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  • Records Show Memphis Nightclub Where ICE Arrested over 120 Illegal Aliens Received Two PPP Loans in Apparent Contradiction of SBA Policy
    Records Show Memphis Nightclub Where ICE Arrested over 120 Illegal Aliens Received Two PPP Loans in Apparent Contradiction of SBA Policy
TN Top Story: In Final Act as Mayor, Glenn Jacobs Bans Flock Cameras
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Top Commentary: Don’t Believe the Polls Showing a Massive GOP Midterm Defeat
TSNN Featured: Records Show Memphis Nightclub Where ICE Arrested over 120 Illegal Aliens Received Two PPP Loans in Apparent Contradiction of SBA Policy
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Tim Burchett, Marsha Blackburn, and Glenn Reynolds
September 3, 2026

Poll: Burchett, Jacobs Among Favorites for Potential Blackburn Senate Appointment

U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) leads a field of potential appointees to replace U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) if she wins the 2026 gubernatorial election, according to a new statewide poll of likely Republican voters.
Kevin Kreutz
September 3, 2026

Holtzman Vogel Adds Another Tennessee AG Veteran as Kevin Kreutz Joins Brandon Smith

ICE arrests in Memphis Bar
September 3, 2026

DHS Confirms Arrest of Previously Deported Illegal Alien Who Sought Beer Permit for Memphis Nightclub Raided by ICE

Central Magnet School
September 3, 2026

Central Magnet School in Murfreesboro Named Best High School in the U.S.

Foundry School launch
September 3, 2026

New ‘Foundry School’ Targets America’s Manufacturing Skills Gap, U.S. Reindustrialization

University of Minnesota
September 3, 2026

New IRS Rule Set to Strip Non-Profit Status from Universities with ‘Race Conscious’ Admission Policies

Video Gaming
September 3, 2026

Commentary: Tennessee’s Veterans Have Found Community and Connection in an Unexpected Place

Marsha Blackburn
September 3, 2026

Marsha Blackburn Holds 21-Point Lead over Democrat Jerri Green in Race to Become Tennessee’s Next Governor

September 2, 2026

Records Show Memphis Nightclub Where ICE Arrested over 120 Illegal Aliens Received Two PPP Loans in Apparent Contradiction of SBA Policy

Flock Camera
September 2, 2026

In Final Act as Mayor, Glenn Jacobs Bans Flock Cameras

September 1, 2026

Federal Judge Upholds Tennessee Law Banning ‘Restorative Justice’ Bail Practices Once Used in Memphis

Type One Energy
September 1, 2026

Tennessee Approves First-Ever License for Commercial Fusion Project

ICE officers
September 1, 2026

EXCLUSIVE: ICE Confirms over 120 Illegal Aliens Arrested During ‘Operation Corral Light’ at Memphis Nightclub

National News

Foundry School launch
September 3, 2026

New ‘Foundry School’ Targets America’s Manufacturing Skills Gap, U.S. Reindustrialization

The Trump administration on Thursday launched Foundry School, a new State Department–backed national training program aimed to prepare entrepreneurs, engineers, technicians and industrial leaders for what officials describe as America’s manufacturing comeback. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio headlined the event.
University of Minnesota
September 3, 2026

New IRS Rule Set to Strip Non-Profit Status from Universities with ‘Race Conscious’ Admission Policies

Ohio State University
September 3, 2026

Fourth University in Three Years Settles Federal Claims over Hidden Chinese Research Ties

Carlton Neal Johnson II
September 3, 2026

Suspect Dead After Shooting Spree Kills Two and Wounds Six in Minneapolis High-Rise

Supreme Court justices
September 3, 2026

House Democrats Block Proposed Constitutional Amendment That Would Cap SCOTUS at Nine Justices

Trump in suit
September 3, 2026

Commentary: Don’t Believe the Polls Showing a Massive GOP Midterm Defeat

Trump speech
September 2, 2026

Trump Announces 30-Day Campaign Tour Ahead of Midterms

September 2, 2026

Jim Jordan Demands FBI Round River Docs After Memos Reveal Targeting of Trump Officials, Allies

girls soccer
September 2, 2026

Judge Dismisses Justice Department Suit Against California over Transgender Sports Policies

wheel chair
September 2, 2026

This Disability Law May Be Parents’ Secret Weapon Against Transgender Policies in School

Plastilite Corporation
September 2, 2026

California’s Plastics Law Is Creating a Compliance Nightmare Before Businesses Even Know What They Owe

Judge Jill Aiko Otake
September 2, 2026

Hawaii Court Continues to Deny Gun Rights for Gen Z

Strait of Trump
September 2, 2026

Trump Floats Renaming Strait of Hormuz to ‘Trump Strait’

Commentary

Video Gaming
September 3, 2026

Commentary: Tennessee’s Veterans Have Found Community and Connection in an Unexpected Place

I spent 21 years in the Army before I spent years representing Montgomery County, a district shaped by Fort Campbell. In that overlap, I sat with more veterans than I can count who told me some version of the same thing. The hardest part of coming home wasn't the transition...
Trump in suit
September 3, 2026

Commentary: Don’t Believe the Polls Showing a Massive GOP Midterm Defeat

New York City
September 2, 2026

Commentary: Progressive Regression and the New Medievalism

Syracuse University
September 1, 2026

Commentary: Higher Education Is Likely Doomed

wind mills
August 28, 2026

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

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

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

Tim Burchett, Marsha Blackburn, and Glenn Reynolds

Poll: Burchett, Jacobs Among Favorites for Potential Blackburn Senate Appointment

U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) leads a field of potential appointees to replace U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) if she wins the 2026 gubernatorial election, according to a new statewide poll of likely Republican voters.
Kevin Kreutz

Holtzman Vogel Adds Another Tennessee AG Veteran as Kevin Kreutz Joins Brandon Smith

ICE arrests in Memphis Bar

DHS Confirms Arrest of Previously Deported Illegal Alien Who Sought Beer Permit for Memphis Nightclub Raided by ICE

Central Magnet School

Central Magnet School in Murfreesboro Named Best High School in the U.S.

Foundry School launch

New ‘Foundry School’ Targets America’s Manufacturing Skills Gap, U.S. Reindustrialization

University of Minnesota

New IRS Rule Set to Strip Non-Profit Status from Universities with ‘Race Conscious’ Admission Policies

Ohio State University

Fourth University in Three Years Settles Federal Claims over Hidden Chinese Research Ties

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
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