025

Gary Humble Announces End to Primary Challenge Against Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson

State Rep. Aftyn Behn
November 20, 2025

TN-7 Democrat Aftyn Behn Responds to Backlash Over Her Comments About Hating Nashville

Solar Panels
November 20, 2025

Senators Marsha Blackburn and Cynthia Lummis File Legislation to Shield American Farmland from Taxpayer-Funded Solar Projects

KAG
November 20, 2025

DOJ Blasts ‘Profound Gamesmanship’ in Latest Attempt by Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Stop Deportation to Liberia

November 20, 2025

U.S. Economy Adds 119,000 Jobs in September, Far Exceeding Forecasts

Tennessee State Senator Mark Pody
November 20, 2025

State Senator Mark Pody Pushes Bill to Add Classic Learning Test as College Admissions Option in Tennessee

Riley Gains speaks to Turning POint USA chapter at UT-Chattanooga
November 20, 2025

First Turning Point USA Event Held at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Headlined by Riley Gaines

Tim Burchett
November 20, 2025

Congressman Tim Burchett Warns Republicans ‘One Flu Season Away’ from Losing House Majority in Push for TN-7 Voters to Elect Matt Van Epps

Michael Patrick Leahy
November 20, 2025

The Tennessee Star Wins 2025 Dao Prize for Best Local Journalism

Justin Brown
November 19, 2025

Vice President JD Vance to Speak with Critically Injured Maryville Officer Working Motorcade

National News

Tyler Robinson
November 22, 2025

Some Evidence Appears to Be Missing in Charlie Kirk Murder Case: Report

A public records request with the Washington County Sheriff's Office found that video footage of alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson turning himself in no longer exists, a Utah news outlet reported Wednesday.  Kirk, who is remembered for his staunch Christian faith and for founding the conservative grassroots organization Turning Point...
Border wall
November 22, 2025

Commentary: Trump Secures Southern Border as Illegal Encounters Hit 50-Year-Low

November 21, 2025

Marjorie Taylor Greene Quitting Congress After Feud with Trump

Trump and Ukraine
November 21, 2025

Trump Gives Thanksgiving Deadline for Ukraine to Accept Peace Deal

November 21, 2025

Security Footage Reveals Suspected J6 Pipe Bomber Visited a Third Building Before Capitol Riot

November 21, 2025

Major Democrat Donor Has Sizeable Stake in Pot Company Raided by ICE

Eric Swalwell
November 21, 2025

Eric Swalwell Announces California Governor Run on Jimmy Kimmel, One Week After Mortgage Fraud Referral

Tim Ryan
November 21, 2025

Democrat Tim Ryan Declines Ohio Gubernatorial Run

Citizenship Ceremony
November 21, 2025

Trump Admin Cancels New York Judicial Citizenship Ceremonies over Unmet Legal Requirements

Jenn Pellegrino
November 21, 2025

New Conservative Think Tanks Aim to Elevate Rural Issues Ahead of 2026 Battles

President Donald Trump
November 21, 2025

Newly Declassified Documents Detail How Key Trump Appointees Aided Russiagate Plot Against Him

Michelle Obama
November 21, 2025

Commentary: The Embarrassments of Ideology

Gender Ideology
November 20, 2025

Youth Gender Medicine Report Commissioned by HHS Still Finds Harm After Peer Review, Names Authors

Commentary

Border wall
November 22, 2025

Commentary: Trump Secures Southern Border as Illegal Encounters Hit 50-Year-Low

President Donald Trump’s overall approval rating took a hit this month, but one area where the President’s efforts have paid off already is his massive turnaround of the illegal immigration crisis. With illegal border encounters at their lowest number since the 1970’s according to the latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection data...
Jenn Pellegrino
November 21, 2025

New Conservative Think Tanks Aim to Elevate Rural Issues Ahead of 2026 Battles

Michelle Obama
November 21, 2025

Commentary: The Embarrassments of Ideology

November 20, 2025

Commentary: The Avalanche of Academic Papers Threatens Scientific Research

judge ruling
November 19, 2025

Commentary: The Imperial Judiciary Strikes Back

November 18, 2025

Commentary: Reality Caught Up to ‘Climate Change’

