A record spike in fuel prices following the summer’s back-to-back hurricanes drove up a closely watched US inflation measure in September, but the underlying trend remained weak, government figures showed Monday. The new figures come as the Federal Reserve prepares to begin a two-day meeting on Tuesday, with policymakers widely…
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BREAKING: 8 Dead in New York City Terror Attack, Suspect Shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’
UPDATE: CNN reported at 5:35 p.m. ET that the death toll in today’s terror attack in New York City has risen to eight: The suspect in the Manhattan truck attack, a 29-year-old man, crashed his truck and then was shot by police in the abdomen, New York Police Commissioner…
Read MoreThe Legendary Oak Ridge Boys Launch a New Line of Men’s Suits with a Mission to Bring Jobs Back to America
The Oak Ridge Boys have joined forces with American companies to place a new emphasis on buying products made in the United States.
Read MoreREPORT: Trump to Announce Fed Choice Thursday
President Donald Trump is expected to announce his choice to lead the Federal Reserve on Thursday, a US official said Monday. Trump said last week he had “somebody very specific in mind. I think everybody will be very impressed.” He has not publicly ruled out re-nominating current Fed Chair Janet…
Read MoreMTSU Poll Shows Increasing Disapproval of U.S. Senator Bob Corker
Disapproval of U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) has jumped since he and President Trump began feuding publicly, a new Middle Tennessee State University poll shows. Corker’s disapproval rate has risen to 41 percent among Tennessee voters, a 14-point hike since a similar poll this past spring. Disapproval of Trump has…
Read MoreUniversity of Kentucky Social Justice Center Advocates for DACA Recipients, LGBT Rights
The Center for Equality and Social Justice (CESJ) at the University of Kentucky released two policy briefs last week promoting continued protections for DACA recipients and for amending nondiscrimination laws in Kentucky to include sexual orientation and gender identity. Started last year, the center exists “to better understand social inequality” and “to…
Read MoreAl Mohler: Halloween Becoming a Darker and More Spiritual Holiday in Post-Christian Age
In his daily podcast Monday, Al Mohler said something likely to give many Christians a chill down the spine. “It can now be argued that Halloween is the biggest spiritual holiday on the American calendar,” said Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. Our culture has…
Read MoreKyle Busch Wins at Martinsville, Secures Spot in Final Four
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — With most of the field wrecking behind him, Kyle Busch took the lead on the final lap and won the First Data 500 on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. It was his fifth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win of the season and clinched a position among the…
Read MoreCommentary: Establishment’s Last Shot at Survival Is to Join Trump, Not Fight Him
By Jeffrey A. Rendall If it could be said politics is insane but never boring, then last week was the perfect embodiment of the concept. Of course there was the revelation Hillary Clinton’s campaign united with the Democrat National Committee to retain a Washington law firm to hire a…
Read MoreMcConnell Readies Senate Confirmation Votes for 4 Appeals Judges
Senate Republicans are heading into four votes this week to confirm appeals court judges. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell served notice late last week that the Senate will consider four of President Donald Trump’s nominees to federal circuit courts, the powerful appeals panels that give the final word on the overwhelming…
Read MoreGeorge Washington’s Church Is Going to Rip Out His Memorial
The Virginia church that George Washington attended for two decades plans to tear out a memorial to the nation’s first president because the plaque could make some worshipers feel “unsafe or unwelcome.” Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia, where Washington became a founding member in 1773, will remove his memorial and…
Read MoreJohn Boehner, Unleashed, Speaks of Knife Attack by Rep. Don Young
John Boehner, of former House Majority Speaker fame, dropped a bombshell – or dozens – during an interview with Politico that was just published. For instance, did you know that fellow Republican Rep. Don Young once pinned Boehner against a wall and held a knife to his throat during a…
Read MoreHHS: Obamacare ‘Benchmark’ Rates Up 37 Percent, Choices Dwindle
Premiums for Obamacare’s “benchmark” plans will rise by 37 percent and choices will dwindle in 2018, with eight full states having just one insurer to choose from, the Trump administration said Monday in a report detailing the federal marketplace known as HealthCare.gov. However, the average tax credit that many consumers…
Read MoreLamar Alexander Asks Orrin Hatch to Hold Senate Hearings on Revoking Obama-Era Regulation Used by CMS Bureaucrats to Victimize West Tennessee Doctor
Over the weekend, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) told Mayor Jill Holland of McKenzie, Tennessee that he will encourage Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) to conduct hearings at the Senate Finance Committee he chairs on whether an Obama-era regulation that is hitting West Tennesssee’s Dr. Bryan Merrick should be revoked, along with other…
Read MoreFaith: Verse of the Day for Tuesday, October 31
VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing October 31, Tuesday Luke 6:45 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth…
Read MoreTonight on Fox News: Laura Ingraham Takes on the 10PM Hour
Laura Ingraham will debut her new show, “The Ingraham Angle,” at 10 p.m. tonight on the Fox News Channel. The show will address the issues “cutting through the heart of America,” Ingraham told a gathering of Fox News and conservative personalities gathered for her kickoff party in Washington, D.C., on…
Read MoreEagles Perform Their First Ever Concert at the Opry
The Eagles performed a special invitation-only concert for SiriusXM listeners at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville on Sunday, October 29.
