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July 24, 2021

Tennessee Sen. Blackburn: White House Plans to Silence Critics in Run-Up to 2022

Speaking to iHeartRadio host Sara Carter on Thursday, Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn condemned the Biden administration’s professed “flagging” of what it terms “disinformation” regarding COVID-19 for social-media companies. “What they’ve set up is basically a premise that if your message...

July 24, 2021

Attendees Lining Up the Night Before ‘Protect Our Elections’ Rally with Former President Trump Hosted by Turning Point Action

PHOENIX, Arizona – Dozens of good-spirited attendees were already lining up Friday evening outside the Arizona Federal Theatre in anticipation of the “Protect Our Elections” rally Saturday with former President Donald Trump hosted by Turning Point Action. Most were planning...

July 24, 2021

Commentary: The Liz Cheney Meltdown, and What It Means

Bye, Liz. The abject implosion of a politician once thought to possess national prospects — though not due to her talent but rather her name and connections — might have been overshadowed by the alarming performance just a few hours later by...

July 24, 2021

Host Leahy Questions Whether Gov. Lee Is Aware of His State’s Own Health Policy on the Mature Minor Doctrine

Live from Music Row Friday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy discussed the firing of vaccine chief,...

July 24, 2021

Kamala Harris Tells Illegal Aliens That America ‘Is Your Home’

On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris met with several illegal aliens at the White House, promising them that the Biden Administration would fight against a judge’s ruling that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) amnesty program was unconstitutional, as...

July 24, 2021

Biden’s Approval Rating Hits Lowest Point Since Taking Office

As President Joe Biden faces concerns over the economy and the crisis at the southern border, his polling numbers have dipped to the lowest point since he took office. Polling data released by Gallup found that Biden’s approval rating has...

July 24, 2021

California Certifies 46 Candidates for Recall Ballot as New Poll Shows Newsom’s Support Shrinking

The California Secretary of State’s Office has certified 46 candidates running for governor against Gov. Gavin Newsom during September's recall election. The list includes five more candidates from the preliminary list released on Saturday, including conservative radio commentator and Republican...

July 24, 2021

Dr. K. Talks About the Tremendous Change of Dynamics in College Athletics

Friday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed Sports with Dr. K. to the newsmakers line to talk about the change in college athletics as players reach professional levels and endorsements.

July 24, 2021

Crom Carmichael Weighs in on the Mississippi Case That Challenges the Constitutionality of the 2018 Abortion Law

Friday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed all-star panelist Crom Carmichael in studio to weigh in on the Supreme Court's decision to hear the case regarding the constitutionality of the Mississippi abortion law of 2018.

July 24, 2021

Crom Carmichael on Democrat Party’s Love of Authoritarian Government and Inconsistencies About January 6 Riots

Friday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio to weigh in on Antony Blinken's weak response to Cuba and the many questions surrounding the Capitol Hill riots...

July 24, 2021

Wall Street Expert Liz Peek Outlines the Consequences of Raise Increases and Democrat Power Grabs at the Expense of the American Taxpayer

Friday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed Wall Street expert and Fox Business contributor Liz Peek to the newsmakers line to discuss the consequences of reckless budget spending, raise increases, and inflation.

July 24, 2021

Psaki Says White House Won’t Be Releasing Numbers of ‘Breakthrough Cases’

A day after Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced “a commitment to transparency” regarding White House COVID-19 disclosures, she told reporters that the White House will not be releasing the number of “breakthrough cases” that occur on its campus. The term...

July 24, 2021

Texas Starts Jailing Illegal Aliens on State Charges of Trespassing

Texas authorities announced on Thursday that state law enforcement has begun the process of arresting and jailing illegal aliens who cross the border on state trespassing charges, in a new effort to crack down on illegal immigration where the federal...

July 24, 2021

Senator Blackburn Introduces Bill Aimed to Expand Health Care Access in Rural Areas

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) worked with Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) to introduce legislation with the goal of expanding access to quality health care for rural Americans across the country. The Rural Health Innovation Act would incentivize communities to prioritize...

July 24, 2021

Biden Administration Pays $3 Million Every Day to Not Build the Border Wall

The Biden administration is spending around $3 million daily to not finish construction on the southern border wall, Republican Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford said Wednesday. Around $2 billion in taxpayer dollars have been wasted on paying Department of Defense (DOD)...

July 24, 2021

Democrats Introduce Bill Holding Tech Companies Liable for ‘Health Misinformation’

Senate Democrats introduced legislation Thursday removing liability protections from online platforms that promote content deemed health misinformation. The bill, proposed by Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Ben Ray Lujan on Thursday, seeks to carve out an exception from Section 230 liability shields enjoyed by...