Paris Climate Agreement
November 15, 2025

Commentary: Climatism Is Crumbling 10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement

Trump and TVA
November 15, 2025

Commentary: U.S. Senate Must Approve President Trump’s New TVA Board Nominees

Doctor's Office
November 14, 2025

Commentary: Yes, Better Health Care at Half the Cost Is Possible


Entertainment and Lifestyle

Cody Hibbard
November 21, 2025

Music Spotlight: Cody Hibbard

Cody Hibbard is the fifth artist I have interviewed this season on The Road, and, in my humble opinion, he is the most country-sounding of them all. Fortunately, he took that as the compliment it was meant to be. Hibbard is Korean but was adopted by an American family from...
Red Bull Jukebox
November 20, 2025

Red Bull Jukebox Takes over Nashville’s Pinnacle

Nateland
November 19, 2025

Comedian Nate Bargatze Exploring Options to Open Nashville Theme Park

November 19, 2025

Music Spotlight: Atlus

November 19, 2025

Save the Music Foundation Honors Lee Ann Womack, Cameo Carlson, and Old Dominion

Walk of Fame
November 15, 2025

Liz Rose, Charley Pride, and Old Dominion Added to Music City’s Walk of Fame

The Josie Awards
November 11, 2025

The 2025 Josie Awards

Cooper Alan
November 8, 2025

Music Spotlight: Cooper Alan

Carl Meekins
November 5, 2025

Music Spotlight: Carl Wayne Meekins


Latest News

Tyler Robinson
November 22, 2025

Some Evidence Appears to Be Missing in Charlie Kirk Murder Case: Report

A public records request with the Washington County Sheriff's Office found that video footage of alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson turning himself in no longer exists, a Utah news outlet reported Wednesday.  Kirk, who is remembered for his staunch Christian...
Border wall
November 22, 2025

Commentary: Trump Secures Southern Border as Illegal Encounters Hit 50-Year-Low

President Donald Trump’s overall approval rating took a hit this month, but one area where the President’s efforts have paid off already is his massive turnaround of the illegal immigration crisis. With illegal border encounters at their lowest number since the 1970’s...
November 21, 2025

Marjorie Taylor Greene Quitting Congress After Feud with Trump

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, announced Friday night she is resigning from Congress in January after an intense feud with President Donald Trump.
School Work
November 21, 2025

Tennessee Parents Sue over State’s School Choice Program

A group of Tennessee parents sued the state over its universal private school voucher program. This year, Tennessee implemented a voucher program that gives students $7,295 to attend a private school of their choice, following the passage of the Tennessee...
Lauren Pinkston
November 21, 2025

Former Lipscomb Professor Behind Independent Bid for Tennessee Governor Once Raised Money for Political Party Launched by Andrew Yang

Though former Lipscomb University professor Lauren Pinkston on Friday launched her independent campaign to become Tennessee's next governor through an article in the Tennessee Lookout, the outlet did not note that Pinkston formerly recruited members and solicited donations for the...
Trump and Ukraine
November 21, 2025

Trump Gives Thanksgiving Deadline for Ukraine to Accept Peace Deal

President Trump on Friday said he was giving Ukraine until Thursday to accept a U.S. peace deal to end the war with Russia. Trump was asked on Fox News Radio's “Brian Kilmeade Show” on Friday, “So is next Thursday the...
November 21, 2025

Security Footage Reveals Suspected J6 Pipe Bomber Visited a Third Building Before Capitol Riot

Video footage located by congressional investigators shows the still-unidentified Jan. 6 pipe bomber’s first stop was the Congressional Black Caucus building, but no explosive device was discovered there, raising new questions about the suspect’s goals and motivations ahead of the...
November 21, 2025

