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  • Marsha Blackburn Wins GOP Primary for Tennessee Governor
    Marsha Blackburn Wins GOP Primary for Tennessee Governor
TN Top Story: More than 40 Stations in Development for Music City Loop Project, Boring Company Says
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Top Commentary: The Woes of the American Education System and Ways to Overcome Them
TSNN Featured: Two Illegal Aliens Sue Tennessee over Law Making It a State Crime to Immigrate Illegally
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Tennessee

Marsha Backburn wins GOP Nom
August 6, 2026

Marsha Blackburn Wins GOP Primary for Tennessee Governor

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) was declared the winner of the Republican primary for Tennessee governor Thursday evening, less than an hour and a half after polls closed across the state.
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

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

Andy Ogles
August 6, 2026

Trump Reaffirms ‘Complete and Total’ Endorsement of Ogles as TN-05 Republicans Head to the Polls

Glenn Youngkin
August 6, 2026

Former Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin Launches National Non-Profit to Promote Trump’s Scholarship Tax Credit

August 6, 2026

More than 600,000 Voter Files Were Ripped Off Arizona Site in 2020 by Hacker, but DOJ Didn’t Prosecute

Tom Basile
August 6, 2026

Tom Basile: Republicans Should Test Whether DSA Candidates Can Legally Take Congressional Oath

Music City Loop
August 5, 2026

More than 40 Stations in Development for Music City Loop Project, Boring Company Says

Brent Taylor
August 5, 2026

Republican Candidates to Hold Watch Parties on Election Night

Marsha Blackburn
August 5, 2026

Campaign, Tax and Corporate Filings Link Group Behind Anti-Blackburn Ads to Jeff Roe-Connected PAC Network

illegal immigrants
August 5, 2026

Two Illegal Aliens Sue Tennessee over Law Making It a State Crime to Immigrate Illegally

National News

Expecting in Customs
August 6, 2026

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

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing the Departments of State and Homeland Security to halt “birth tourism,” the practice of foreign nationals entering the United States on temporary nonimmigrant visas primarily to give birth on U.S. soil and secure citizenship for their children.
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

President Trump visits Mack in Pennsylvania
August 6, 2026

Commentary: The Republicans’ National Economic Majority

Dr. Anthony Fauci
August 6, 2026

Senate Committee Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt

Glenn Youngkin
August 6, 2026

Former Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin Launches National Non-Profit to Promote Trump’s Scholarship Tax Credit

August 6, 2026

More than 600,000 Voter Files Were Ripped Off Arizona Site in 2020 by Hacker, but DOJ Didn’t Prosecute

Foreign National Truck Driver
August 6, 2026

Trump Administration Cracks Down on Illegal Immigration in Trucking Industry

classroom
August 6, 2026

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

Chris Wright
August 5, 2026

House Democrats Refer Energy Sec. Wright to DOJ for Prosecution for Allegedly Lying to Congress

August 5, 2026

FBI Secretly Probed Trump as a Russian Asset for Firing Comey: Declassified Memos

Cueta, Spain
August 5, 2026

Spanish Immigration Crisis Exposes Cracks in European Union, Opportunity for Right-Leaning Parties

Shri Thanedar
August 5, 2026

Democrat Who Tried to Impeach Trump Defeated by Anti-Establishment Challenger

Abdul El-Sayed
August 5, 2026

Trump Hails El-Sayed Win as ‘Great News’ for GOP

Commentary

President Trump visits Mack in Pennsylvania
August 6, 2026

Commentary: The Republicans’ National Economic Majority

In addition to winning the presidency in 2024, Republicans also won America’s economic majority. Becoming the economic majority happened quickly for Republicans, and the conditions driving it appear to be increasing. If continued, this trend will have great implications for America’s economic and political future.
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

The Pentagon
July 30, 2026

Commentary: Disloyal Careerists Are Still Haunting the Pentagon’s Halls

arrest
July 30, 2026

Commentary: America’s Murder Problem Is Smaller than It Looks

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

Marsha Backburn wins GOP Nom

Marsha Blackburn Wins GOP Primary for Tennessee Governor

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) was declared the winner of the Republican primary for Tennessee governor Thursday evening, less than an hour and a half after polls closed across the state.
Rep Andy Ogles with RFK Jr. in Nashville

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

Expecting in Customs

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

Michael Patrick Leahy and Tom Pappert

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

Metro Council meeting

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

Marsha Blackburn

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

Andy Ogles

Trump Reaffirms ‘Complete and Total’ Endorsement of Ogles as TN-05 Republicans Head to the Polls

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
Tennessee Leads
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