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  • ICE Has Removed over 18,500 Illegal Aliens from Tennessee Under Trump, Where 186,000 Were Estimated to Live in 2023
    ICE Has Removed over 18,500 Illegal Aliens from Tennessee Under Trump, Where 186,000 Were Estimated to Live in 2023
TN Top Story: Tennessee Wins Appeal as Sixth Circuit Rejects Kalshi Challenge to State Sports Betting Laws
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Top Commentary: GOP Needs to Counter the Left’s Economic Narrative
TSNN Featured:  ICE Has Removed over 18,500 Illegal Aliens from Tennessee Under Trump, Where 186,000 Were Estimated to Live in 2023
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Tennessee National Guard
September 30, 2026

U.S. Marshals Service Reports Nearly 13,000 Arrests in First Year of Memphis Safe Task Force

While the White House marked the first year since the authorization of the Memphis Safe Task Force (MSTF) earlier this month, the U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday released a retrospective exactly one year after combined federal, state, and local forces deployed to the Bluff City on September 29, 2025. The...
Blackburn and Hagerty
September 30, 2026

Tennessee Senators Escalate Actions Against Jack Smith as Marsha Blackburn Sues over Phone Records, Bill Hagerty Files Bar Complaint

students learning
September 30, 2026

Federal Judge to Consider Dissolving Injunction Blocking Tennessee State Takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools

ICE arrest
September 30, 2026

Pappert: Tennessee Has Removed 10 Percent of Estimated Illegal Alien Population Under Trump

Reading time in class
September 30, 2026

Tennessee Ranks Top 10 in Heritage Foundation’s 2026 Education Freedom Report Card

Kalshi
September 29, 2026

Tennessee Wins Appeal as Sixth Circuit Rejects Kalshi Challenge to State Sports Betting Laws

ICE arrest
September 29, 2026

ICE Has Removed over 18,500 Illegal Aliens from Tennessee Under Trump, Where 186,000 Were Estimated to Live in 2023

Tennessee State Senator Charlane Oliver
September 29, 2026

Tennessee Democrat Who Stood on Desk During Redistricting Vote Files Lawsuit amid Suspension from Committee

UT football
September 29, 2026

Tennessee Senators Back Protect College Sports Act

Derek Chauvin
September 29, 2026

Pulliam Endorses New Book Arguing Derek Chauvin Was ‘Sacrificed to the Mob’

Alberto Ramirez-Diaz
September 28, 2026

ICE Deports Previously Removed Child Rapist After Release from Tennessee Prison

Trump speaking
September 28, 2026

Real America’s Voice Launches Free Presidential Pool Platform, Opening White House Feed to Public

Pamela Moses
September 28, 2026

Federal Panel of Judges Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Tennessee’s Congressional Redistricting Ahead of 2026 Midterms

National News

Riley Gaines
September 30, 2026

Riley Gaines to Appeal Judge’s Dismissal of Title IX Lawsuit

Conservative activist Riley Gaines announced Tuesday that she would appeal a recent court decision dismissing her lawsuit against the NCAA. Gaines and other current and former collegiate female athletes alleged the NCAA violated their Title IX rights by allowing biological males to compete in female sports.
September 30, 2026

CBO: Full Cost per Troop $86,000 Above What’s Budgeted

Donald Trump
September 30, 2026

Commentary: GOP Needs to Counter the Left’s Economic Narrative

ICE arrest
September 29, 2026

SCOTUS Lets Admin Resume Third-Country Deportations

gun store
September 29, 2026

Feds Hold 1.4 Billion Gun Records on Americans, Congressman Asks Trump to Protect Privacy

September 29, 2026

Trump Admin Touts 96 Percent Drop in Immigration from Muslim-Majority Countries Since 2024

amazon pharmacy
September 29, 2026

Amazon Looks to Fill Gap as People Shun Health Insurance

Jack Smith
September 29, 2026

Jack Smith Collected Banking Information on Thousands of Trump Supporters

utah data center
September 29, 2026

Big Tech, Unions, and Private Equity Team Up to Stop States from Freezing Data Center Construction

Trump AI
September 29, 2026

Trump Announces Launch of Government AI-Powered Chatbot Allowing Users to Research Public Services

vaccine
September 29, 2026

‘Staggering Surrender’: CDC Pushes COVID Vaccines for Healthy People ‘Off-Label,’ Infuriating MAHA

migrant caravan
September 29, 2026

DHS Tracking Migrant Caravan Traveling from Honduras to U.S.

