The Associated Press is reporting that President Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey. President Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey. In a statement, Trump says Comey’s firing “will mark a new beginning” for the FBI. The White House says the search for a new FBI director will…
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Texas Files Lawsuit Against Potential Opponents of New Anti-Sanctuary Law
Texas lodged a preemptive lawsuit Monday against local officials considered hostile to the state’s new anti-sanctuary cities law, the first salvo in an expected legal fight over the controversial measure. State Attorney General Ken Paxton said the federal lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of…
Read MoreTennessee Muslim Group Cheers Ruling In Sports World Allowing Hijabs
The American Muslim Advisory Council is cheering a change made by the International Basketball Federation last week that will allow female players to wear hijabs during games. A Tennessee group based in Nashville, the AMAC praised the change in a Facebook post. Allure magazine is also enthusiastic about the…
Read MoreMulti-Million Dollar Education Bill Still in Play, Critics Claim in Return for Democrat Support of IMPROVE Act
While last week’s two-day House floor showdown over Governor Haslam’s 2017-18 budget never did take up an amendment for a $55 million education appropriation, HB 841, known as the K-12 Block Grant Act, was approved in a new form in the House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee and Committee on…
Read MoreNashville Symphony and Chorus To Perform Piece Memorializing 9/11
The Nashville Symphony and Chorus will perform a piece this weekend that was completed in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. American composer John Harbison began writing Requiem in 1985, but it was the events of 9/11 that compelled him to finish the project 16 years later, according to a press…
Read MoreState Rep. Byrd’s ‘Celebrate Freedom Week’ Bill Signed Into Law; Tennessee Schoolchildren to Learn More About America’s Founding
Tennessee students will get more lessons on the history of American’s founding, thanks to a bill passed by the state legislature and signed into law by Gov. Haslam last week. The week of Sept. 17 will be designated as Celebrate Freedom Week in K-12 public schools. The law goes…
Read MorePTO Treasurer in Giles County Indicted on Charges of Stealing Funds
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has led to the indictment of Amanda McMilin, the former treasurer of the Richland Elementary School Parent Teachers Organization (PTO) in Giles County. Investigators determined that McMilin stole at least $5,649 from the PTO by keeping cash that was collected during fundraisers. These…
Read MoreChristian Governor of Jakarta, Indonesia Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison ‘For Blaspheming the Quran’
“An Indonesian court sentenced the minority Christian governor of Jakarta to two years in prison on Tuesday for blaspheming the Quran, a jarring ruling that undermines the reputation of the world’s largest Muslim nation for practicing a moderate form of Islam,” the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. In announcing its…
Read MoreDepartment of Veterans Affairs Asks For Meeting With Whistleblowers To Find Out How They Face Retaliation
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is reaching out to whistleblowers for a meeting on the challenges they’ve faced when exposing wrongdoing at their facilities, following the establishment of an office to protect whistleblowers. Whistleblowers Kuauhtemoc Rodriguez from the Phoenix VA and Sean Higgins from the Memphis VA have been…
Read MoreTim Tebow Signs Multiyear Contract Extension With ESPN As Football Analyst on SEC Network
Tim Tebow continues to play baseball and, in 2017, he has done fairly well on the diamond. In 103 plate appearances over 26 games with the Columbia Fireflies, Tebow has two home runs, nine RBI and a 104 wRC+ that indicates that he has been slightly above-average as a hitter…
Read MoreOil and Gas Industry Pushes Back: Google Asked to Label Anti-Fracking Websites as ‘Fake News’
An oil and gas drilling advocacy group published an open letter to Google asking the search engine giant to consider “purging or demoting” websites spreading misinformation about hydraulic fracturing. Google rewrote its search engine algorithm to bury “fake news” websites in the wake of the 2016 presidential election. The industry-funded…
Read MoreThe French Vote Is The End Of Christian Europe
by George Rasley ConservativeHQ.com Editor In 732 a relatively small army of French Christians led by Charles Martel defeated an invading Muslim army in the Battle of Tours, near Poitier, France. Abd-ar-Rahman, the Muslim governor of Cordoba, Spain was killed in the fighting, and the Moors retreated from what…
Read MoreTexas Gov. Greg Abbott Signs Sanctuary City Ban
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a bill banning sanctuary cities in his state. And in what must have been a particularly painful hat tip to the left, he did it during a Facebook Live ceremony. It’s almost like when John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence. As the…
Read MoreNashville Mayor Megan Barry Praises Muslims and Globalism at Saturday Luncheon at Mosque
Mayor Megan Barry praised Nashville’s Muslim community and spoke about the “gift of globalism” in her speech Saturday at the Islamic Center of Tennessee in Antioch. Barry made her comments at a luncheon to celebrate the third annual Standing up for Justice and Muslim Community Day. The event was sponsored…
Read MoreFaith: Verse of the Day for Tuesday, May 09
VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing May 9, Tuesday Matthew 9:35-38 35 Then Jesus went to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and every sickness. 36 When He saw the crowds,…
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