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  • Activists Claim over 100 Detained During Weekend ICE Raid in Memphis
    Activists Claim over 100 Detained During Weekend ICE Raid in Memphis
TN Top Story: ICE Says Illegal Alien Soccer Coach Who Drugged, Raped Nashville Kids Kept Fake Immigration Files on Same Device as Abuse Videos
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Top Commentary: Nearly 50,000 ICE Arrests in July Show Trump’s Deportation Machine Is Accelerating
TSNN Featured: ICE Says Illegal Alien Soccer Coach Who Drugged, Raped Nashville Kids Kept Fake Immigration Files on Same Device as Abuse Videos
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Christa Pike
August 31, 2026

Tennessee Prepares to Execute Only Woman on Death Row, First in More than 200 Years

The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) on Monday announced it would take applications from news outlets seeking to serve as witnesses for the execution of Christa Pike, who is scheduled to be executed on September 30. Pike was convicted in March 1996 of premeditated murder and conspiracy to kill Colleen...
Memphis ICE
August 31, 2026

Activists Claim over 100 Detained During Weekend ICE Raid in Memphis

Blackburn Lee and Cruz
August 31, 2026

Congressional Bill Seeks to Abolish Federal Insurance Office, Return Insurance Regulation to States

Inside DMV, people standing in line
August 31, 2026

Tennessee Moves to Require Proof of Legal Status for Vehicle Registration in 2027

Little Boy on a Cell Phone
August 31, 2026

Sixth Circuit Revives NetChoice Challenge to Tennessee Social Media Law

Neil W. McCabe
August 31, 2026

Neil W. McCabe: Trump’s Space Academy Reflects Growing Importance of Space Force

Dolly Parton
August 31, 2026

Nashville Airport Authority to Vote on Airport Name Change to Honor Dolly Parton After Gov. Bill Lee, Parton Estate Confirm Interest

Kris Ullman
August 31, 2026

Eagle Forum Brings National Conservative Conference to Nashville for Eagle Council 54

Eric Rivera
August 28, 2026

Nashville Charter School Removes LGBT Books Months After Clearing Christian Teacher Disciplined for Refusing to Read One

Camilo Campos-Hurtado
August 28, 2026

ICE Says Illegal Alien Soccer Coach Who Drugged, Raped Nashville Kids Kept Fake Immigration Files on Same Device as Abuse Videos

Richard Nixon
August 28, 2026

Former Nixon White House Attorney Geoff Shepard Endorses Leahy’s Book, Details ‘Dirty Dozen’ Watergate Violations

Little girl cell phone
August 28, 2026

Scientist-Turned-School Board Leader Dr. Claire Reeves Praises Meta Settlement, Calls for Stronger Online Protections for Kids

Audrey Hale
August 27, 2026

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

National News

Trump and Ballroom
August 31, 2026

Supreme Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction to Continue

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a lower federal court injunction that blocked construction of President Donald Trump’s planned ballroom renovations at the White House.   The massive project of the East Wing ballroom is estimated at $400 million, funded through private donations rather than tax dollars. 
draft kings hat
August 31, 2026

Sports Betting Industry Playing Its Hand in 2026 Elections

wheat farmer
August 31, 2026

Crop Prices See Highest Increase in 14 Years as Iran, Ukraine Wars Rage On

August 31, 2026

Fauci Memos Expose Instructions to Delete Emails, Steer Spy Agencies During COVID-19 Pandemic

Nicolas Maduro
August 31, 2026

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Posts First Photos Since Capture: ‘Gift of Love and Hope’

Donald Trump
August 31, 2026

Trump Backs Data Centers: ‘Let Data Reign’

Abdul El-Sayed
August 31, 2026

Michigan Democratic Senate Nominee Abdul El-Sayed Apologizes to Jewish Leaders for Past Remarks

Cattle Ranch
August 29, 2026

Trump Targets Meatpacking ‘Monopoly’ with Push for Ranchers to Process Their Own Beef

President Donald Trump silhouette
August 28, 2026

Trump Launches Commission to Design U.S. Space Academy

Scott Bessent
August 28, 2026

Tax-Deductible ‘Charities’ Served as Pipelines to Democrat Voter Registration: Report

house hunters
August 28, 2026

Housing Affordability Crisis Results from ‘Too Much Socialism,’ Not Too Little: Report

wind mills
August 28, 2026

Commentary: Big Tech Loved Green Energy–Until It Needed Reliable Power

Bronwyn
August 28, 2026

Music Spotlight: Bronwyn

Commentary

wind mills
August 28, 2026

Commentary: Big Tech Loved Green Energy–Until It Needed Reliable Power

For years, America’s biggest technology companies were the loudest corporate cheerleaders for wind and solar. Microsoft pledged to match its electricity use with 100% renewable energy and to become carbon negative by 2030.
home owners
August 27, 2026

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

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

credit card
August 19, 2026

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

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

Dolly Parton
August 31, 2026

Nashville Airport Authority to Vote on Airport Name Change to Honor Dolly Parton After Gov. Bill Lee, Parton Estate Confirm Interest

Governor Bill Lee and the Metro Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) have confirmed that plans to rename the BNA Nashville International Airport to honor Dolly Parton are underway after the iconic singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist died last week at age 80.  The governor confirmed in a Friday press release that...
Bronwyn
August 28, 2026

Music Spotlight: Bronwyn

Kelly Lang
August 20, 2026

Kelly Lang Releases New Album, ‘Jealous Green Eyes’

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


Latest News

Christa Pike

Tennessee Prepares to Execute Only Woman on Death Row, First in More than 200 Years

The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) on Monday announced it would take applications from news outlets seeking to serve as witnesses for the execution of Christa Pike, who is scheduled to be executed on September 30. Pike was convicted in March 1996 of premeditated murder and conspiracy to...
Memphis ICE

Activists Claim over 100 Detained During Weekend ICE Raid in Memphis

Trump and Ballroom

Supreme Court Allows White House Ballroom Construction to Continue

draft kings hat

Sports Betting Industry Playing Its Hand in 2026 Elections

wheat farmer

Crop Prices See Highest Increase in 14 Years as Iran, Ukraine Wars Rage On

Fauci Memos Expose Instructions to Delete Emails, Steer Spy Agencies During COVID-19 Pandemic

Nicolas Maduro

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Posts First Photos Since Capture: ‘Gift of Love and Hope’

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
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