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  • Deputy Secretary of Education Nominee Penny Schwinn Says Foreign Students Boost U.S. Competitiveness in Confirmation Hearing
    Deputy Secretary of Education Nominee Penny Schwinn Says Foreign Students Boost U.S. Competitiveness in Confirmation Hearing
TN Top Story: State Rep. Lee Reeves Says ‘Sheriffs Need to Step Up’ as Just Eight of Tennessee’s 95 Counties Join ICE Program, Even with New State Grants
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A Day in the Sun Fishing with Friends
June 5, 2025

Tennessee’s Free Fishing Day This Saturday

Everyone can fish for free in Tennessee's public waters this Saturday, June 7, for the state’s annual Bobby Wilson Free Fishing Day.
Penny Schwinn
June 5, 2025

Deputy Secretary of Education Nominee Penny Schwinn Says Foreign Students Boost U.S. Competitiveness in Confirmation Hearing

Overflowing storm gutters
June 5, 2025

Nashville, Beacon Center Agree to $1.4 Million Settlement

Medical research lab
June 5, 2025

Federal Money Trail Leads to Chinese Scientists Charged in Shocking Pathogen Plot, Memos Show

'Pride" parade
June 5, 2025

Culture, Sports, and Business Worlds Dial Back Support of ‘Pride Month’

Phill Kline
June 5, 2025

Rhetoric Among Leftists Against ICE Agents Threatening Rule of Law, Legal Expert Warns

State Rep Lee Reeves, State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, Re. Andy Ogles
June 5, 2025

Commentary: Tennessee Leaders Stand Strong Against Illegal Immigration

HSI agents
June 4, 2025

Senator Marsha Blackburn Introduces Bill to Make Doxxing a Federal Law Enforcement Agent a Federal Crime

ICE Agents
June 4, 2025

State Rep. Lee Reeves Says ‘Sheriffs Need to Step Up’ as Just Eight of Tennessee’s 95 Counties Join ICE Program, Even with New State Grants

ICE Arrest
June 4, 2025

TBI Arrests Ninth Suspect in Tren de Aragua-Linked Human Trafficking Investigation in Nashville

Rosary
June 4, 2025

Newly Released Emails Reveal FBI Spent Weeks Ahead of Covenant School Shooting Discussing Catholic Extremism

Tennessee farmland
June 4, 2025

New Tennessee Law Tightens Oversight of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural Land

EJ Haust
June 3, 2025

EJ Haust Calls Out the Left’s Hypocrisy on Illegal Immigrants: ‘They Are Stealing from Us’

News from the States

ALEC National Chair Patricia Puertas Rucker and CEO Lisa B. Nelson
June 3, 2025

Conservative National Legislative Group Launches New Task Force to Implement Election Integrity

The conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) launched a new task force to address election integrity earlier this month. ALEC drafts model legislation for state legislators to propose around the country, such as the Safeguard American Votes and Election Act stopping Ranked Choice Voting, and its new Process and Procedures...
Rep. Andy Biggs
June 3, 2025

Over 1,000 Attend Turning Point Action Rally for Andy Biggs for Governor

Kari Lake
May 31, 2025

Kari Lake’s Reforms of Voice of America Winding Its Way Through Conflicted Courts

Woman doing paperwork at her desk
May 29, 2025

Local Property Tax Authority Likely Headed for Ohio House Vote

Kimberly Yee
May 29, 2025

Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee Announces Primary Challenge to Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne

Gov. Doug Ducey
May 28, 2025

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Could Mean Arizona Recouping $196 Million

Jason Miyares
May 27, 2025

Feds Launch Civil Rights Probe into Fairfax Schools After Miyares Referral

SUSD meeting
May 25, 2025

Scottsdale Unified School District Governing Board Votes to Use Multiple Woke History Books

Republican Attorneys General
May 24, 2025

Republican Attorneys General Hold Press Conference on Arizona’s Border with Mexico Praising Trump’s Crackdown on Illegal Immigration

