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TN Top Story: Obama-Appointed Judge Schedules Hearing to Determine If Kilmar Abrego Garcia Can Be Deported to Liberia
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Top Commentary: The Real Reason Young Families Can’t Find Homes to Buy
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Audrey Hale
August 27, 2026

Metro Nashville Still Withholding Covenant Shooter’s Will Despite Court Ruling

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, and Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Star, said Metro Nashville is continuing to withhold the will of Covenant School shooter Audrey Elizabeth Hale despite a recent Tennessee Supreme Court decision clearing the way for the release of records related...
Nashville International Airport
August 27, 2026

Tennessee House Leaders Confirm Discussion of Plans to Honor Dolly Parton amid ‘9-to-5 Day’, Airport Name Change Proposals

Devonte Sherley
August 27, 2026

Nashville Man Charged with Attempted Murder, Leaving Victim Paralyzed, Just Released After Eight-Year Sentence for Armed Robbery

Drone
August 27, 2026

Chattanooga Police Launches Drone Program to Respond to 911 Calls

data center
August 27, 2026

East Tennessee City Approves Temporary Ban on Data Centers

Donald Trump
August 27, 2026

Trump, Vance Set to Headline RNC’s First-Ever Midterm Convention

TN Meta lawsuit
August 26, 2026

Exclusive: Skrmetti Says Historic Meta Settlement Could Trigger Wave of Big Tech Changes

KAG
August 26, 2026

Obama-Appointed Judge Schedules Hearing to Determine If Kilmar Abrego Garcia Can Be Deported to Liberia

Dolly Parton
August 26, 2026

State Senator Proposes Bill Designating September 25 as ‘9 to 5 Day’ in Memory of Dolly Parton

Juan Sanchez Palacios
August 26, 2026

Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to Federal Prison After Tennessee Traffic Stop Uncovers Drugs, Loaded Gun

Matt Van Epps
August 26, 2026

Van Epps Introduces Resolution Condemning Afghanistan Withdrawal

Richard Hugh Hoppin, Jose Gabriel Mis-Catzim, Margarito Rosales-Altamira, Yovani Moreno-Gachuz, Alejandro Bravo-Adasme
August 26, 2026

Exclusive: ‘Worst of the Worst’ Arrested by ICE on Tuesday Includes Illegal Alien from Mexico Busted in Lebanon, Tennessee

Kid on Phone
August 26, 2026

Meta to Pay Tennessee Nearly $752 Million in Historic Settlement Over Instagram’s Alleged Harm to Kids

National News

August 27, 2026

Former Federal Worker Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Transmit Classified Intel to a Foreign Government

The Justice Department announced Thursday that a former federal employee has pleaded guilty to transmitting national defense information to an undisclosed foreign government. The department said 29-year-old Nathan Vilas Laatsch of Alexandria, Virginia, started working for the Defense Intelligence Agency as an IT specialist in 2019 and pleaded guilty Wednesday to transmitting...
vote here
August 27, 2026

Homeland Security Warns of Chinese Parts in Election Machines, Will Require Paper Ballot Audits

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August 27, 2026

Gov’t Study Finds Link Between Belief in Gender Ideology and Support for Political Violence

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August 27, 2026

Congressional Lawmakers Introduce Bills Seeking to Regulate Flock

Lake America
August 27, 2026

Trump Signs Executive Order Renaming Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’

AOC rally
August 27, 2026

AOC Officially Rejoins Democratic Socialists of America as She Eyes Possible 2028 Presidential Run

John Ratcliffe
August 27, 2026

Ratcliffe in Moscow Trip Warned Russian Intelligence Officers Not to Attack NATO Countries: Reports

Flock Camera
August 27, 2026

GOP Senator Hawley Opens Investigation into Flock Cameras’ Surveillance Program

home owners
August 27, 2026

Commentary: The Real Reason Young Families Can’t Find Homes to Buy

Christian Castro
August 26, 2026

Federal Judge Sides with Texas Instead of Minnesota in Extradition of ICE Agent

Free Palestine
August 26, 2026

State Department Imposes Sanctions on Transnational Far-Left Terrorist Groups

August 26, 2026

Secret Service Spokesman, Two Others Suspended Amid Leak Probe

Students in classroom
August 26, 2026

Back to School with Trump: The End of Indoctrination and the Return of Real Learning

Commentary

home owners
August 27, 2026

Commentary: The Real Reason Young Families Can’t Find Homes to Buy

President Donald Trump is considering a simple way to help America’s brutal housing market: Stop punishing people for selling their homes.  Trump administration officials recently floated cutting the capital gains tax on home sales, potentially removing one obstacle that keeps longtime homeowners from selling and younger families from buying.
Tiktok user
August 26, 2026

Commentary: Tennessee’s Legal Victory Against Meta Now Means Other Social Media Platforms Need to Step Up

August 26, 2026

Commentary: Communist China Has Its Eyes on Your Hospital Bed

Joe Biden
August 25, 2026

Commentary: Government Price-Setting Isn’t Negotiation, It’s Socialism

doctor and patient
August 25, 2026

Commentary: Congress Messed Up Healthcare Again

data centers
August 22, 2026

Commentary: Democrats Benefit When Republicans Ban Data Centers

home schooling
August 20, 2026

Commentary: Escaping the Educational Industrial Complex

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August 19, 2026

Commentary: The Creditor Lobby That Fought Trump, Betrayed the Troops, and Now Wants to Kill Debt Relief

AOC speaking
August 18, 2026

Commentary: Rebranding Won’t Make Democrats Less Repulsive on Social Issues

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

Kelly Lang
August 20, 2026

Kelly Lang Releases New Album, ‘Jealous Green Eyes’

Acclaimed singer-songwriter, producer and author Kelly Lang is celebrating the release of her new album, Jealous Green Eyes, a must-hear collection for fans of the iconic singer.
Freedom 250 Mobile Museum
August 10, 2026

Freedom 250 Mobile Museum Tour Coming to the Tennessee State Fair

Caitlin Clark
August 5, 2026

‘Absolutely Brilliant’: EJ Haust Praises Clay Travis’ WNBA $10 Million ‘Battle of the Sexes’ Proposal

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


Latest News

Audrey Hale

Metro Nashville Still Withholding Covenant Shooter’s Will Despite Court Ruling

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, and Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Star, said Metro Nashville is continuing to withhold the will of Covenant School shooter Audrey Elizabeth Hale despite a recent Tennessee Supreme Court decision clearing the way for the release of...
Nashville International Airport

Tennessee House Leaders Confirm Discussion of Plans to Honor Dolly Parton amid ‘9-to-5 Day’, Airport Name Change Proposals

Devonte Sherley

Nashville Man Charged with Attempted Murder, Leaving Victim Paralyzed, Just Released After Eight-Year Sentence for Armed Robbery

Drone

Chattanooga Police Launches Drone Program to Respond to 911 Calls

Former Federal Worker Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Transmit Classified Intel to a Foreign Government

vote here

Homeland Security Warns of Chinese Parts in Election Machines, Will Require Paper Ballot Audits

transgender flag

Gov’t Study Finds Link Between Belief in Gender Ideology and Support for Political Violence

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
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