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  • Ex-South African Air Force Member Pleads Guilty to Acting as Foreign Agent While Working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    Ex-South African Air Force Member Pleads Guilty to Acting as Foreign Agent While Working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
TN Top Story: McCabe: Israel-Hezbollah Fighting Threatens to Derail U.S.-Iran Agreement
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Top Commentary: Trump’s Iran Deal: Pragmatic Victory, Not Appeasement
TSNN Featured: Ex-South African Air Force Member Pleads Guilty to Acting as Foreign Agent While Working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Tennessee

man in handcuffs
June 19, 2026

Monroe County Sheriff Announces Eight-Year Sentence for Fentanyl Dealer Under Tennessee ‘Death by Distribution’ Law

Monroe County Sheriff Tommy Jones on Thursday announced that Criminal Court Judge Andrew Freilberg issued an eight-year prison sentence to Calvin Suttles, who pleaded guilty earlier this week to providing the fentanyl that caused Larmar Rose to die of a fatal overdose in 2023. According to the press release posted...
Oak Ridge Facility
June 19, 2026

Ex-South African Air Force Member Pleads Guilty to Acting as Foreign Agent While Working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Trump and Bibi
June 19, 2026

McCabe: Israel-Hezbollah Fighting Threatens to Derail U.S.-Iran Agreement

rental pricing
June 19, 2026

Tennessee Receives Money from Rent-Pricing Manipulation Lawsuit

Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez
June 19, 2026

‘Civilizational Threat’: Pappert Links Alleged White House UFC Plot to Immigration Failures

Tom Pappert, Freddie O'Connell
June 19, 2026

Pappert: Questions Remain Over Metro Nashville’s $1.5 Million Grants to Immigration Nonprofits

US Marshals Fugitive Task Force
June 18, 2026

Illegal Alien Wanted Since 2024 for East Tennessee Woman’s Throat-Slashing Captured in Indiana

Davis Hunt
June 18, 2026

Davis Hunt: Nashville Political Establishment Maintains Power Through Low-Turnout Elections

Tamara Sawyer
June 18, 2026

Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk Suspended for 60 Days Following Federal Indictment Alleging Theft, Fraud, Money Laundering

Sen. Marsha Blackburn
June 18, 2026

DOJ Says White House UFC Drone-and-Sniper Plotters Named Marsha Blackburn Among Potential Targets for Attack

Nashville July 4th Celebration
June 18, 2026

National TV Special to Showcase Nashville’s Biggest-Ever July 4 Celebration

Grocery Shopping
June 18, 2026

Newly-Passed Nashville Metro Budget Includes Half-Cent Local Grocery Tax Cut

Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez
June 18, 2026

Alleged Ringleader of Foiled White House UFC Terror Plot Is Mexican Illegal Alien Who Overstayed Visa and Received DACA

National News

People Voting
June 20, 2026

GOP Criticizes Los Angeles Proposal for Noncitizen Voters

The Los Angeles City Council is facing criticism from a Republican Party leader after deciding to move forward with a Nov. 3 ballot initiative to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. The council voted Thursday to put the measure on the general election ballot.
Trump and Iran
June 20, 2026

Commentary: Trump’s Iran Deal: Pragmatic Victory, Not Appeasement

June 19, 2026

The Fauci Files: Five Explosive Findings Declassified by Tulsi Gabbard

New York Times
June 19, 2026

Years After Pulitzer Prize, New York Times Gets Russia Collusion Story Wrong Once Again

Mike DeWine
June 19, 2026

Ohio Republicans on the Death Penalty: The General Assembly ‘Has Already Spoken’

chip making
June 19, 2026

U.S. Reveals Concern That China Now Has Top Chip Making Tools

nuns
June 19, 2026

DOJ Sues New York for Forcing Catholic Nursing Facilities to House Men with Women

Janeese Lewis George
June 19, 2026

Soft-on-Crime Socialist Set to Run Nation’s Capital Ravaged by Teen Takeovers

Zohran Mamdani
June 19, 2026

Mamdani Seeks to Remake NYC Congressional Delegation in His Socialist Image, Clashes with Old Guard

Trump and Israel
June 19, 2026

Israel, Hezbollah Agree to Ceasefire, as U.S. Tries to Close Broader Agreement with Iran to End War

Senate Democrats
June 19, 2026

Analysis: Democrats Losing Hundreds of Thousands of Voters Across Battleground Districts

