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  • Nashville Metro Clerk Says No State-Required TIRRC Funding Filing Exists in His Office for Proposed $735,000 Grant
    Nashville Metro Clerk Says No State-Required TIRRC Funding Filing Exists in His Office for Proposed $735,000 Grant
TN Top Story: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Tells Congress He Will Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica
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Top Commentary: Violent Crime Drops as More Americans Pack Heat
TSNN Featured: Nashville Metro Clerk Says No State-Required TIRRC Funding Filing Exists in His Office for Proposed $735,000 Grant
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Gabriel Maror Ayuel arrest
June 5, 2026

ICE Arrests Sudanese National with ‘Violent’ Criminal History, Including Attempted Murder Conviction, in Nashville

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have arrested a Sudanese national with a lengthy, “violent” criminal history in Nashville, the agency announced Thursday.
person working out
June 5, 2026

Commentary: Gray Market GLP-1 Medications Put Lives at Risk, Especially in the Latino Community

Broadband Installation
June 5, 2026

Commentary: FCC Decision Holds Monopoly Utilities Accountable

KAG Costa Rica
June 4, 2026

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Tells Congress He Will Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica

Freddie O'Connell
June 4, 2026

Nashville Metro Clerk Says No State-Required TIRRC Funding Filing Exists in His Office for Proposed $735,000 Grant

Eva Romero
June 4, 2026

Eva Romero Outlines Priorities in Bid for Tennessee House District 60

Rose and Fritts
June 4, 2026

Tea Party Nation Founder Judson Phillips Torches John Rose Campaign After Fritts Feud

June 4, 2026

U.S. Senate Bill Seeks to Motivate States to Send Their Voter Rolls to DHS

Acting AG Todd Blanche
June 4, 2026

Trump Taps Todd Blanche to Lead DOJ Permanently

John Bolton
June 4, 2026

John Bolton Pleads Guilty in Classified Documents Scandal, Faces Five Years in Prison

Adrienne Battle
June 3, 2026

MNPS Returns to Louisville for Summer Retreat amid $1.5 Million Alignment Nashville Contract for Event, Conference Planning

Freddie O'Connell
June 3, 2026

Nashville Mayor Claims $735,000 ‘Grant’ for Pro-Illegal Alien Nonprofit to Provide ‘High-Quality Legal Services’ and Community Support

Tom Pappert
June 3, 2026

Pappert: Hawkins County’s Alliance with Environmental Law Group ‘Playing into the Democrats’ Hands’

National News

ICE
June 5, 2026

Senators Fail to Get Ban on ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund into Bill That Funds ICE, Border Patrol

A Senate vote to include language blocking the Department of Justice's "anti-weaponization fund" in a reconciliation bill funding immigration enforcement failed on Thursday, despite Republican defections to support it. The $1.776 billion fund was part of a settlement to end Trump's lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his...
second amendment
June 5, 2026

Commentary: Violent Crime Drops as More Americans Pack Heat

Irene Kao
June 4, 2026

Anti-ICE Protesters Who Disrupted Minnesota Church Service Avoid State Charges

family
June 4, 2026

Republican Governors Giving June Family-Focus Observances Instead of LGBT Pride Recognitions

Donald Trump
June 4, 2026

Trump Administration Invokes Human Rights in Latest Bid to Restore ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs

tick
June 4, 2026

Alpha-Gal Syndrome: Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Fuels Debate

June 4, 2026

Ohio State University Announces $100 Million Settlement in Sexual Assault Cases

ukraine gop
June 4, 2026

Six Republicans Defy GOP Leadership by Voting with Democrats to Push for More Ukraine Funding

GOP senators
June 4, 2026

GOP Senators Want Written Assurance ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ Is Dead Before Voting on ICE Funding

Acting AG Todd Blanche
June 4, 2026

Trump Taps Todd Blanche to Lead DOJ Permanently

John Bolton
June 4, 2026

John Bolton Pleads Guilty in Classified Documents Scandal, Faces Five Years in Prison

