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August 21, 2019

Steve Cohen of Memphis Says Donald Trump is the One Who Needs a Psychiatrist

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, who represents Tennessee’s Ninth Congressional District, said on television this week that U.S. Republican President Donald Trump is a “paranoid, delusional individual.”

August 20, 2019

Hamblen County Trustee Indicted on Multiple Counts, Including Theft

Authorities have indicted Hamblen County Trustee John Baskette this month on charges of misconduct in office, according to a new audit from Tennessee Comptrollers.

August 20, 2019

Commentary: Spare the Angst Over the ‘Public Charge’ Rule

The Trump Administration is continuing to take steps to enforce existing immigration laws. And the response from the Left and the mainstream media (at this point, one and the same) has been what you’d expect.

August 20, 2019

‘The Economy is Back, Jobs are Back, and America is Back,’ Vice President Pence Tells Detroit Economic Club

President Donald Trump has revived America’s economy, and warned against electing a Democrat in 2020, Vice President Mike Pence said Monday during an appearance in Detroit.

August 20, 2019

Running for U.S. Senate, Manny Sethi Visits Clay County

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Manny Sethi spoke at the Clay County Reagan Day Dinner Sunday. “You made me who I am,” Sethi told audience members.

August 20, 2019

Twitter Reveals a Large State-Backed Chinese Misinformation Campaign Targeting Hong Kong

Twitter disclosed more than 900 accounts originating from within China that deliberately attempted to promote disinformation in Hong Kong as activists engage in pro-democracy demonstrations in the region.

August 20, 2019

Trump Says Apple’s Tim Cook Makes a ‘Compelling’ Case Against Tariffs on Tech Products

President Donald Trump said Sunday that Apple CEO Tim Cook told him paying economic tariffs would make it difficult for his company to compete with the likes of Samsung.

August 20, 2019

Lawyer Activist Group Files Federal Court Injunction to Block Tennessee’s New Law Seeking to Stop Illegal, Incompetent Voter Registration Drives

A lawyer activist organization in Washington, D.C., is trying to block Tennessee’s efforts to secure its elections from fraud and incompetence by filing an injunction in federal court, but one political observer isn’t buying it, saying the law combats illegal...

August 20, 2019

Lindsey Graham: FISA Abuse Report Will Be ‘Ugly And Damning’ For DOJ, FBI

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said he expects the inspector general’s report into FBI surveillance of the Trump campaign will be “ugly and damning” for the agency and the Department of Justice.

August 20, 2019

Gingrich Calls the New York Times’ ‘1619 Project’ to Inform Americans of the Country’s ‘True’ Founding, ‘Embarrassing’

Some conservatives and journalists condemned The New York Times following its “1619 Project” that “aims to reframe the country’s history.”

August 20, 2019

Commentary: What Starts at the County Level Ends Up in D.C.

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the Tea Party movement was born when NBC annalist Rick Santelli screamed that President Barack Obama’s mortgage relief plan would “subsidize losers” and Americans should revolt! This five-minute rant became the “Tea...

August 20, 2019

Amid US-China Trade War, Dozens of Colleges Still Promote Chinese Propaganda Through ‘Confucius Institutes’

FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before Congress earlier this year that Confucius institutes on American university campuses are a threat to national security. In the wake of that testimony, more than 15 of them have closed their doors.

August 20, 2019

The New York City Police Department Received 2,916 ICE Detainer Requests and Ignored All of Them

Newly-released information shows that the New York Police Department has denied thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer requests over a one-year timespan.

August 20, 2019

Vanderbilt University Professor: ‘White Privilege’ A Reason Why People Oppose Gun Control

People in the United States refuse to pass more gun control laws because of white supremacy and “white privilege,” according to a Vanderbilt University professor out of Nashville.

August 19, 2019

Montgomery County Commissioner Says Livestreaming Banned for Security Reasons

A Montgomery County commissioner who supports a ban on anyone livestreaming their meetings said he and his colleagues acted based on Sheriff John Fuson’s recommendations.

August 19, 2019

Commentary: Trump and His ‘New Tone’ of Action and Accomplishment

One of the great difficulties in perfecting technologies like radar and sonar revolves around the problem of distinguishing accurately between noise and the real McCoy. Is that an enemy bomber or missile out there, or is it just a flock...

August 19, 2019

Northern Kentucky’s Champions of Liberty Rally Features Leading Local and National Conservatives

ERLANGER, Kentucky – The third annual Champions of Liberty event in northern Kentucky on August 9 featured six locally and nationally recognized leaders of the freedom and liberty movement.

August 19, 2019

Voter Suppression Worse Now Than in the 1960s, Stacey Abrams Says

Failed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams suggested that voter suppression is more “insidious” today than it was in the 1960s, and she reiterated her claim that she “won” her 2018 election.

August 19, 2019

Sanders, Warren Among 2020 Candidates to Address Native Americans

For the first time in more than a decade, Native Americans have the opportunity to question presidential candidates on issues of importance to Indian Country.

August 19, 2019

Democratic Congresswoman Haaland Defends Antifa as ‘Peaceful Protesters’

Democratic New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland described Antifa as “peaceful protesters” Saturday, the same day members of the violent group clashed with the right-wing Proud Boys in Portland.

August 19, 2019

US Says It Has Warrant to Seize Iranian Oil Tanker

The U.S. government said Friday that it had a warrant to seize an Iranian supertanker caught in a diplomatic standoff off the coast of the British overseas territory Gibraltar.

