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  • MNPD Confirms Authenticity of Covenant Killer Journal Obtained by The Tennessee Star
    MNPD Confirms Authenticity of Covenant Killer Journal Obtained by The Tennessee Star
TN Top Story: Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti Urges Congress to Pass Child Safety Act
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Top Commentary: The West Is Sick of the New Woke Jihadism
TSNN Featured: Democratic Lawmaker Leads Kari Lake by Three Points in Arizona Senate Race Poll
Cold Weather Report
American Refugees
Jon Lundgren

Tennessee

Audrey Hale
June 14, 2024

Covenant School Killer Audrey Hale Declared Herself ‘Boy That Has No Penis’ in One of 17 Writings About Transgenderism in Recovered Journal

Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale wrote at least 17 times about her gender, struggle with her gender identity, or transgenderism either directly or indirectly in the journal police recovered from her vehicle. The Tennessee Star confirmed last week it obtained about 80 pages of Hale's writings from the journal,...
June 14, 2024

Former Assistant Attorney General Jeff Clark Raises Three Concerns with Judge’s Order in Lawsuit to Release Covenant Killer Writings

Audrey Hale Lonely
June 14, 2024

Covenant Killer Audrey Hale Wrote She was ‘Trapped’ in ‘Adult Life’ Where ‘No One Seems to Notice’ Her in Recovered Journal

Jeremy Faison and Jason Zachary
June 14, 2024

Tennessee Lawmakers Defend Tennessee Star Editor-in-Chief in Legal Case over Covenant Documents

Dylan Mulvaney
June 14, 2024

Transgender Covenant School Killer Audrey Hale Wrote About Drinking Bud Light After Company Paid for Dylan Mulvaney Ads

Kid on Computer
June 14, 2024

Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti Urges Congress to Pass Child Safety Act

Andy Ogles
June 14, 2024

Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles Signs Letter Pushing Back on New Energy Mandates on Home Construction

Ronald Millsaps
June 14, 2024

Two Blount County Deputies Shot, TBI Investigating

Safe Storage of Firearm :30 Second Commercial
June 14, 2024

Daughter Points Gun at Father in Tennessee Department of Safety Gun Lock Campaign Video

June 13, 2024

Entries in Journal of Audrey Hale Suggest Date of Covenant Attack was Significant to Killer

Cold Weather Report
American Refugees
Jon Lundgren

News from the States

Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego
June 14, 2024

Democratic Lawmaker Leads Kari Lake by Three Points in Arizona Senate Race Poll

Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego is leading his opponent, Republican Kari Lake, by three points in the race to represent Arizona in the U.S. Senate as of Thursday, according to a new poll. The poll, which was published by AARP, found 48% of respondents favored Gallego versus 45% that preferred Lake....
Stop Abortion Rally
June 14, 2024

Soros and Democratic Dark Money Bankrolling ‘Grassroots’ Campaign Pushing Abortion in Florida

Rachel Mitchell and Katie Hobbs
June 14, 2024

Arizona Attorney Won’t Back Away from Hobbs Group Home Investigation

Dave Yost Ohio Supreme Court
June 14, 2024

Ohio AG, Policy Group Differ on Taking Injunctions to Supreme Court

Jocelyn Benson
June 14, 2024

RNC Declares ‘Victory’ in Judge Ruling on Michigan Secretary of State’s Signature Verification Rule

Voting Station
June 13, 2024

Unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Racine Mobile Voting Van and Keep Polling Places

Homeless
June 13, 2024

Federal Grant Expected to Address Ohio Youth Homelessness

Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel
June 13, 2024

New Wisconsin Liberal Supreme Court Candidate Making Up Abortion Claims

Donald Trump and Joe Biden
June 13, 2024

Trump Leads Biden by Two Percent in Pennsylvania: Poll

Students enrolled in the Total Learning Experience program
June 13, 2024

Unorthodox Pennsylvania Program Challenges Traditional School Curriculum

Glen Canyon Dam
June 13, 2024

$12.5 Million in Water Investments Announced in Arizona

Laura Hobbs
June 12, 2024

Judge Hears Arguments in Trial over Election Illegalities, Malconduct Alleged by Candidate in Shasta County Supervisor Race