Arizona A.G. Kris Mayes
May 23, 2025

Judge Rules Against AZ AG Kris Mayes Again in Prosecution of Trump Electors, Finds She Violated Their Rights and Orders Grand Jury Redo

Brad Raffensperger, Sen Jon Ossoff
May 22, 2025

Poll Finds Georgia Sec State Brad Raffensperger in Dead Heat with Incumbent Democrat in U.S Senate Race

Mercedes-Benz
May 22, 2025

Mercedes-Benz Moving Jobs to Metro Atlanta Headquarters

Ohio State Rep. Bride Rose Sweeney
May 22, 2025

Anti-Corruption Legislation Hits Ohio General Assembly

Sen. Ruben Gallego
May 22, 2025

First-Term Arizona Democrat Prompts Presidential Run Rumors after Revealing New Border Plan, Visiting Pennsylvania

Gayle Earle
May 21, 2025

Arizona Town Fails to Annually Review Contract with Town Attorney, Resulting in Alleged Unnecessary Overpayment

Warren Petersen
May 20, 2025

Senate President Warren Petersen Holds Campaign Kickoff for Attorney General with Rep. Andy Biggs, Law Enforcement

Young Man on Laptop
May 20, 2025

New Law in Arizona Requires 18+ ID or Age-Verification System to Access Online Pornographic Sites

National News

Sen. Ruben Gallego
June 5, 2025

Arizona U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego Calls on EPA to Keep ‘Energy Star’ Program

U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, wants the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider any efforts to eliminate the Energy Star program. The Trump administration has proposed ending the program, but in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Gallego wrote Energy Star saves Arizonans money by providing them independent assurance that...
Senator Joni Ernst
June 5, 2025

Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst Introduces Major DOGE Bill That Could Save Taxpayers $150 Million a Year

Border wall between the United States and Mexico in El Paso, Texas.
June 5, 2025

‘A Significant Impact’: Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill to Double Down on Border Security

VOA behind the scenes
June 5, 2025

Trump Will Slash Voice of America Staff to Just 18 People, Leaked Letter Reveals

Medical research lab
June 5, 2025

Federal Money Trail Leads to Chinese Scientists Charged in Shocking Pathogen Plot, Memos Show

Sen. Rand Paul
June 5, 2025

Commentary: Senate Fiscal Hawks Stall Tax and Border Deal Over Debt Ceiling

'Pride" parade
June 5, 2025

Culture, Sports, and Business Worlds Dial Back Support of ‘Pride Month’

Phill Kline
June 5, 2025

Rhetoric Among Leftists Against ICE Agents Threatening Rule of Law, Legal Expert Warns

The University of Texas at Austin. 
June 5, 2025

Trump Admin Cracks Down on Texas over In-State Tuition for Illegals

June 5, 2025

Marc Elias Moves to Thwart Trump DOJ’s Litigation over Alleged Voter Inaccuracies

Trump speaking
June 5, 2025

Commentary: A Big, Beautiful Win for America

George Jones
June 5, 2025

George Jones Honored With Bronze Statue at the Ryman Auditorium

Elon musk
June 4, 2025

Elon Works to ‘KILL the BILL’ amid Frustrations over Spending

June 4, 2025

Trump Signs New Travel Ban That Limits Entry to U.S. from a Dozen Countries, Restricts Seven More

Yunqing Jian
June 4, 2025

Michigan Graduate Student from China Charged with Conspiracy, Smuggling

Army basic training
June 4, 2025

Army Hits Recruiting Goal Four Months Early

Trump, Obama, Bush
June 4, 2025

Trump More Popular than Bush, Obama Were at This Point in Second Terms

Commentary

Sen. Rand Paul
June 5, 2025

Commentary: Senate Fiscal Hawks Stall Tax and Border Deal Over Debt Ceiling

“I want to see the tax cuts made permanent, but I also want to see the $5 trillion in new debt removed from the bill. At least 4 of us in the Senate feel this way.” That was Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on X.com on June 3 outlining his and at least...
State Rep Lee Reeves, State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, Re. Andy Ogles
June 5, 2025

