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  • CIA File Released Claims China Used Influencers, Media Allies, and American Businesses to Sabotage Trump Administration
    CIA File Released Claims China Used Influencers, Media Allies, and American Businesses to Sabotage Trump Administration
TN Top Story: Von Spakovsky Predicts Massive Court Battles After Trump Releases Election Security Documents
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Top Commentary: The New American Industrial Revolution Runs on Data Centers
TSNN Featured: CIA File Released Claims China Used Influencers, Media Allies, and American Businesses to Sabotage Trump Administration
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Hans von Spakovsky
July 17, 2026

Von Spakovsky Predicts Massive Court Battles After Trump Releases Election Security Documents

Following President Donald Trump's primetime address Thursday announcing the release of newly declassified documents related to election security and foreign interference, former Federal Election Commission member and former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) official Hans von Spakovsky said the disclosures were "shocking" and predicted they could trigger extensive litigation over...
Phill Kline
July 17, 2026

Phill Kline: White House Election Document Release Should Spark Long-Overdue Debate on Election Security

Trump and China
July 17, 2026

CIA File Released Claims China Used Influencers, Media Allies, and American Businesses to Sabotage Trump Administration

Marsha Blackburn
July 17, 2026

Marsha Blackburn Opens Early Voting Push by Casting Ballot in Brentwood, Urges Tennesseans to Vote

Matt Van Epps
July 17, 2026

House Passed Bill Sponsored by Rep. Matt Van Epps Requiring Terror Threat Assessments for Non-NATO Allies Moves to Senate

July 17, 2026

Bill Would Require Insurance Coverage for Detransition Care

President Donald Trump
July 17, 2026

Trump Drops Election Integrity Bombshells, Publishes Declassified Documents, Urges Passage of SAVE America Act in Address to the Nation

President Donald Trump
July 16, 2026

President Trump to Deliver Primetime Address to the Nation on Election Integrity

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin
July 16, 2026

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Urges Communities to Consider Data Centers on Case-by-Case Basis During Tennessee Visit

ICE agents arrests human traffickers
July 16, 2026

DOJ Announces Guilty Pleas in Sex Trafficking Case Against Tren de Aragua-Linked Mother-Son Crime Duo in Tennessee

State Rep Gino Bulso
July 16, 2026

State Rep. Gino Bulso Unveils Tennessee Plan to Require Proof of Lawful Residence for Birth Certificates

Andrea Wison / Loam Technoligies
July 16, 2026

Loam Technologies Unveils AI Platform Built on Biblical Principles

July 16, 2026

Commentary: Banning Medical Technology in Tennessee Would Harm our State and Hand China a Gift

National News

Nikki Floris
July 18, 2026

Meet the ‘Rogue’ FBI Bureaucrat Who Said She Ran a ‘Shadow Government’

“Another f***ing IIR went out re election security.” That was the response of FBI Foreign Interference Task Force Lead Nikki Floris to a tip in late September 2020 about possible Chinese election interference in the upcoming presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, according to newly declassified documents.
data center
July 18, 2026

Commentary: The New American Industrial Revolution Runs on Data Centers

Voter registration
July 17, 2026

Homeland Security Found over 250,000 Illegal Aliens Registered to Vote in Just Four States

ICE arrest
July 17, 2026

At the Current Pace, ICE Stands to Have a Record Number of Arrests in July

July 17, 2026

Nearly Two-Thirds of Minnesota 11th Graders Below Grade Level in Math

Facebook whistleblower
July 17, 2026

Hawley Investigates Meta’s Treatment of Whistleblower Who Alleged China Ties

gas station
July 17, 2026

Two-Thirds of Californians Oppose Gov. Newsom’s Ban on Sales of Gasoline-Powered Cars: Poll

