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  • Civil Rights Lawyer Ben Crump Claims Tennessee Law Requiring English Proficiency Test for Driver’s License Could Undo ’30 Years of Progress’
    Civil Rights Lawyer Ben Crump Claims Tennessee Law Requiring English Proficiency Test for Driver’s License Could Undo ’30 Years of Progress’
TN Top Story: Pulliam: Supreme Court’s Hemani Decision a Victory for Second Amendment Rights
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Top Commentary: A Program Just for Immigrants Could Bankrupt Your Hometown
TSNN Featured: Civil Rights Lawyer Ben Crump Claims Tennessee Law Requiring English Proficiency Test for Driver’s License Could Undo ’30 Years of Progress’
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SCOTUS
June 22, 2026

Pulliam: Supreme Court’s Hemani Decision a Victory for Second Amendment Rights

Legal commentator and retired attorney Mark Pulliam said the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in United States v. Hemani represents an important victory for Second Amendment rights while leaving unanswered questions about how Congress should regulate gun ownership by drug users. Discussing the case during Monday’s edition of The Michael...
Ben Crump
June 22, 2026

Civil Rights Lawyer Ben Crump Claims Tennessee Law Requiring English Proficiency Test for Driver’s License Could Undo ’30 Years of Progress’

Pharmacist Patient
June 22, 2026

Tennessee Pharmacist, Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Years in Prison, Pay Millions in Restitution over High-Reimbursement Prescription Scheme

Tom Pappert
June 22, 2026

Pappert Details Unanswered Questions Surrounding Convicted South African Agent at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Rainbow Crosswalk
June 22, 2026

Rainbow Crosswalk in East Nashville Repainted Ahead of Pride Fest

data center
June 22, 2026

Thousands Sign Petition Urging Data Center Moratorium in Rural Tennessee County Ahead of Site Plan Meeting

(l to r) Lazaro Rodriguez-Santos, Christopher Torres, Kasim Barnes, Duany Rodriguez-Pena, and Alinson Ramirez
June 22, 2026

TBI Human Trafficking Investigation Nets Five Arrests in Sumner County, Including Hendersonville Police Officer

man in handcuffs
June 19, 2026

Monroe County Sheriff Announces Eight-Year Sentence for Fentanyl Dealer Under Tennessee ‘Death by Distribution’ Law

Oak Ridge Facility
June 19, 2026

Ex-South African Air Force Member Pleads Guilty to Acting as Foreign Agent While Working at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Trump and Bibi
June 19, 2026

McCabe: Israel-Hezbollah Fighting Threatens to Derail U.S.-Iran Agreement

rental pricing
June 19, 2026

Tennessee Receives Money from Rent-Pricing Manipulation Lawsuit

Abraham Hermosillo Alvarez
June 19, 2026

‘Civilizational Threat’: Pappert Links Alleged White House UFC Plot to Immigration Failures

Tom Pappert, Freddie O'Connell
June 19, 2026

Pappert: Questions Remain Over Metro Nashville’s $1.5 Million Grants to Immigration Nonprofits

National News

June 23, 2026

Rand Paul Subpoenas Fauci for Testimony in COVID Origin Probe

Senate Homeland Security Chairman Rand Paul issued a subpoena Monday to force former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci to testify in front of his panel after the Biden administration official declined to do so voluntarily.  The senator claimed Fauci previously agreed to testify in front of the...
classroom work
June 23, 2026

Commentary: A Program Just for Immigrants Could Bankrupt Your Hometown

Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi
June 22, 2026

FBI Announces Capture of Fugitive in Turkey in Alleged $3.7B Medicare Fraud Scheme

Google data center
June 22, 2026

Poll: More than 90 Percent of Voters Opposing Data Centers Don’t Live near Them

Jordan Rincker
June 22, 2026

FBI Identifies Sixth Suspect Charged in Alleged White House UFC Terror Plot

Science Lab
June 22, 2026

U.S. Intel Located Video Proving Coronavirus Research in China, Even as Fauci Continued to Deny

pepsi
June 22, 2026

America’s Biggest Beverage Companies Take a Step in MAHA’s Direction

COVID Vaccine
June 22, 2026

Fox News Refuses to Run Sen Ron Johnson’s Op-Ed on Deadly Government COVID Vax Lies