Trump speaking
September 29, 2026

Commentary: Varieties of Trump Derangement Syndrome

Commentary

Donald Trump
September 30, 2026

Commentary: GOP Needs to Counter the Left’s Economic Narrative

In 1992, Bill Clinton won the presidential election partly on the basis of his campaign’s false accusation that George H. W. Bush had overseen “the worst economic performance since the Great Depression.” Or so claimed Clinton’s running mate Al Gore. James Carville, chief campaign adviser to Clinton/Gore, amplified that message...
Trump speaking
September 29, 2026

Commentary: Varieties of Trump Derangement Syndrome

data center
September 28, 2026

Commentary: The Hypocrisy of Hawkins County

congress spending
September 26, 2026

Commentary: It’s Time to Tackle America’s $40 Trillion National Debt

Vote Here
September 25, 2026

Commentary: Individualism Versus Collectivism is on the Ballot in November

classroom question
September 24, 2026

Commentary: International Study Shows America’s Education Crisis Is Getting Worse

Rescue Lyfe
September 24, 2026

Commentary: Socialism Is No Friend to Man’s Best Friend

home buyers
September 23, 2026

Commentary: The Disingenuous Left-Wing Attacks on Trump’s Housing Policies

obese person
September 22, 2026

Commentary: America’s Chronic Disease Crisis Is Largely Man-Made and Reversible

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

Riley Gaines
September 30, 2026

Riley Gaines to Appeal Judge’s Dismissal of Title IX Lawsuit

Conservative activist Riley Gaines announced Tuesday that she would appeal a recent court decision dismissing her lawsuit against the NCAA. Gaines and other current and former collegiate female athletes alleged the NCAA violated their Title IX rights by allowing biological males to compete in female sports.
Angie K
September 25, 2026

Celebrating Hispanic Culture in Country Music

Johnny Knoxville
September 24, 2026

Johnny Knoxville Announced as College GameDay’s Guest Picker Saturday for Tennessee-Texas Matchup

Trump and football
September 23, 2026

President Trump to Attend Tennessee-Texas Football Game at Neyland Stadium

college football
September 23, 2026

Protect College Sports Act Passes Another Procedural Vote

football
September 22, 2026

Governing Body Approves Nearly $600M in NIL Deals Since June 2025

UT football
September 21, 2026

College GameDay Coming to Knoxville Saturday for Tennessee-Texas Football Game

Charlie Baker
September 21, 2026

NCAA President Says Protect College Sports Act Tackles Key Challenges

Freddie O'Connell
September 18, 2026

As Gov. Bill Lee Courts Paramount and Company Scouts Nashville-Area Offices, Mayor Freddie O’Connell Says Metro Has No Direct Contact


Latest News

Riley Gaines

Riley Gaines to Appeal Judge’s Dismissal of Title IX Lawsuit

Conservative activist Riley Gaines announced Tuesday that she would appeal a recent court decision dismissing her lawsuit against the NCAA. Gaines and other current and former collegiate female athletes alleged the NCAA violated their Title IX rights by allowing biological males to compete in female sports.
Tennessee National Guard

U.S. Marshals Service Reports Nearly 13,000 Arrests in First Year of Memphis Safe Task Force

Blackburn and Hagerty

Tennessee Senators Escalate Actions Against Jack Smith as Marsha Blackburn Sues over Phone Records, Bill Hagerty Files Bar Complaint

students learning

Federal Judge to Consider Dissolving Injunction Blocking Tennessee State Takeover of Memphis-Shelby County Schools

ICE arrest

Pappert: Tennessee Has Removed 10 Percent of Estimated Illegal Alien Population Under Trump

Reading time in class

Tennessee Ranks Top 10 in Heritage Foundation’s 2026 Education Freedom Report Card

CBO: Full Cost per Troop $86,000 Above What’s Budgeted

Donald Trump

Commentary: GOP Needs to Counter the Left’s Economic Narrative

Kalshi

Tennessee Wins Appeal as Sixth Circuit Rejects Kalshi Challenge to State Sports Betting Laws

ICE arrest

SCOTUS Lets Admin Resume Third-Country Deportations

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