July 24, 2021

Commentary: Biden Gaffe Renews Questions About COVID Transparency

President Biden so desperately wants the vaccine-hesitant part of the country to get their shots that he may have spread a little misinformation. “You are not going to get COVID,” he promised during a CNN town-event Wednesday night, “if you...

July 24, 2021

Knoxville City Council to Appoint Members to African American Equity Restoration Task Force

Knoxville City Council will appoint its first members to the African American Equity Restoration Task Force during its meeting next Tuesday. The task force will consist of the following members: George Underwood, Enkeshi El-Amin, Brandon Hardin, Regina Olum, Anderson Olds, Dave Miller,...

July 24, 2021

GOP Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Renacci Blasts Gov. DeWine in Expanding First Energy Scandal

COLUMBUS, Ohio – FirstEnergy Corp.’s agreement this week to pay a $230 million fine in the ongoing federal investigation into an Ohio Statehouse bribery scheme has generated more criticism from GOP gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci who is seeking to...

July 24, 2021

Florida Gov. DeSantis Places Ben & Jerry’s on Boycott List

On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called on the State Board of Administration (SBA) to place Ben & Jerry’s on the Continued Examination Companies that Boycott Israel List as well as the Scrutinized Companies that Boycott Israel List. DeSantis called...

July 24, 2021

Minnesota Sen. Klobuchar Cosponsors Bill to Stop Spread of ‘Misinformation’ on Social Media

A Minnesota senator is cosponsoring a bill that would punish social media companies for allowing the spread of "medical misinformation." "These are some of the biggest, richest companies in the world and they must do more to prevent the spread...

July 24, 2021

Biden Stumps for Virginia Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Terry McAuliffe

ARLINGTON, Virginia - President Joe Biden joined Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe at Lubber Run Community Center on Friday evening. Biden, McAuliffe, and leading Virginia Democrats hyped progress made under their administrations and repeatedly linked GOP gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin...

July 24, 2021

D.C. Police to Hold Street-Corner Food Pantry on July 28

Washington, D.C. police officers will be hosting a food pantry at the corner of Martin Luther King Avenue and Melon Street, Southeast next Wednesday at 11 a.m. Local residents can walk up and ask the officers for items. "It’s not...

July 24, 2021

Georgia County GOP Clashes with Raffensperger After Office Brushes Off Voter Fraud

Just days after Secretary of State's office chief operation officer Gabriel Sterling brushed off concrete proof of illegal voting in the 2020 election, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) was met with protests in Bibb County. GOP protestors in Bibb...

July 24, 2021

Florida Business Groups Back Equality Act

Florida businesses and business groups have thrown their weight behind the passage of the Equality Act, a bill in Congress which would extend protected civil rights status to sexual orientation and gender identity. Among the groups joining the chorus is...

July 24, 2021

U.S. Rep. Al Lawson Jr. Endorses Charlie Crist for Florida Governor in 2022

U.S. Representative for Florida's 5th Congressional District, Al Lawson Jr., announced his endorsement of 2022 Gubernatorial candidate and current U.S. Representative, Charlie Crist on Thursday. Lawson, a Democrat, was re-elected to his third term in 2020 and has represented the...

July 24, 2021

Minnesota State Rep. John Thompson Apologizes to Police Sergeant, While Scrutiny About Abuse Grows

Representative John Thompson allegedly apologized to the St. Paul police officer that he accused of “racial profiling” who pulled him over on July 4 for driving without a front license plate. St. Paul Police spokesman Steve Linders said in an...

July 24, 2021

COVID-19 Cases Barely Pass 1,000 Per Day in Arizona

Despite fears that COVID-19 cases are surging in Arizona due to the state’s low vaccination rate and the emergence of the delta variant, new cases barely exceed 1,000 per day. The most recent data from Worldometer, which is cited by...

July 24, 2021

Former President Trump Blasts Cleveland Indians Name Change

Calling the move a "disgrace," former President Donald Trump blasted the decision by the Cleveland Indians to change their name to the "Guardians." "Can anybody believe that the Cleveland Indians, a storied and cherished baseball franchise since taking the name...

July 24, 2021

Feds Won’t Investigate Michigan Gov. Whitmer’s COVID-19 Nursing Home Policy

The U.S. Department of Justice won’t investigate Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s nursing home policies. The initial inquiry was opened under former President Donald Trump’s administration, which requested data from Michigan. Now, 11 months later under Joe Biden’s administration, the probe won’t happen. Democrat...

July 24, 2021

Tucson, Arizona Petition to Raise Minimum Wage to $15 Will Appear on November Ballot

The Tucson City Clerk approved the signatures for a petition to adopt a $15 minimum wage citywide, meaning it will be placed on this November's ballot. If approved by voters, the minimum wage would increase incrementally for the next four...