Bryan Blehm
June 12, 2024

State Bar of Arizona’s Disciplinary Panel Suspends Law License of Kari Lake’s Attorney Bryan Blehm for Challenging Election Illegalities

Transgender Protest
June 12, 2024

Federal Judge Strikes Down Florida Gender-Affirming Care Ban as ‘Unconstitutional’

Frank LaRose
June 12, 2024

More than 150K Inactive Ohio Voters Could Lose Voting Status

Farmer
June 12, 2024

Minnesota Farmer Claims Victory over State’s Race-Based Grant Program

Dr. Anne Clark
June 12, 2024

Pennsylvania Charter Schools Hit Hard in Proposed Funding Formula

National News

Supreme Court
June 14, 2024

Supreme Court Strikes Down Bump Stock Ban for Firearms in Major Win for Second Amendment Advocates

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a federal rule put in place during former President Donald Trump's administration that prohibited bump stocks for guns, handing a major victory to Second Amendment advocates. In a 6-3, ruling, the court ruled the devices added to semiautomatic weapons to make them fire...
API Senior Vice President Ryan Meyers
June 14, 2024

Energy, Business Groups Sue Biden Admin over ‘EV Mandate’ Rule

Joe Biden
June 14, 2024

Group of GOP Senators Double Down on Pledge Against White House Judicial Nominations

June 14, 2024

CBO: U.S. Budget Deficit at $1.7 Trillion over Past Year

June 14, 2024

More than 170K People Traveled Out of State for Abortions in 2023: Report

UPenn Students participating in a pro-Palestinian protest
June 14, 2024

Commentary: The West Is Sick of the New Woke Jihadism

President Biden and Rep. Bryan Steil (composite image)
June 14, 2024

House Chairman Bryan Steil Subpoenas Fifteen Biden Administration Officials over ‘Bidenbucks’ Documents

Gun Show
June 14, 2024

Trump-Appointed Judge Halts Biden ATF Rule Changing Definition of ‘Firearms Dealer’

Mar-A-Lago
June 14, 2024

Commentary: Searching for the Truth About the Raid at Mar-a-Lago

Hunter Biden
June 14, 2024

Hunter Biden’s Court-Verified Laptop Files Will Be at the Center of His Upcoming Tax Trial

June 14, 2024

Commentary: Americans Must Criticize Our Corrupt Courts

June 14, 2024

Commentary: That Star-Spangled Banner Yet Waves

June 14, 2024

Music Spotlight: Jordan St. Cyr

Mifepristone boxes
June 13, 2024

Supreme Court Tosses Doctors’ Challenge to Abortion Pill

June 13, 2024

House Democrats Create Task Force to Attack Conservative Plan to Defang Deep State

Electric Vehicle plugged into charging station
June 13, 2024

Criminals Throw Wrench into Biden’s Electric Vehicle Agenda

Female Pastor
June 13, 2024

Southern Baptist Convention Votes Against Ban on Female Pastors

Commentary

UPenn Students participating in a pro-Palestinian protest
June 14, 2024

Commentary: The West Is Sick of the New Woke Jihadism

What are the mobs in Washington defiling iconic federal statues with impunity and pelting policemen really protesting? What are the students at Stanford University vandalizing the president’s office really demonstrating against?
Mar-A-Lago
June 14, 2024

Commentary: Searching for the Truth About the Raid at Mar-a-Lago

June 14, 2024

Commentary: Americans Must Criticize Our Corrupt Courts

June 14, 2024

Commentary: That Star-Spangled Banner Yet Waves

Illegal Migrants
June 13, 2024

Commentary: The Dangerous Consequences of an Open Border

June 13, 2024

Commentary: Hunter in Jaws of Same Justice System President Biden Defended

Nancy Pelosi
June 12, 2024

Commentary: J6 Vampiress Swoops Down to Salvage Decomposing Carcass of Insurrection Narrative

Joe Biden
June 12, 2024

Commentary: Biden’s Problems Are the Real Threats

LGBTQ
June 12, 2024

Commentary: The Left Brands Conservatives ‘Haters’ for Daring to Question Woke Cultural Supremacy


