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  • Leahy: David Hatley is a Blithering Idiot Whose Policies for Education, Transportation, and the State Budget are Leftist Nonsense
    Leahy: David Hatley is a Blithering Idiot Whose Policies for Education, Transportation, and the State Budget are Leftist Nonsense
TN Top Story: Tennessee Democrat Who Slammed ‘Trump’s Lies About Election Fraud’ Now Says Voting Machine Issue ‘Needs to Be Addressed’
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Top Commentary: Trump’s Deportations Are Making America Safer
TSNN Featured: Tennessee Democrat Who Slammed ‘Trump’s Lies About Election Fraud’ Now Says Voting Machine Issue ‘Needs to Be Addressed’
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Michael Patrick Leahy
October 26, 2026

Leahy: David Hatley is a Blithering Idiot Whose Policies for Education, Transportation, and the State Budget are Leftist Nonsense

Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Tennessee Star, slammed independent Tennessee gubernatorial candidate David Hatley as a “blithering idiot,” questioning the candidate’s policy proposals on education, transportation, government spending, and public safety.
Heidi Campbell
October 26, 2026

Tennessee Democrat Who Slammed ‘Trump’s Lies About Election Fraud’ Now Says Voting Machine Issue ‘Needs to Be Addressed’

Boy playing video games
October 26, 2026

Commentary: Tennessee Kids Aren’t Safe Until All Platforms Are Held Accountable

Memphis Safe Task force
October 26, 2026

Memphis Safe Task Force Reports More than 1,500 Narcotics Arrests

Johnny Garrett
October 26, 2026

Garrett: Tennessee Voters Face a Choice Between Socialism and a Free America on November 3

Anthony Green
October 23, 2026

Memphis Safe Task Force Catches Convicted Murderer ‘Erroneously Released’ in September 2025

radio
October 23, 2026

Nashville Graduate Earns National Honors for College Radio Program

Audrey Hale
October 23, 2026

Nashville Selectively Cites Court Order to Justify Continued Denial of Covenant School Killer Writings Despite Tennessee Supreme Court Loss

President Donald Trump
October 23, 2026

President Trump’s Message to Tennesseans: ‘GO VOTE at the Polls RIGHT NOW’

Michael Patrick Leahy
October 23, 2026

Leahy Warns ‘Soft Coup’ Against Trump Could Be in Motion Ahead of Midterms: ‘Elements’ Already in Place

Nashville CARES headquarters
October 22, 2026

Nashville AIDS Clinic Sues Tennessee over Illegal Aliens’ Access to Taxpayer-Funded Medical, Dental, Nutrition, and Mental Health Services

Spradling works
October 22, 2026

East Tennessee Prosecutors Announce Third Settlement over Alleged PPP Fraud in Three Weeks, Bringing Combined Total to $8.3 Million

Video Gamer
October 22, 2026

Tennessee Sex Offender Who Used Call of Duty to Target 11-Year-Old Boy Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

National News

Supreme Court
October 27, 2026

Supreme Court to Hear School Discrimination, Immigrant Labor in November

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in cases over universal preschool discrimination, temporary immigrant workers and oil pipelines during the November argument session. Justices on the high court plan to hear cases over a range of issues during the November sitting. Legal analysts weighed in on the...
ICE arrest
October 27, 2026

Commentary: Trump’s Deportations Are Making America Safer

James Comey
October 26, 2026

Trump DOJ Charges James Comey with Transmission of National Defense Information in Third Case

Jack Smith
October 26, 2026

Emails Cast Doubt on Jack Smith Testimony He Followed Rules to Protect Attorney-Client Privilege

microsoft
October 26, 2026

Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Employees as AI Spending Soars

October 26, 2026

Texas Children’s Launches Nation’s First Detransition Clinic

ICE arrest
October 26, 2026

DOJ Touts Major Drops in Crimes amid Enforcement Surge

gas prices
October 26, 2026

Businesses Warn Another Round of Price Increases Could Be Coming

football practice
October 26, 2026

Division III Athletes Sue NCAA over Scholarship Ban

illegal voter
October 26, 2026

DOJ Announces Charges Against 48 Noncitizens Nationwide for Illegal Voting

October 24, 2026

Appeals Court Finds Illegal Aliens Have No Right to Bond Hearings

Abdul El Sayed
October 24, 2026

Commentary: El-Sayed Invokes JFK to Divert Questions About Muslim Brotherhood Ties

Joe and Hunter Biden
October 23, 2026

White House Docs Latest to Expose Scheme to Obstruct Biden Corruption Probes

Commentary

ICE arrest
October 27, 2026

Commentary: Trump’s Deportations Are Making America Safer

The restoration of law and order in America is happening in large part because of President Donald Trump, in particular, his insistence that immigration laws be enforced and criminal illegal aliens be deported. The administration should double and triple down on this message. America’s return to normalcy is contingent on...
Boy playing video games
October 26, 2026

Commentary: Tennessee Kids Aren’t Safe Until All Platforms Are Held Accountable

Abdul El Sayed
October 24, 2026

Commentary: El-Sayed Invokes JFK to Divert Questions About Muslim Brotherhood Ties

President Donald Trump
October 23, 2026

Commentary: The Democrat Brief and the Trump Counterstrategy

School Day w Ten Commandments
October 22, 2026

Commentary: ACLU Fires Warning Shot at Tennessee Schools over Ten Commandments Displays

Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Abdul El-Sayed
October 22, 2026

Commentary: The DSA’s Rising Influence Threatens Public Safety

people voting
October 21, 2026

Commentary: America’s Midterms Present a Choice Between Two Visions

Trump and workers
October 20, 2026

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

Anti-AI
October 17, 2026

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

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

football practice
October 26, 2026

Division III Athletes Sue NCAA over Scholarship Ban

The NCAA faces an antitrust lawsuit from three current and former Division III athletes seeking class-action status and challenging the division’s ban on athletic scholarships. The lawsuit asks a federal judge to stop the NCAA from enforcing its ban on athletic scholarships for Division III schools and to award damages...
PSG
October 23, 2026

French Protests Postpone Professional Soccer Game as NFL Presses Ahead

Cassidey Daniels
October 23, 2026

Red Bull Jukebox Returns to Music City for a Third Year

LA AG
October 21, 2026

Louisiana AG Asks Court to Dismiss SEC Lawsuit Against LSU

Jay Z
October 20, 2026

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

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


Latest News

Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Hear School Discrimination, Immigrant Labor in November

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments in cases over universal preschool discrimination, temporary immigrant workers and oil pipelines during the November argument session. Justices on the high court plan to hear cases over a range of issues during the November sitting. Legal analysts weighed in...
ICE arrest

Commentary: Trump’s Deportations Are Making America Safer

Michael Patrick Leahy

Leahy: David Hatley is a Blithering Idiot Whose Policies for Education, Transportation, and the State Budget are Leftist Nonsense

Heidi Campbell

Tennessee Democrat Who Slammed ‘Trump’s Lies About Election Fraud’ Now Says Voting Machine Issue ‘Needs to Be Addressed’

James Comey

Trump DOJ Charges James Comey with Transmission of National Defense Information in Third Case

Jack Smith

Emails Cast Doubt on Jack Smith Testimony He Followed Rules to Protect Attorney-Client Privilege

microsoft

Microsoft Offers Buyouts to 60,000 Employees as AI Spending Soars

Texas Children’s Launches Nation’s First Detransition Clinic

ICE arrest

DOJ Touts Major Drops in Crimes amid Enforcement Surge

Boy playing video games

Commentary: Tennessee Kids Aren’t Safe Until All Platforms Are Held Accountable

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