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  • Sixth Circuit Allows TVA to Continue Building $2.5 Million Tennessee Natural Gas Plant After District Judge Blocked Construction
    Sixth Circuit Allows TVA to Continue Building $2.5 Million Tennessee Natural Gas Plant After District Judge Blocked Construction
TN Top Story: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Signs VP Vance’s Pledge to Protect Americans from Fraud
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Top Commentary: Trump’s Tariffs and Tax Cuts Spark Manufacturing Renaissance
TSNN Featured: Sixth Circuit Allows TVA to Continue Building $2.5 Million Tennessee Natural Gas Plant After District Judge Blocked Construction
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Jeffrey Clark
October 20, 2026

Jeff Clark: Oversight Project Expands Legal Fight Against ‘Barfare’ Industry Targeting Conservative Lawyers

Jeff Clark, head of the Oversight Project Law Firm, said the organization is working to defend conservative attorneys facing disciplinary proceedings he characterizes as politically motivated, as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether to review California’s disbarment of constitutional attorney John Eastman.
Marsha Blackburn
October 20, 2026

Blackburn Holds 11-Point Lead in Tennessee Gubernatorial Race as Voters Highlight Concerns over Communism and Socialism: Poll

Bill lee
October 19, 2026

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Signs VP Vance’s Pledge to Protect Americans from Fraud

Pete Hegseth
October 19, 2026

Hegseth Swears In New Recruits During UT Visit Before Volunteers’ 26-10 Win Over Alabama

TVA facility
October 19, 2026

Sixth Circuit Allows TVA to Continue Building $2.5 Million Tennessee Natural Gas Plant After District Judge Blocked Construction

Memphis Safe Task Force
October 19, 2026

Attorney General Todd Blanche Confirms Memphis Safe Task Force to Remain After One-Year Anniversary: ‘We Have Invested in This City’

David Hatley
October 19, 2026

Pappert: David Hatley Has Yet to Explain Omission of Virginia Conviction From Memoir

Englemann's Direct Instruction
October 19, 2026

Commentary: Direct Instruction What Tennessee Can Learn from Siegfried Engelmann

October 16, 2026

Federal Court Moves to Allow State Takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools

Justin Pearson
October 16, 2026

TN-9 Democrat Nominee Justin Pearson Sues Memphis over Ban from City Council Meetings

Tre Hargett
October 16, 2026

Tennessee Secretary of State Confirms Interception of ‘Suspicious Package’ Addressed to State Division of Elections Office

Todd Blanche
October 16, 2026

Attorney General Todd Blanche Visits Memphis to Tout Task Force as Crime Falls to 25-Year Low

David Hatley
October 16, 2026

Tennessee Independent Gubernatorial Candidate David Hatley Omitted Virginia Misdemeanor Conviction from Memoir Detailing Criminal Past

National News

October 20, 2026

SPLC Largely Drove Debanking of Conservative Groups, Treasury Report Shows

A recent report from the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) in the Treasury Department shows that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was a driving force behind the debanking of conservative groups prior to its indictment. The SPLC is a left-wing anti-racism advocacy group that has faced scrutiny...
China ship
October 20, 2026

Beijing Tightens Grip on South China Sea as U.S. Focuses on the Middle East

American farmer
October 20, 2026

Trump Gives Farmers $8 Billion for Fuel Relief

Jay Z
October 20, 2026

Report: Jay Z Picks Himself to Be Super Bowl Half-Time Performer

Trump spending
October 20, 2026

Trump Announces Plans to Spend $400M on GOP by End of Midterms

french riot
October 20, 2026

Same Red-Green Network That Boosted Anti-Israel Protests in U.S. at Center of French Unrest, Riots

CBP arrest
October 20, 2026

Southwest Illegal Border Crossings Reach Lowest Level for One Year in U.S. History

Trump and workers
October 20, 2026

Commentary: Trump’s Tariffs and Tax Cuts Spark Manufacturing Renaissance

CBP officer
October 19, 2026

Trump Border Enforcement Cuts Fiscal, Criminal Costs of Illegal Migration That Amnesty Would Restore