Entertainment and Lifestyle

June 14, 2024

Music Spotlight: Jordan St. Cyr

Jordan St. Cyr is from a small town of around 1,200 people located outside Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. As a child, he remembers his dad showing him a few chords on a guitar, and then he took it from there. He attended a youth group at his church, and they asked...
TN Reps Congressional Baseball Game
June 12, 2024

Three Tennessee U.S. Representatives to Play in Congressional Baseball Game on Wednesday

Peter Frampton Award
June 12, 2024

Legendary Musician Peter Frampton Honored with Les Paul Spirit Award

Fanatics Sportsbook
June 9, 2024

Fanatics Fined $50K and Zen Sports Fined $60K for Tennessee Sports Wagering Violations

June 6, 2024

Music Spotlight: High Mountain Breezes

Zach John King
June 2, 2024

Music Spotlight: Zach John King

MaRynn Taylor
May 31, 2024

Music Spotlight: MaRynn Taylor

Allie Colleen
May 28, 2024

Music Spotlight: Allie Colleen

Bill Walton
May 27, 2024

NBA Player and Broadcaster Bill Walton Dies at Age 71


Latest News

Audrey Hale
June 14, 2024

Covenant School Killer Audrey Hale Declared Herself ‘Boy That Has No Penis’ in One of 17 Writings About Transgenderism in Recovered Journal

Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale wrote at least 17 times about her gender, struggle with her gender identity, or transgenderism either directly or indirectly in the journal police recovered from her vehicle. The Tennessee Star confirmed last week it...
Supreme Court
June 14, 2024

Supreme Court Strikes Down Bump Stock Ban for Firearms in Major Win for Second Amendment Advocates

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a federal rule put in place during former President Donald Trump's administration that prohibited bump stocks for guns, handing a major victory to Second Amendment advocates. In a 6-3, ruling, the court ruled...
June 14, 2024

Former Assistant Attorney General Jeff Clark Raises Three Concerns with Judge’s Order in Lawsuit to Release Covenant Killer Writings

Former acting Assistant Attorney General Jeff Clark raised three concerns on Thursday in response to news that Michael Patrick Leahy, the editor-in-chief of The Tennessee Star and CEO of its publisher Star News Digital Media, Inc. (SNDM), was compelled to...
Audrey Hale Lonely
June 14, 2024

Covenant Killer Audrey Hale Wrote She was ‘Trapped’ in ‘Adult Life’ Where ‘No One Seems to Notice’ Her in Recovered Journal

Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale wrote in the journal police recovered from her vehicle about her social isolation and inability to live independently. The Tennessee Star confirmed last week it obtained about 80 pages of Hale's writings from a...
Jeremy Faison and Jason Zachary
June 14, 2024

Tennessee Lawmakers Defend Tennessee Star Editor-in-Chief in Legal Case over Covenant Documents

Members of the Tennessee General Assembly took to X Friday to defend Tennessee Star Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy, who was ordered to appear before Tennessee Chancery Court Judge l'Ashea Myles for a show cause hearing on Monday. Myles issued the order after The...
Dylan Mulvaney
June 14, 2024

Transgender Covenant School Killer Audrey Hale Wrote About Drinking Bud Light After Company Paid for Dylan Mulvaney Ads

Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale, a biological female who identified as a transgender male, wrote in her journal about consuming Bud Light just over one month after the Anheuser-Busch InBev brewing company paid Dylan Mulvaney, a biological male who...
Kid on Computer
June 14, 2024

Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti Urges Congress to Pass Child Safety Act

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is among the bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024.
Andy Ogles
June 14, 2024

Tennessee U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles Signs Letter Pushing Back on New Energy Mandates on Home Construction

U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) signed a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), opposing the agencies’ recently adopted mandates for new home construction. On May 28, the HUD...
Ronald Millsaps
June 14, 2024

Two Blount County Deputies Shot, TBI Investigating

According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), two Blount County sheriff's deputies were shot in the line of duty Tuesday afternoon.  TBI said the deputies were called to a domestic disturbance.
API Senior Vice President Ryan Meyers
June 14, 2024