ICE arrest
June 4, 2026

Senate Seeks Pathway to Deportation for Naturalized Criminals

Gavin Newsom
June 4, 2026

Commentary: California’s ‘Wealth’ Tax is Coming for Everyone

Commentary

second amendment
June 5, 2026

Commentary: Violent Crime Drops as More Americans Pack Heat

Alessandra Coote was walking on a trail with her 2-year-old daughter and dog two-and-a-half years ago when a man began yelling at her and threatened to kill her dog. When the petite single mom made it back to her Utah home, she decided she needed a firearm for protection. A...
Broadband Installation
June 5, 2026

Commentary: FCC Decision Holds Monopoly Utilities Accountable

Gavin Newsom
June 4, 2026

Commentary: California’s ‘Wealth’ Tax is Coming for Everyone

Trump and shipyard
June 3, 2026

Commentary: It’s Time to Act Against China’s Maritime Tsunami and Rebuild America’s Shipyards

judge
June 2, 2026

Commentary: Congress Should Not Turn Away from Judges Behaving Badly

School drop-off
May 29, 2026

Commentary: State-Run Community Schools Weaken Families by Assuming Roles Traditionally Held by Parents

Jason Cardiff
May 28, 2026

Commentary: The Government Took Everything Before It Proved Anything

Child learning online with mother next to boy
May 28, 2026

Commetary: AI and Digital Tools Are Putting Our Kids at Risk

Tom Steyer
May 28, 2026

Commentary: Tom Steyer Will Destroy California’s Historic Small Businesses

Weekend Spotlight

Proposed New Titans Stadium
May 19, 2026

Nashville to Host 2030 Super Bowl in New Titans Stadium

National Football League (NFL) owners voted Tuesday at the Spring League Meeting to award Nashville as the 2030 host city for host Super Bowl LXIV, which will mark the first time Tennessee will host the NFL’s championship game
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

Professional nurse
February 21, 2026

Tennessee Nurses Are Logging in as Online Nurse Practitioner Programs are Booming Across the State


Entertainment and Lifestyle

Travis Bolt
June 2, 2026

Travis Bolt Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut

Music Spotlight artist Travis Bolt made his Opry Debut on May 29th in Nashville.
Paige King Johnson
May 30, 2026

Music Spotlight: Paige King Johnson

Jordan Ranier
May 23, 2026

Music Spotlight: Jordan Rainer

May 21, 2026

Ashley Anne Releases ‘Generational Heartbreak’ EP

Braxton Keith
May 19, 2026

Music Spotlight: Braxton Keith

Chris Fenton
May 18, 2026

Hollywood Executive Chris Fenton Eyes Tennessee Expansion While Launching New Family Film ‘Bad Counselors’

Clint Black
May 14, 2026

Clint Black Releases New Memoir

Teletown
May 9, 2026

Fender Celebrates 75 Years of the Telecaster at the Ryman

May 2, 2026

Music Spotlight: Austin Snell


Latest News

Gabriel Maror Ayuel arrest

ICE Arrests Sudanese National with ‘Violent’ Criminal History, Including Attempted Murder Conviction, in Nashville

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have arrested a Sudanese national with a lengthy, “violent” criminal history in Nashville, the agency announced Thursday.
ICE

Senators Fail to Get Ban on ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund into Bill That Funds ICE, Border Patrol

second amendment

Commentary: Violent Crime Drops as More Americans Pack Heat

Broadband Installation

Commentary: FCC Decision Holds Monopoly Utilities Accountable

Irene Kao

Anti-ICE Protesters Who Disrupted Minnesota Church Service Avoid State Charges

KAG Costa Rica

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Tells Congress He Will Deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica

Freddie O'Connell

Nashville Metro Clerk Says No State-Required TIRRC Funding Filing Exists in His Office for Proposed $735,000 Grant

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
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