Anthony Fauci
October 19, 2026

COVID Was Just a Warm-Up for Biden’s ‘Censorship-Industrial Complex’

car salesman
October 19, 2026

More Americans Turning to Skyrocketing Car Loan Payments Just to Afford Vehicle

Donald and Melania
October 19, 2026

Melania Trump Unveils Initiative That Elevates Women’s Health Issues at White House, NIH

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
October 19, 2026

Supreme Court Rejects Accused 9/11 Mastermind’s Bid to Dodge Death Penalty

Commentary

Trump and workers
October 20, 2026

Commentary: Trump’s Tariffs and Tax Cuts Spark Manufacturing Renaissance

by Peter Navarro   America is in the midst of a manufacturing renaissance. Unprecedented in its speed, it is driven by Trump’s tariffs and factory-targeted tax cuts. Companies can now expense 100 percent of the cost of building a factory on American soil instead of depreciating those costs over 39...
Anti-AI
October 17, 2026

Commentary: The ‘Trust and Safety’ Regime Wants Its Power Back

October 15, 2026

Commentary: Trump’s Attempt to Stop Illegal Aliens’ Influence on the U.S. Census

hemp farm
October 14, 2026

Commentary: Tennessee Wrote Its Own Hemp Rules, Congress Should Respect Them

blue collar work
October 14, 2026

Commentary: The Sidelining of the Working Man

rural America
October 13, 2026

Commentary: The Splendor of Rural America

October 12, 2026

Commentary: Remembering the Courage of Christopher Columbus

AI
October 10, 2026

Commentary: Trust, but Verify the Machines

Medical laboratory
October 10, 2026

Commentary: Protect Cancer-Fighting Innovation in Tennessee

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

Jay Z
October 20, 2026

Report: Jay Z Picks Himself to Be Super Bowl Half-Time Performer

Jay Z, who oversees the selection of the Super Bowl halftime show, has chosen to perform himself, according to Puck News. Super Bowl 61 will be held Sunday, February 14th, 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, home of the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers.
Tyce Delk
October 20, 2026

Music Spotlight: Tyce Delk

TJ Watt
October 19, 2026

NFL Keeps Paris Game on Schedule amid Protests and Violence

Greg Sankey
October 14, 2026

Sankey: SEC Open to College Football Playoff Expansion

Grace Humphries
October 14, 2026

Music Spotlight: Grace Humphries

Kentucky football
October 13, 2026

SEC Adopts Uniform NIL and Revenue Sharing Contracts

college football
October 12, 2026

College Football Playoff Leaders Extend Talks on Potential Expansion

Mike Ditka
October 9, 2026

Legendary NFL Coach Mike Ditka Dies at 86

Levi Foster
October 9, 2026

Levi Foster Releases Sophomore Album ‘Appalachian Funk Tree’


Latest News

SPLC Largely Drove Debanking of Conservative Groups, Treasury Report Shows

A recent report from the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) in the Treasury Department shows that the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was a driving force behind the debanking of conservative groups prior to its indictment. The SPLC is a left-wing anti-racism advocacy group that has...
China ship

Beijing Tightens Grip on South China Sea as U.S. Focuses on the Middle East

American farmer

Trump Gives Farmers $8 Billion for Fuel Relief

Jay Z

Report: Jay Z Picks Himself to Be Super Bowl Half-Time Performer

Trump spending

Trump Announces Plans to Spend $400M on GOP by End of Midterms

french riot

Same Red-Green Network That Boosted Anti-Israel Protests in U.S. at Center of French Unrest, Riots

Jeffrey Clark

Jeff Clark: Oversight Project Expands Legal Fight Against ‘Barfare’ Industry Targeting Conservative Lawyers

Marsha Blackburn

Blackburn Holds 11-Point Lead in Tennessee Gubernatorial Race as Voters Highlight Concerns over Communism and Socialism: Poll

CBP arrest

Southwest Illegal Border Crossings Reach Lowest Level for One Year in U.S. History

Trump and workers

Commentary: Trump’s Tariffs and Tax Cuts Spark Manufacturing Renaissance

Tennessee Leads
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