Major Democrat Donor Has Sizeable Stake in Pot Company Raided by ICE

A high-powered investment manager with an ownership stake in marijuana facilities allegedly staffed by children and criminal illegal migrants has poured thousands into mostly Democratic campaigns — and even Republican Nikki Haley’s failed presidential bid. Although the staffing of pot...
Eric Swalwell
November 21, 2025

Eric Swalwell Announces California Governor Run on Jimmy Kimmel, One Week After Mortgage Fraud Referral

California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell launched his governor bid Thursday night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, portraying himself as the Golden State’s “protector” against President Donald Trump. Swalwell’s leap into the crowded race for California’s governor’s mansion comes shortly after Federal Housing Finance...
Tim Ryan
November 21, 2025

Democrat Tim Ryan Declines Ohio Gubernatorial Run

Former Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan, Ohio, declined to enter the Democratic primary for the 2026 gubernatorial race in Ohio, setting up a likely match between Democratic candidate Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy. Ryan previously sought one of the state's...
Jon Thorp
November 21, 2025

Independent Candidate in TN-7 Condemns Democrat Super PAC for ‘Political Ugliness’ After ‘Misleading’ Mailers

Jon Thorp, one of four independent candidates running for the open seat in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, told The Tennessee Star on Friday that he condemns the mailers sent by the Your Community PAC, a Democratic super political action committee (PAC) that...
Gary Humble
November 21, 2025

Gary Humble Announces End to Primary Challenge Against Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson

Tennessee Stands executive director Gary Humble on Friday announced the end of his 2026 primary challenge to State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin). Humble, who announced his candidacy for State Senate District 27 in September, confirmed his exit from...
Citizenship Ceremony
November 21, 2025

Trump Admin Cancels New York Judicial Citizenship Ceremonies over Unmet Legal Requirements

The Trump administration has canceled several New York judicial citizenship ceremonies over unmet legal requirements and will no longer let county courts or state supreme court justices preside over them.
Jenn Pellegrino
November 21, 2025

New Conservative Think Tanks Aim to Elevate Rural Issues Ahead of 2026 Battles

nother conservative satellite has joined the Trump constellation. Jenn Pellegrino, formerly chief spokesperson for the America First Policy Institute, has launched twin think tanks in time for a brewing fight on Capitol Hill over health care and ahead of the...
President Donald Trump
November 21, 2025

Newly Declassified Documents Detail How Key Trump Appointees Aided Russiagate Plot Against Him

by Paul Sperry   When Obama administration officials manufactured U.S. intelligence tying Donald Trump to Moscow following his stunning 2016 victory, they had no idea Trump’s own political appointees would help them undermine Trump’s presidency – and his chances of reelection in...
Michelle Obama
November 21, 2025

Commentary: The Embarrassments of Ideology

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is a euphemism for a rigid racialist theology. It deductively postulates that a large percentage of the population is oppressed by racism and sexism, mostly by white males. DEI makes no allowance for the class...
State Rep. Aftyn Behn
November 20, 2025

TN-7 Democrat Aftyn Behn Responds to Backlash Over Her Comments About Hating Nashville

State Representative Aftyn Behn (D-Nashville), the Democratic nominee for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, is once again under fire for resurfaced comments she has made about the district she is seeking to represent in Congress.
Solar Panels
November 20, 2025

Senators Marsha Blackburn and Cynthia Lummis File Legislation to Shield American Farmland from Taxpayer-Funded Solar Projects

Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn introduced legislation Thursday that would protect American farmland from government-subsidized solar panel development.
KAG
November 20, 2025

DOJ Blasts ‘Profound Gamesmanship’ in Latest Attempt by Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Stop Deportation to Liberia

The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday condemned the latest arguments put forward by the attorneys representing Kilmar Abrego Garcia in his immigration lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as "profound gamesmanship," and for the first time called...
Gender Ideology
November 20, 2025

Youth Gender Medicine Report Commissioned by HHS Still Finds Harm After Peer Review, Names Authors

Social scientist Lisa Littman put a target on her back seven years ago by documenting "rapid-onset gender dysphoria" in youth, prompting her to leave Brown University after the Ivy League school tried to discredit her research by implying her study was retracted...

 

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