Voter registration and early voting
June 19, 2026

Commentary: The Grand Alliance of Americans Centers on Common Sense

Songwriting With: Soldiers
June 19, 2026

Songwriting With: Soldiers Releases ‘Daddy’s Son’ for Father’s Day

Commentary

Trump and Iran
June 20, 2026

Commentary: Trump’s Iran Deal: Pragmatic Victory, Not Appeasement

On May 8, I argued in an American Greatness article that President Trump should end the Iran War immediately with a clear ultimatum to Tehran rather than prolonged negotiations. The objectives had already been achieved through decisive military action: Iran’s nuclear program set back by decades, its conventional military and missile capabilities...
Voter registration and early voting
June 19, 2026

Commentary: The Grand Alliance of Americans Centers on Common Sense

Katie Wilson
June 18, 2026

Commentary: Cities Have Little to Show for Big Spending

Merrick Garland
June 17, 2026

Commentary: Democrats Moan About Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund, But Forget to Mention Their Side Did The Weaponizing

License Plate Readers
June 16, 2026

Commentary: I Know What It Means to Be Unsafe, and Nashville Deserves Better

Oil Drilling
June 16, 2026

Commentary: U.S. Natural Gas in a Dominant Position for Decades to Come

climate protest
June 13, 2026

Commentary: America’s Energy Future Is Being Decided in Obscure Utility Commission Races

House for Sale
June 12, 2026

Commentary: Is Director Bill Pulte of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Jeopardizing the U.S. Housing Market?

Christine Blasey Ford
June 12, 2026

Commentary: The Left’s Cycle of Manufactured Hysteria, Institutional Damage, and Quiet Retreat from the Smoking Wreckage

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

Songwriting With: Soldiers
June 19, 2026

Songwriting With: Soldiers Releases ‘Daddy’s Son’ for Father’s Day

Written as a tribute to their fallen comrade for his son, "Daddy's Son" honors a father’s life through the voices of those who knew, served with, and loved him.
Carrie Brockwell
June 12, 2026

Music Spotlight: Carrie Brockwell

Texas Tech Brendan Sorsby
June 10, 2026

Leahy, Brewer Raise Concerns About Sports Betting’s Growing Influence on College Athletics Amid Sorsby Ruling

Travis Bolt
June 2, 2026

Travis Bolt Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut

Paige King Johnson
May 30, 2026

Music Spotlight: Paige King Johnson

Jordan Ranier
May 23, 2026

Music Spotlight: Jordan Rainer

May 21, 2026

Ashley Anne Releases ‘Generational Heartbreak’ EP

Braxton Keith
May 19, 2026

Music Spotlight: Braxton Keith

Chris Fenton
May 18, 2026

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


Latest News

People Voting

GOP Criticizes Los Angeles Proposal for Noncitizen Voters

The Los Angeles City Council is facing criticism from a Republican Party leader after deciding to move forward with a Nov. 3 ballot initiative to allow noncitizens to vote in local elections. The council voted Thursday to put the measure on the general election ballot.
Trump and Iran

Commentary: Trump’s Iran Deal: Pragmatic Victory, Not Appeasement

man in handcuffs

Monroe County Sheriff Announces Eight-Year Sentence for Fentanyl Dealer Under Tennessee ‘Death by Distribution’ Law

Oak Ridge Facility

Ex-South African Air Force Member Pleads Guilty to Acting as Foreign Agent While Working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Trump and Bibi

McCabe: Israel-Hezbollah Fighting Threatens to Derail U.S.-Iran Agreement

The Fauci Files: Five Explosive Findings Declassified by Tulsi Gabbard

New York Times

Years After Pulitzer Prize, New York Times Gets Russia Collusion Story Wrong Once Again

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
Tennessee Leads
National Constitution Bee

BREAKING HEADLINES

Meta Lobbies Congress for Protection from Child-Harm Lawsuits
Top Trump Donor Miriam Adelson’s Newspaper Runs Scathing Open Letter Criticizing President
DOJ Rebuffs Judge’s Demand to State ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund Is Officially Dead
Education Dept Cuts Student Loan Interest Rates
Missing Republican Rep. Will Return June 30, Spox Says
VP Vance: No Deal If Iran Tolls Hormuz
President Trump: Declaration on Illegal Immigration Signed at G7
Trump: 60 Days Not a Hard Deadline on Iran Negotiations
Dao Prize Winner
Watch 'How the Deep State Took Down Richard Nixon' at WarRoom Films
Latinos for Tennessee
Latinos for Tennessee
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