Commentary: Tennessee Leaders Stand Strong Against Illegal Immigration

Trump speaking
June 5, 2025

Commentary: A Big, Beautiful Win for America

classroom
June 4, 2025

Commentary: To See Conservative Education Policies Triumph, Look South

science lab
June 3, 2025

Commentary: The Faux Science of Outlawing Fossil Fuels

ICE Arrest
June 3, 2025

Marsha Blackburn Commentary: Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell Must Be Held Accountable for Endangering Federal Law Enforcement

May 31, 2025

Commentary: Democrats and Their DEI Albatrosses

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders
May 30, 2025

Commentary: Democrats and Their DEI Albatrosses

TVA employee monitoring equipment
May 29, 2025

Commentary: TVA Is Failing Tennesseans – It’s Time for Oversight and Reform


Entertainment and Lifestyle

George Jones
June 5, 2025

George Jones Honored With Bronze Statue at the Ryman Auditorium

George Jones, one of the most influential and revered voices in country music history, was honored on Wednesday with a bronze statue alongside other country icons, including Jimmy Dickens, Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, and Charley Pride. The statue was sculpted by artist Ben Watts and took approximately one year to...
Ashley Brooks
May 31, 2025

Music Spotlight: Ashley Brooks

May 28, 2025

Exclusive: Tayla Lynn Premieres ‘You’re Lookin’ at Country’

softball player
May 26, 2025

Female Softball Player Injured by Male Pitcher Sues Minnesota to Keep Males Out of Her Games

The SteelDrivers
May 24, 2025

Music Spotlight: The SteelDrivers

Red Bull Jukebox Songwriting Contest
May 23, 2025

Red Bull Announces 2025 Jukebox Songwriting Competition

Jessica Fischer
May 17, 2025

Music Spotlight: Jessica Willis Fisher

Ben Gallaher
May 9, 2025

Music Spotlight: Ben Gallaher

May 6, 2025

Fender and Brad Paisley Release ‘Lost Paisley’ Telecaster


Latest News

Sen. Ruben Gallego
June 5, 2025

Arizona U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego Calls on EPA to Keep ‘Energy Star’ Program

U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, wants the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider any efforts to eliminate the Energy Star program. The Trump administration has proposed ending the program, but in a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, Gallego wrote Energy...
A Day in the Sun Fishing with Friends
June 5, 2025

Tennessee’s Free Fishing Day This Saturday

Everyone can fish for free in Tennessee's public waters this Saturday, June 7, for the state’s annual Bobby Wilson Free Fishing Day.
Penny Schwinn
June 5, 2025

Deputy Secretary of Education Nominee Penny Schwinn Says Foreign Students Boost U.S. Competitiveness in Confirmation Hearing

Former Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn, who was controversially nominated in January to serve as the Deputy Secretary of Education, told the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions that foreign students boost the competitiveness of the American...
lawyers
June 5, 2025

Maricopa County Republican Committee EGC Votes Unanimously to Demand the DOJ Investigate the State Bar of Arizona

The Executive Guidance Committee (EGC) of the Maricopa County Republican Committee unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday night calling for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to “mmediately commence an nvestigation of the State Bar of...
Senator Joni Ernst
June 5, 2025

Iowa U.S. Senator Joni Ernst Introduces Major DOGE Bill That Could Save Taxpayers $150 Million a Year

Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa introduced legislation Thursday to codify policies implemented by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that could save over $150 billion a year.
Overflowing storm gutters
June 5, 2025

Nashville, Beacon Center Agree to $1.4 Million Settlement

The Beacon Center and the city of Nashville have settled a class action lawsuit over stormwater capacity fees. Peyton Pratt sued the city after he was charged more than $6,000 in fees when he expanded his residence, according to a...
Border wall between the United States and Mexico in El Paso, Texas.
June 5, 2025

‘A Significant Impact’: Trump’s Big, Beautiful Bill to Double Down on Border Security

President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” will bolster the security apparatus established along the U.S.-Mexico border, GOP supporters and law enforcement officials say.
VOA behind the scenes
June 5, 2025

