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  • DOJ Announces Guilty Pleas in Sex Trafficking Case Against Tren de Aragua-Linked Mother-Son Crime Duo in Tennessee
    DOJ Announces Guilty Pleas in Sex Trafficking Case Against Tren de Aragua-Linked Mother-Son Crime Duo in Tennessee
TN Top Story: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin Urges Communities to Consider Data Centers on Case-by-Case Basis During Tennessee Visit
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Tennessee

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

Tennessee U.S. Rep. Matt Van Epps (R-TN-07) is shifting his attention to the U.S. Senate after the House approved his first piece of legislation, saying his next objective is securing passage of the Major Non-NATO Ally Terror Threat Assessment Act and ultimately seeing President Donald Trump sign the national security...
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

Freddie O'Connell
July 15, 2026

Mayor Freddie O’Connell Touts ‘Lowest Property Tax Rate’ in Nashville History Despite Setting Rate 26 Percent Above Revenue-Neutral Level

TRISO-X
July 15, 2026

New Nuclear Campus to Create over 1,100 Jobs in Tennessee, Produce Enough Fuel to Power 55 Advanced Reactors

Nashville, Tennessee
July 15, 2026

‘Ludicrous’: Former CNBC Analyst Steve Cortes on Network and Scott Cohn Ranking Tennessee as State with Worst Quality of Life

Paramount
July 15, 2026

Report: Tennessee Urges Paramount to Relocate to State

National News

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

Thursday night at the White House, President Donald Trump addressed the nation and presented new evidence detailing multiple security breaches in elections he said were concealed by a self-proclaimed "shadow government" and the Biden administration.
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

doctor patient
July 16, 2026

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

ICE agents
July 15, 2026

House Homeland Security Chair Garbarino Vows Oversight of ICE After Shootings

gun range
July 15, 2026

Pro-Second Amendment Groups Go After Trump Admin in Court

China workers
July 15, 2026

China Sees Slowest Economic Growth in Three Years, Despite Surges in Exports

Todd Blanche
July 15, 2026

Blanche Makes Case Before Senate to Be Appointed Full-Time AG, Argues Crime in the U.S. Down Significantly

ICE arrest
July 15, 2026

Trump Overturns DHS Directive Banning ICE from Conducting Vehicle Stops

New York
July 15, 2026

Trump Blasts Hochul over Data Center Moratorium

Special Counsel Jack Smith
July 15, 2026

Unearthed Records Reveal Scale of Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost Text Message Spying Spree

Commentary

Empty Classroom
July 17, 2026

Commentary: Class Warfare

Student violence in many of our nation’s schools is out of control. An Education Week teacher survey, whose results were released in March, found that 35 percent of respondents said classroom behavior was “a lot worse” than last year.
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

Doctor and Physician Assistant
July 10, 2026

Commentary: Academic and Credential Fraud Has Made Its Way into American Healthcare

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

Matt Van Epps

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

Tennessee U.S. Rep. Matt Van Epps (R-TN-07) is shifting his attention to the U.S. Senate after the House approved his first piece of legislation, saying his next objective is securing passage of the Major Non-NATO Ally Terror Threat Assessment Act and ultimately seeing President Donald Trump sign the...

Bill Would Require Insurance Coverage for Detransition Care

President Donald Trump

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

screen time

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

Empty Classroom

Commentary: Class Warfare

President Donald Trump

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

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin

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

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
Tennessee Leads
National Constitution Bee

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