Energy, Business Groups Sue Biden Admin over ‘EV Mandate’ Rule

Three coalitions of business interests are suing the Biden administration over its recently-finalized emissions standards for light- and medium-duty vehicles. The coalitions — which include the American Petroleum Institute (API), the American Farm Bureau, the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers...
Safe Storage of Firearm :30 Second Commercial
June 14, 2024

Daughter Points Gun at Father in Tennessee Department of Safety Gun Lock Campaign Video

In a promotional video for a gun cable lock giveaway by the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security (TDSHS), a girl is depicted pointing a rifle at her father.  The 30 second spot shows a father teaching his son...
Joe Biden
June 14, 2024

Group of GOP Senators Double Down on Pledge Against White House Judicial Nominations

A group of six U.S. senators signed a pledge doubling down on an earlier commitment to not allow the “fast-tracking” of any Biden Article III court judicial nominees or U.S. attorney nominations.
June 14, 2024

CBO: U.S. Budget Deficit at $1.7 Trillion over Past Year

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office this week revealed the magnitude of the federal deficit, growing to $1.7 trillion in one year, as the national public debt reached $34.7 trillion for the first time in U.S. history. On Monday alone, the national public...
June 14, 2024

More than 170K People Traveled Out of State for Abortions in 2023: Report

More than 171,000 people traveled across state lines for an abortion in 2023, according to the New York Times, with thousands traveling from southern states like Texas, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Kari Lake and Ruben Gallego
June 14, 2024

Democratic Lawmaker Leads Kari Lake by Three Points in Arizona Senate Race Poll

Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego is leading his opponent, Republican Kari Lake, by three points in the race to represent Arizona in the U.S. Senate as of Thursday, according to a new poll. The poll, which was published by AARP, found...
Stop Abortion Rally
June 14, 2024

Soros and Democratic Dark Money Bankrolling ‘Grassroots’ Campaign Pushing Abortion in Florida

The organization behind a ballot initiative that could reverse Florida’s six-week abortion ban goes to lengths to promote its “grassroots” credentials, all while taking in millions from liberal dark money groups and other deep-pocketed sources, campaign finance records show. Floridians...
UPenn Students participating in a pro-Palestinian protest
June 14, 2024

Commentary: The West Is Sick of the New Woke Jihadism

What are the mobs in Washington defiling iconic federal statues with impunity and pelting policemen really protesting? What are the students at Stanford University vandalizing the president’s office really demonstrating against?
Rachel Mitchell and Katie Hobbs
June 14, 2024

Arizona Attorney Won’t Back Away from Hobbs Group Home Investigation

Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell has no plans to stand down after Attorney General Kris Mayes requested that there only be one investigation into the Hobbs administration's “pay to play” scheme allegations. Sunshine Residential Homes gave nearly $400,000 to Hobbs...
Dave Yost Ohio Supreme Court
June 14, 2024

Ohio AG, Policy Group Differ on Taking Injunctions to Supreme Court

Ohio's attorney general and Columbus-based policy group are responding to the city of Columbus' attempt to lift a restraining order and implement a series of gun regulations passed in 2022. However, the Republican AG and The Buckeye Institute are on...
Jocelyn Benson
June 14, 2024

RNC Declares ‘Victory’ in Judge Ruling on Michigan Secretary of State’s Signature Verification Rule

A Michigan judge partially ruled against Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's lenient guidance on signature verification, following a lawsuit brought by the Republican National Committee. On Wednesday, Michigan Court of Claims Judge Christopher Yates ruled "that the 'initial presumption' of validity in...
President Biden and Rep. Bryan Steil (composite image)
June 14, 2024

House Chairman Bryan Steil Subpoenas Fifteen Biden Administration Officials over ‘Bidenbucks’ Documents

"Elections are partisan, but our election administration should never be partisan," Rep. Bryan Steil said. House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil on Thursday subpoenaed 15 Biden cabinet officials for documents related to “Bidenbucks,” President Biden’s executive order to turn as many federal agencies...
Gun Show
June 14, 2024

Trump-Appointed Judge Halts Biden ATF Rule Changing Definition of ‘Firearms Dealer’