Trump Will Slash Voice of America Staff to Just 18 People, Leaked Letter Reveals

The Trump administration moved to eliminate nearly all remaining employees at Voice of America on Wednesday, telling Congress it intends to cut the international broadcaster’s workforce from about 1,000 to just 18.
Medical research lab
June 5, 2025

Federal Money Trail Leads to Chinese Scientists Charged in Shocking Pathogen Plot, Memos Show

Two Chinese scientists charged in a shocking plot to smuggle a toxic pathogen into the United States worked at an American laboratory led by more senior Chinese scientists funded by the U.S. government, according to federal spending records and the...
Sen. Rand Paul
June 5, 2025

Commentary: Senate Fiscal Hawks Stall Tax and Border Deal Over Debt Ceiling

“I want to see the tax cuts made permanent, but I also want to see the $5 trillion in new debt removed from the bill. At least 4 of us in the Senate feel this way.” That was Sen. Rand Paul...
'Pride" parade
June 5, 2025

Culture, Sports, and Business Worlds Dial Back Support of ‘Pride Month’

After four years of failed social engineering, now it would appear that the United States is decidedly less "pride"-ful than in previous years, according to a look at currents in polling, politics, culture and business.
Phill Kline
June 5, 2025

Rhetoric Among Leftists Against ICE Agents Threatening Rule of Law, Legal Expert Warns

Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and current law professor at Liberty University School of Law, warned that American society is experiencing a deep cultural and legal decline fueled by moral relativism - the idea that individuals can define their...
State Rep Lee Reeves, State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, Re. Andy Ogles
June 5, 2025

Commentary: Tennessee Leaders Stand Strong Against Illegal Immigration

As a proud Tennessean and a grassroots Republican leader with the Williamson County Conservatives, I am heartened by the bold leadership of Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, State Representative Lee Reeves, and Congressman Andy Ogles in their unwavering commitment to...
The University of Texas at Austin. 
June 5, 2025

Trump Admin Cracks Down on Texas over In-State Tuition for Illegals

The Department of Justice (DOJ) moved Wednesday to block the enforcement of Texas law granting in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants. The DOJ filed suit against the state of Texas to stop the enforcement of state law requiring colleges and universities to...
June 5, 2025

Marc Elias Moves to Thwart Trump DOJ’s Litigation over Alleged Voter Inaccuracies

Democrat election lawyer Marc Elias moved this week to intervene in a Trump Justice Department lawsuit filed last week against North Carolina for the state’s alleged inaccurate voter registration rolls. The Justice Department’s lawsuit alleges North Carolina’s Board of Elections used a state voter...
Trump speaking
June 5, 2025

Commentary: A Big, Beautiful Win for America

The American Dream is back in reach and our nation is back on the path to prosperity, security, and sanity, thanks to the actions of the House of Representatives last week. With the House’s passage of President Trump’s “One Big...
George Jones
June 5, 2025

George Jones Honored With Bronze Statue at the Ryman Auditorium

George Jones, one of the most influential and revered voices in country music history, was honored on Wednesday with a bronze statue alongside other country icons, including Jimmy Dickens, Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, and Charley Pride. The statue was sculpted...
Elon musk
June 4, 2025

Elon Works to ‘KILL the BILL’ amid Frustrations over Spending

Now-departed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief Elon Musk on Wednesday has launched an effort to block the "big, beautiful bill" over his frustrations about the level of spending cuts in the legislation. Musk left government in May after working...
HSI agents
June 4, 2025

Senator Marsha Blackburn Introduces Bill to Make Doxxing a Federal Law Enforcement Agent a Federal Crime

Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced a bill on Wednesday to make releasing the names of federal law enforcement officers with the intent to obstruct a criminal investigation or immigration enforcement operations a federal crime.
June 4, 2025

Trump Signs New Travel Ban That Limits Entry to U.S. from a Dozen Countries, Restricts Seven More

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation that bars citizens from a dozen countries from entering the United States, and restricted access to the U.S. for another seven countries.

 

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