July 24, 2021

Arizona Senate Candidate Blake Masters to Speak at Trump Rally

Blake Masters, a Peter Thiel confidant and candidate for U.S. Senate, will speak on Saturday at the Phoenix rally featuring former President Donald Trump. The "Rally to Protect Our Elections" is meant to highlight the ongoing efforts by Arizona state...

July 24, 2021

Minneapolis City Council Frustrated over Slow Review of 2020 Unrest Response

The Minneapolis City Council is frustrated over the slow review of the city's response to the unrest in 2020. Minneapolis was plagued by riots as well as peaceful protests after the death of Goerge Floyd on May 25, 2020. Due...

July 24, 2021

State Senator Says Tennessee Children Could Still Get COVID-19 Vaccine Without Parental Consent, but Only in Rare Circumstances

State Sen. Kerry Roberts (R-Springfield) on Friday accused the media of trying to drive a wedge between him and Tennessee Department of Health (TDOH) Commissioner Lisa Piercey when it comes to giving the COVID-19 vaccine to children. Roberts co-chairs the...

July 23, 2021

Cleveland Indians Change Name to Cleveland Guardians After Years-Long Leftist Pressure Campaign

After years of haranguing by left-wing protestors, the Cleveland Indians have finally caved, and will change their team's nickname. The name change was announced in a two minute video narrated by Tom Hanks. The team will be called the Cleveland...

July 23, 2021

Tennessee State Building Commission Votes to Remove Nathan Bedford Forrest’s Bust

Tennessee’s State Building Commission voted Thursday to remove Confederate Army General Nathan Bedford Forrest's bust from the State Capitol building. The statue will be relocated to the Tennessee State Museum, along with the busts of Admirals David Farragut and Albert...

July 23, 2021

Commentary: No Longer ‘Democrats’

In the old days, Democrats had predictable agendas, supposedly focused on individual rights, the “little guy,” and distrust of the military-industrial-intelligence complex. The Left, often on spec, blasted the wealthy, whether the “lucre” was self-made or inherited. The old-money rich...

July 23, 2021

Senate Republicans Propose Making Big Tech Pay for Internet Infrastructure

Three Senate Republicans introduced a bill Wednesday requiring the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider collecting revenue from major tech companies to fund broadband internet. The Funding Affordable Internet with Reliable Contributions Act, introduced by Sens. Roger Wicker, Todd Young, and Shelley...

July 23, 2021

Music Spotlight: Deana Martin

Long before I started following country music and moved to Nashville, I listened to Big Band music and loved the jazz “standards.” It was the one genre in which my classically trained mother and I both equally enjoyed.

July 23, 2021

Knox County Schools Approved East Tennessee State University Dual Enrollment Course That Taught Critical Race Theory

Knox County Schools (KCS) approved a dual enrollment course from East Tennessee State University (ETSU) that has historically taught critical race theory. The KCS board of education approved the course offering, "SOWK 1030: Cultural Diversity," as part of a larger...

July 23, 2021

Alleged Extremists in Michigan Gov. Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Claim FBI Set Them Up

Militiamen arrested for the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer claim the government set them up. Court documents obtained by Buzzfeed show government informants played a crucial role in the kidnapping plot. One informant posed as a demolition expert who...

July 23, 2021

Thales Academy Franklin’s Principal Rachael Bradley Talks the School’s Successes and the Next Open House August 5

Thursday morning on the Tennessee Star Report, host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed Thales Academy-Franklin Principal Rachael Bradley to the newsmakers line to discuss their continued success and upcoming open house Thursday, August fifth at 6 pm.

July 23, 2021

Tennessee’s U.S. Congress Members Harshbarger, Burchett, Rose, Green, and Kustoff Urge Democracies to Support Free Cuba

Five members of Tennessee’s congressional delegation co-signed a letter from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-23) this week urging the world’s democracies to support freedom in Cuba. Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-1), Tim Burchett (R-TN-2), John Rose (R-TN-6), Mark Green (R-TN-7)...

July 23, 2021

Treasury Department Has Distributed Fraction of Emergency Rent Assistance with Just Days Until Evictions Begin

The Department of the Treasury has awarded a small fraction of the tens of billions of dollars Congress appropriated for pandemic rental assistance since January. The federal government has expended less than $3 billion of the $46.6 billion in funds...

July 23, 2021

Commentary: Attend a School Board Meeting

If you want to know, up close and personal, the banality of evil, attend a school board meeting. With critical race theory and forced vaccination and masking all the rage, I did just that last night. This board meeting wasn’t...