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November 22, 2025

Some Evidence Appears to Be Missing in Charlie Kirk Murder Case: Report

A public records request with the Washington County Sheriff's Office found that video footage of alleged Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson turning himself in no longer exists, a Utah news outlet reported Wednesday. Kirk, who is remembered for his staunch Christian...

November 22, 2025

Commentary: Trump Secures Southern Border as Illegal Encounters Hit 50-Year-Low

President Donald Trump’s overall approval rating took a hit this month, but one area where the President’s efforts have paid off already is his massive turnaround of the illegal immigration crisis. With illegal border encounters at their lowest number since the 1970’s...

November 21, 2025

Marjorie Taylor Greene Quitting Congress After Feud with Trump

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, announced Friday night she is resigning from Congress in January after an intense feud with President Donald Trump.

November 21, 2025

Tennessee Parents Sue over State’s School Choice Program

A group of Tennessee parents sued the state over its universal private school voucher program. This year, Tennessee implemented a voucher program that gives students $7,295 to attend a private school of their choice, following the passage of the Tennessee...

November 21, 2025

Former Lipscomb Professor Behind Independent Bid for Tennessee Governor Once Raised Money for Political Party Launched by Andrew Yang

Though former Lipscomb University professor Lauren Pinkston on Friday launched her independent campaign to become Tennessee's next governor through an article in the Tennessee Lookout, the outlet did not note that Pinkston formerly recruited members and solicited donations for the...

November 21, 2025

Trump Gives Thanksgiving Deadline for Ukraine to Accept Peace Deal

President Trump on Friday said he was giving Ukraine until Thursday to accept a U.S. peace deal to end the war with Russia. Trump was asked on Fox News Radio's “Brian Kilmeade Show” on Friday, “So is next Thursday the...

November 21, 2025

Security Footage Reveals Suspected J6 Pipe Bomber Visited a Third Building Before Capitol Riot

Video footage located by congressional investigators shows the still-unidentified Jan. 6 pipe bomber’s first stop was the Congressional Black Caucus building, but no explosive device was discovered there, raising new questions about the suspect’s goals and motivations ahead of the...

November 21, 2025

Major Democrat Donor Has Sizeable Stake in Pot Company Raided by ICE

A high-powered investment manager with an ownership stake in marijuana facilities allegedly staffed by children and criminal illegal migrants has poured thousands into mostly Democratic campaigns — and even Republican Nikki Haley’s failed presidential bid. Although the staffing of pot...

November 21, 2025

Eric Swalwell Announces California Governor Run on Jimmy Kimmel, One Week After Mortgage Fraud Referral

California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell launched his governor bid Thursday night on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, portraying himself as the Golden State’s “protector” against President Donald Trump. Swalwell’s leap into the crowded race for California’s governor’s mansion comes shortly after Federal Housing Finance...

November 21, 2025

Democrat Tim Ryan Declines Ohio Gubernatorial Run

Former Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan, Ohio, declined to enter the Democratic primary for the 2026 gubernatorial race in Ohio, setting up a likely match between Democratic candidate Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy. Ryan previously sought one of the state's...

November 21, 2025

Independent Candidate in TN-7 Condemns Democrat Super PAC for ‘Political Ugliness’ After ‘Misleading’ Mailers

Jon Thorp, one of four independent candidates running for the open seat in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, told The Tennessee Star on Friday that he condemns the mailers sent by the Your Community PAC, a Democratic super political action committee (PAC) that...

November 21, 2025

Gary Humble Announces End to Primary Challenge Against Tennessee Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson

Tennessee Stands executive director Gary Humble on Friday announced the end of his 2026 primary challenge to State Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin). Humble, who announced his candidacy for State Senate District 27 in September, confirmed his exit from...

November 21, 2025

Trump Admin Cancels New York Judicial Citizenship Ceremonies over Unmet Legal Requirements

The Trump administration has canceled several New York judicial citizenship ceremonies over unmet legal requirements and will no longer let county courts or state supreme court justices preside over them.

November 21, 2025

New Conservative Think Tanks Aim to Elevate Rural Issues Ahead of 2026 Battles

nother conservative satellite has joined the Trump constellation. Jenn Pellegrino, formerly chief spokesperson for the America First Policy Institute, has launched twin think tanks in time for a brewing fight on Capitol Hill over health care and ahead of the...

November 21, 2025

Newly Declassified Documents Detail How Key Trump Appointees Aided Russiagate Plot Against Him

by Paul Sperry When Obama administration officials manufactured U.S. intelligence tying Donald Trump to Moscow following his stunning 2016 victory, they had no idea Trump’s own political appointees would help them undermine Trump’s presidency – and his chances of reelection in...

November 21, 2025

Commentary: The Embarrassments of Ideology

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is a euphemism for a rigid racialist theology. It deductively postulates that a large percentage of the population is oppressed by racism and sexism, mostly by white males. DEI makes no allowance for the class...

November 20, 2025

TN-7 Democrat Aftyn Behn Responds to Backlash Over Her Comments About Hating Nashville

State Representative Aftyn Behn (D-Nashville), the Democratic nominee for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, is once again under fire for resurfaced comments she has made about the district she is seeking to represent in Congress.

November 20, 2025

Senators Marsha Blackburn and Cynthia Lummis File Legislation to Shield American Farmland from Taxpayer-Funded Solar Projects

Republican Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn introduced legislation Thursday that would protect American farmland from government-subsidized solar panel development.

November 20, 2025

DOJ Blasts ‘Profound Gamesmanship’ in Latest Attempt by Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Stop Deportation to Liberia

The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday condemned the latest arguments put forward by the attorneys representing Kilmar Abrego Garcia in his immigration lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as "profound gamesmanship," and for the first time called...

November 20, 2025

Youth Gender Medicine Report Commissioned by HHS Still Finds Harm After Peer Review, Names Authors

Social scientist Lisa Littman put a target on her back seven years ago by documenting "rapid-onset gender dysphoria" in youth, prompting her to leave Brown University after the Ivy League school tried to discredit her research by implying her study was retracted...