Trump and Ukraine
June 22, 2026

Senate Considers More Support for Ukraine in War Against Russia in New Defense Bill

Colombia president
June 22, 2026

Latin America Continues to Shift Right as Trump-Backed Candidate Declares Victory in Colombia

Keir Stramer
June 22, 2026

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer Resigns as Labour Support Collapses

People Voting
June 20, 2026

GOP Criticizes Los Angeles Proposal for Noncitizen Voters

Trump and Iran
June 20, 2026

Commentary: Trump’s Iran Deal: Pragmatic Victory, Not Appeasement

Commentary

classroom work
June 23, 2026

Commentary: A Program Just for Immigrants Could Bankrupt Your Hometown

Somewhere in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, a small steel-town school district of about 1,400 kids, a school board member is looking at a budget line that didn’t exist a decade ago. In 2014, the district had approximately seven English Learner or “EL” students. In 2024, that number crossed 200. Charleroi is a...
Trump and Iran
June 20, 2026

Commentary: Trump’s Iran Deal: Pragmatic Victory, Not Appeasement

Voter registration and early voting
June 19, 2026

Commentary: The Grand Alliance of Americans Centers on Common Sense

Katie Wilson
June 18, 2026

Commentary: Cities Have Little to Show for Big Spending

Merrick Garland
June 17, 2026

Commentary: Democrats Moan About Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund, But Forget to Mention Their Side Did The Weaponizing

License Plate Readers
June 16, 2026

Commentary: I Know What It Means to Be Unsafe, and Nashville Deserves Better

Oil Drilling
June 16, 2026

Commentary: U.S. Natural Gas in a Dominant Position for Decades to Come

climate protest
June 13, 2026

Commentary: America’s Energy Future Is Being Decided in Obscure Utility Commission Races

House for Sale
June 12, 2026

Commentary: Is Director Bill Pulte of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Jeopardizing the U.S. Housing Market?

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

Dennis Quaid
June 23, 2026

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

Multi-talented artist Dennis Quaid, Tanya Tucker, and the late legendary Songwriter Kris Kristofferson recently released a new single, “On My Way to Heaven,” available from Gaither Music Group. In 2023, Dennis Quaid released a gospel album, Fallen: A Gospel Album For Sinners, via the Gaither Music Group. The album combined...
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

Texas Tech Brendan Sorsby
June 10, 2026

Leahy, Brewer Raise Concerns About Sports Betting’s Growing Influence on College Athletics Amid Sorsby Ruling

Travis Bolt
June 2, 2026

Travis Bolt Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut

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


Latest News

Rand Paul Subpoenas Fauci for Testimony in COVID Origin Probe

Senate Homeland Security Chairman Rand Paul issued a subpoena Monday to force former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci to testify in front of his panel after the Biden administration official declined to do so voluntarily.  The senator claimed Fauci previously agreed to testify in front...
classroom work

Commentary: A Program Just for Immigrants Could Bankrupt Your Hometown

SCOTUS

Pulliam: Supreme Court’s Hemani Decision a Victory for Second Amendment Rights

Ben Crump

Civil Rights Lawyer Ben Crump Claims Tennessee Law Requiring English Proficiency Test for Driver’s License Could Undo ’30 Years of Progress’

Pharmacist Patient

Tennessee Pharmacist, Co-Conspirators Sentenced to Years in Prison, Pay Millions in Restitution over High-Reimbursement Prescription Scheme

Ibrahim Khaldoon Hilmi

FBI Announces Capture of Fugitive in Turkey in Alleged $3.7B Medicare Fraud Scheme

Google data center

Poll: More than 90 Percent of Voters Opposing Data Centers Don’t Live near Them

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
Tennessee Leads
National Constitution Bee

BREAKING HEADLINES

Vance Says Iran to Let International Nuclear Inspections Resume After ‘Good Day’ of Talks
Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration Database of Social Security Numbers, Citizenship Status
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Meta Lobbies Congress for Protection from Child-Harm Lawsuits
Top Trump Donor Miriam Adelson’s Newspaper Runs Scathing Open Letter Criticizing President
DOJ Rebuffs Judge’s Demand to State ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund Is Officially Dead
Education Dept Cuts Student Loan Interest Rates
Missing Republican Rep. Will Return June 30, Spox Says
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