Andy Burnham
July 17, 2026

Andy Burnham to Become UK’s Next Prime Minister

President Donald Trump
July 17, 2026

Trump Drops Election Integrity Bombshells, Publishes Declassified Documents, Urges Passage of SAVE America Act in Address to the Nation

screen time
July 17, 2026

Over Half Of Zoomers May Be on Drugs Amid Rampant Social Media Addiction

Empty Classroom
July 17, 2026

Commentary: Class Warfare

President Donald Trump
July 16, 2026

President Trump to Deliver Primetime Address to the Nation on Election Integrity

Congress
July 16, 2026

Bipartisan Bill Would Force Vote Before Social Security Cuts Hit

Commentary

data center
July 18, 2026

Commentary: The New American Industrial Revolution Runs on Data Centers

American technological infrastructure is the building block for our modern lives. Data centers are not some side issue or a fringe zoning dispute; they account for a significant part of the physical foundation of the American economy. They are the functional infrastructure that can put the United States in a...
Empty Classroom
July 17, 2026

Commentary: Class Warfare

July 16, 2026

Commentary: Banning Medical Technology in Tennessee Would Harm our State and Hand China a Gift

doctor patient
July 16, 2026

Commentary: To Fix Health Care We Need Prices, Not Price Controls

Donald Trump
July 15, 2026

Commentary: The World Made Anew

grocery shopping
July 14, 2026

Commentary: Don’t Let Washington Kill SNAP Accountability Before It Starts

July 13, 2026

Commentary: Dieselgate’s Legacy Is Still Suffocating A Decade Later

pregnant woman
July 13, 2026

Marsha Blackburn Commentary: Birth Tourism Undermines U.S. Citizenship

nuclear plant
July 11, 2026

Commentary: The New Critical National Security Fuel Is Electricity

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

Chris Fenton
July 15, 2026

‘Bad Counselors’ Producer Chris Fenton Highlights American-Made Film Ahead of July 23 Release

Film executive Chris Fenton said in an exclusive interview with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy that his upcoming comedy Bad Counselors aims to bring audiences something he believes has become increasingly rare in Hollywood: a family-friendly comedy centered on redemption, humor, and authentic human connection. Appearing...
Thomas Rhett
July 13, 2026

Country Superstar Thomas Rhett Receives Star on Music City Walk of Fame

Spencer Hatcher
July 11, 2026

Music Spotlight: Spencer Hatcher

DEK of Hearts
July 4, 2026

Music Spotlight: DEK of Hearts

Devin Wright
July 1, 2026

Artist Spotlight: Devin Wright

Emily Hackett
June 27, 2026

Emily Hackett Releases New Album ‘Must Be Present to Win’

Dennis Quaid
June 23, 2026

Dennis Quaid Releases ‘On My Way to Heaven’ Featuring Tanya Tucker and Kris Kristofferson

Songwriting With: Soldiers
June 19, 2026

Songwriting With: Soldiers Releases ‘Daddy’s Son’ for Father’s Day

Carrie Brockwell
June 12, 2026

Music Spotlight: Carrie Brockwell


Latest News

Nikki Floris

Meet the ‘Rogue’ FBI Bureaucrat Who Said She Ran a ‘Shadow Government’

“Another f***ing IIR went out re election security.” That was the response of FBI Foreign Interference Task Force Lead Nikki Floris to a tip in late September 2020 about possible Chinese election interference in the upcoming presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, according to newly declassified...
data center

Commentary: The New American Industrial Revolution Runs on Data Centers

Hans von Spakovsky

Von Spakovsky Predicts Massive Court Battles After Trump Releases Election Security Documents

Phill Kline

Phill Kline: White House Election Document Release Should Spark Long-Overdue Debate on Election Security

Trump and China

CIA File Released Claims China Used Influencers, Media Allies, and American Businesses to Sabotage Trump Administration

Voter registration

Homeland Security Found over 250,000 Illegal Aliens Registered to Vote in Just Four States

ICE arrest

At the Current Pace, ICE Stands to Have a Record Number of Arrests in July

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
Tennessee Leads
National Constitution Bee

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