August 19, 2019

Hong Kong Demonstration Draws Crowd Of More Than 1.7 Million Against Government Orders

Hong Kong protest organizer Civil Human Rights Front estimates more than 1.7 million people gathered in the rain Sunday for the region’s 11th consecutive week of demonstrations.

August 19, 2019

Commentary: Greenland Deserves the Attention Trump Is Giving It

The recent media reports that President Donald Trump is interested in purchasing Greenland for the United States has brought the unlikely country into the world’s headlines.

August 19, 2019

A Deep Dive into the ‘Density Delusion’

For decades, American workers have watched as their ability to enjoy middle-class lifestyles erodes away. Conventional explanations abound. American industry in the immediate aftermath of World War II was uniquely unscathed, and with a near-monopoly on global manufacturing, it was...

August 19, 2019

21st Century Warfare Will Be Conducted Online, Sen. Marsha Blackburn Says

Cyberwarfare is America’s battlefield of the 21st century, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said during a luncheon Friday in Erwin, the Johnson City Press said.

August 19, 2019

REVIEW: New Book Exposes Who and How Brett Kavanaugh Was Defamed

The Left’s crusade to destroy Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh isn’t over yet. Last week, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) sent a letter to the National Archives to demand the release of any records related to Kavanaugh’s tenure in the...

August 19, 2019

Blue Raiders Back to Football School

Yes, it is that time of year again when school sessions have begun. For the Middle Tennessee State football team the math and English classes have not started yet, but they are currently more than a week into the teachings...

August 19, 2019

Maplewood High Firestone Program Gives Kids Focus, Saves Them from Dropping Out

Maplewood High is the only school in the nation with its own Firestone Service Center. There, you will find high school students trained not only in mechanics, but trained in the ways of life and working their way out of...

August 18, 2019

Electrolux, Which Took Massive Corporate Welfare, Will Stay in Memphis An Extra Year

Electrolux will reportedly stay in Memphis one year longer than planned.

August 18, 2019

Commentary: BDS Is an Anti-Semitic Movement and Tlaib and Omar Are Its Face

By barring Representatives Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from entering the country, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did what he needed to do when confronted with his nation’s enemies. Israel quite rightly refuses entry to people who advocate...

August 18, 2019

Epstein’s Death Was Suicide, Medical Examiner Says

NEW YORK - An autopsy has determined that financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was found dead in jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, died of suicide by hanging, New York's Office of Chief Medical Examiner said Friday.

August 18, 2019

Uber Driver Convicted of Raping Woman While She Was Unconscious Faces Deportation

A 27-year-old Uber driver was convicted Thursday of raping an intoxicated woman, and will likely be deported back to his home country of Egypt.

August 18, 2019

Beto O’Rourke Calls for Mandatory Buybacks of ‘Assault Weapons,’ Nationwide Gun Licensing Program

Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke on Friday called for mandatory buybacks of so-called assault weapons, and a nationwide gun licensing program.

August 18, 2019

Commentary: The Difference Between Public Libraries and Public Schools

Plans for the Boston Public Library, the nation’s second-oldest public library, were approved in 1852, the same year Massachusetts passed the country’s first compulsory schooling law. Both public libraries and public schools are funded through taxation and both are “free”...

August 18, 2019

AARP Endorses Scott’s Proposed Bill to Cut Prescription Drug Costs

A bill co-sponsored by Florida Sen. Rick Scott that would penalize pharmaceutical companies that have received federal research grants for charging “unreasonable prices” for prescription drugs has secured a key endorsement.

August 18, 2019

FEC Chief Supported Russia-NRA Campaign Finance Probe Based Solely on ‘Vague’ News Article

The chairwoman of the Federal Election Commission said Friday she supported investigating possible Russian funding for the National Rifle Association based solely on an anonymously-sourced McClatchy article.

August 18, 2019

President Trump Calls Tlaib’s Flip-Flop on Israel Trip a ‘Complete Setup,’ Her Grandma Says ‘May God Ruin Him’

President Donald Trump has called Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-MI-13) request to visit Israel for family reasons a “complete setup” after the congresswoman almost immediately canceled the trip upon receiving permission to enter the country.

August 18, 2019

David Briley Picks up More Endorsements for Nashville Mayor

Nashville Mayor David Briley has reportedly picked up eight more endorsements as he seeks re-election as mayor.

August 17, 2019

Glen Casada and Bill Ketron Are Under Investigation for Campaign Finance Violations

Former Tennessee Speaker of the House Glen Casada and current Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron are both being investigated for allegedly misspending campaign money, according to NewsChannel 5. The Tennessee Registry of Election Finance unanimously voted Wednesday to look...

August 17, 2019

Commentary: Immigration Has Made 14 Million Millennials Homeless

Imagine a homeless man. Does he have a long, frazzled beard and unkempt hair? What do his clothes look like? Probably ratty and full of holes—moth nests in the pockets. Maybe he has a shopping cart full of cans and...

August 17, 2019

Tennessee Officials Charge Even More People with TennCare Fraud

The number of people state officials have charged with TennCare fraud continues to grow, meaning state taxpayers still subsidize alleged waste, fraud, and abuse out of the program. This, according to two press releases the Tennessee Office of Inspector...

August 17, 2019

Sumner County Schools Assistant Director/County Commission Chairman Pushes for a Pay Raise Funded by Property Tax Increase

As Sumner County considers a major property tax increase for the second time in five years, a central figure is pushing for the pay raises that it will pay for.

August 17, 2019

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