A Texas judge granted an injunction Tuesday against a new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) rule that changes the definition of a “firearms dealer.” The ATF rule broadens the definition of “engaged in business” to extend beyond merely a...
Mar-A-Lago
June 14, 2024

Commentary: Searching for the Truth About the Raid at Mar-a-Lago

Top officials at the Department of Justice are downplaying recently disclosed documents showing FBI agents were authorized to use deadly force during their 2022 raid of Donald Trump’s Florida estate, Mar-a-Lago. Responding to Trump’s claim that “Joe Biden was locked...
Hunter Biden
June 14, 2024

Hunter Biden’s Court-Verified Laptop Files Will Be at the Center of His Upcoming Tax Trial

With the authenticity of Hunter Biden’s laptop having been verified again – this time in court – data extracted from it about the first son’s long-history of tax problems will likely be key to federal prosecutors in Biden's upcoming tax evasion...
June 14, 2024

Music Spotlight: Jordan St. Cyr

Jordan St. Cyr is from a small town of around 1,200 people located outside Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. As a child, he remembers his dad showing him a few chords on a guitar, and then he took it from there. He...
June 14, 2024

Commentary: Americans Must Criticize Our Corrupt Courts

In the wake of his conviction in a New York court, President Trump has complained that the process was rigged against him, that the whole proceeding was a corrupt effort to persecute him with a view to influencing the 2024...
June 14, 2024

Commentary: That Star-Spangled Banner Yet Waves

To fly the flag is to honor the mystic chords of memory.
June 13, 2024

Entries in Journal of Audrey Hale Suggest Date of Covenant Attack was Significant to Killer

A handful of entries in the journal recovered from the vehicle of Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale appear to suggest she might have assigned a numerological meaning to the date of her devastating attack which claimed the lives of...
Audrey Hale Bud Light
June 13, 2024

Covenant Killer Audrey Hale Drank Bud Light Prior to Social Media ‘Suicide Note’ Left for Friend, Journal Claims

Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale wrote about drinking Bud Light around the time she published a now-deleted "suicide note" on social media, according to a journal police recovered from her vehicle. The Tennessee Star confirmed last week it obtained...
Michael Patrick Leahy in Court
June 13, 2024

Tennessee Judge Denies Motion by Star News CEO in Covenant Killer Writings Case, Raises Possibility of Prosecution as Leahy Files Emergency Appeal

Michael Patrick Leahy, who is the editor-in-chief of The Tennessee Star and the CEO of  Star News Digital Media, Inc., on Thursday filed an emergency appeal with the Middle Tennessee Court of Appeals. Leahy seeks to obtain a stay to...
Mifepristone boxes
June 13, 2024

Supreme Court Tosses Doctors’ Challenge to Abortion Pill

The Supreme Court sided unanimously Thursday against several doctors and pro-life medical associations who brought a challenge to the abortion pill. In FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, the Supreme Court held that the doctors do not have standing to challenge the...
Housing construction
June 13, 2024

Amazon Announces Expansion to Affordable Housing Project in Nashville

Amazon announced Tuesday that it will invest another $2.2 billion in its Housing Equity Fund to create more than 21,000 new affordable housing units in Nashville and two other of its hometown communities.
MPL Courtroom
June 13, 2024

Star News CEO Michael Patrick Leahy Files Emergency Motion to Set Aside Show Cause Hearing Order in Covenant Killer Documents Case

An emergency motion filed on Wednesday requests Tennessee Chancery Court Judge I'Ashea L. Myles set aside her June 10 court order which established a show cause hearing on Monday after dozens of articles including writings from a journal recovered from...
June 13, 2024

House Democrats Create Task Force to Attack Conservative Plan to Defang Deep State

A group of House Democrats are launching a task force intended to stop a project by conservative leaders to restructure the federal bureaucracy under a future conservative president. The “Stop Project 2025 Task Force,” announced by Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif., targets The Heritage Foundation’s...
Electric Vehicle plugged into charging station
June 13, 2024

Criminals Throw Wrench into Biden’s Electric Vehicle Agenda

Criminals are increasingly stealing cables from electric vehicle (EV) charging stations around the country, according to The Associated Press. In a growing trend, thieves are targeting EV chargers to cut off their cables and take the valuable copper contained inside the wiring,...
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