Read MoreCommentary: Paul Manafort, Rick Gates and the Media Frenzy of Anti-Trumpism
Paul Manafort surrendered to Robert Mueller on Monday. And all the left-leaning media go: President Donald Trump is going down! But let’s hold the phone a little bit on this. The indictments are a far away from collusion. As Rep. Trey Gowdy said early on Fox News, before the specific…
Read MoreThe Full Text of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Indictment of Former Trump Aide Paul Manafort
The suspense is over, and we all now know who the first to be charged by Special Counsel Robert Mueller – himself in peril of being sucked into the giant vortex known loosely as the ‘Clinton-Russia Scandal.’ The indictment itself runs thirty-one pages and specifically names Paul Manafort and his…
Read MoreTennessee Reportedly Offers Dream Candidate Jon Gruden Over $10 Million to Replace Butch Jones
Tennessee has reportedly offered former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden “over $10 million a year” to be its next head coach, according to The Read Optional’s Oliver Connolly. Connolly reported that the Vols have also targeted TCU’s Gary Patterson, Louisville’s Bobby Petrino and Purdue’s Jeff Brohm as potential candidates…
Read MorePaul Manafort and Former Aide Face Multiple Charges in Mueller Probe
WASHINGTON — Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, has been indicted on 12 charges of money-laundering and conspiracy, the first charges filed in the investigation of possible connections between the Trump campaign and a Russian effort to influence last year’s presidential election. Manafort, 68, turned himself in at…
Read MoreUS Puts Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese Aluminum Foil Imports
The United States on Friday imposed fresh import duties on Chinese aluminum, accusing exporters of dumping their product on the US market at prices below cost. The move follows a Commerce Department decision in August that also imposed import duties to counteract alleged unfair Chinese subsidies in the aluminum foil…
Read MoreFed to Stand Pat as Inflation Conundrum Persists
The moribund inflation seen in the world’s largest economy over the last year is a “mystery,” a “surprise” and a “concern” all at once, in the words of US central bank chief Janet Yellen. And the dilemma — why price pressures have not picked up despite nearly a decade’s worth…
Read MoreRussians Honor Stalin Victims, Urge Release of Graves Researcher
Hundreds of Russians gathered in central Moscow on Sunday to honour the victims of Stalin-era purges, with many calling for the release of a jailed activist who researched mass graves. In an annual ceremony organised by the country’s oldest rights group Memorial, hundreds of people under grey skies and intermittent…
Read MoreAstros Edge Dodgers 13-12 in Thriller to Seize World Series Lead
Alex Bregman singled home Derek Fisher with the winning run in the 10th inning and the Houston Astros reached the brink of their first World Series title on Sunday, outlasting the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-12 in a tension-packed thriller. The Astros seized a 3-2 lead in Major League Baseball’s best-of-seven…
Read More‘Music City for Marsha’ Fundraiser Held Sunday for Blackburn’s U.S. Senate Race
FRANKLIN, Tennessee — U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN-7) told supporters at a fundraiser Sunday she’s ready to go to work in the Senate and get things done. “They are totally dysfunctional,” she said, emphasizing that “it is time for Tennessee to have a conservative in the U.S. Senate.” To…
Read MoreIt’s All About That Bash in Leiper’s Fork
Actually, it was all about that bourbon at the third annual Bourbon Bash held amid the stills in the Leiper’s Fork Distillery in Franklin on Saturday night. The event focused on an evening long opportunity to experience brands produced by local distilleries, like Leiper’s Fork and Greenbrier, to large distilleries…
Read MorePresident Trump: Democrats Using Russia Collusion ‘Witch Hunt’ for ‘Evil Politics’
President Trump on Sunday accused Democrats of using questions about Russia’s interference in the 2016 campaign for “evil politics” and said the issue is uniting Republicans like never before. “Never seen such Republican ANGER & UNITY as I have concerning the lack of investigation on Clinton made Fake Dossier (now…
Read MoreCommentary: With Federal Gas Tax Hike Proposal The West Wing Democrats Try To Kill The Trump Presidency Again
by George Rasley, ConservativeHQ.com Editor Every time we begin to think that President Trump’s economic advisor Gary Cohn and the other Democrats the President brought into in the West Wing have lost influence, one of them surfaces to remind us of what a huge mistake it was for Trump…
Read MoreSen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri Democrat: My Job is Not to ‘Fight’ Trump
Sen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri Democrat, said Sunday that her job isn’t to “fight” President Trump and that there’s a chance for bipartisanship on a tax overhaul if it’s packaged in the right way. “We may not always agree on style, and sometimes we don’t agree on substance, but my job’s…
Read MoreSpeculation Rife as First Arrest in US-Russia Probe Said to Be Near
Official Washington was abuzz this weekend over reports that a grand jury has charged at least one person stemming from the US probe of Russia’s attempts to tilt the 2016 presidential elections in Donald Trump’s favor. There was no indication, in reporting by CNN that other media later confirmed, of…
Read MoreVideo of Ohio Democrat Melt Down Over Traffic Stop Goes Viral, Prompting Apology
County legislator Jennifer Schwartz Berky, a Democrat up for re-election on Nov. 7, says that her behavior was unacceptable in a recently released video showing her being pulled over for speeding by a local police officer. In the clip, which was posted online, Berky is pulled over and begs the…
Read MoreThe International Olympic Committee Says Video Games Are Indeed … Sports
They may apparently require no more than a comfortable chair, decent knowledge of a computer screen and nimble mastery of controllers, but the International Olympic Committee insisted Saturday that eSports are indeed…sports. An Olympic Summit, under the guidance of IOC president Thomas Bach, meeting in Lausanne hailed the phenomenal growth…
Read MoreCalifornia Democrat Adam Schiff States the Obvious: Russia Probe Indictment Likely Tied to Paul Manafort or Michael Flynn
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday that he suspects a reported grand jury indictment in the probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election is tied to either former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort or retired Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security…
Read MoreAward Winning Songwriter Lee Thomas Miller Preparing for Potential Congressional Race in Tennessee’s 7th District
Congressman Marsha Blackburn’s (R-TN -07) decision to seek the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Senator Bob Corker in 2018 has sparked a flurry of interest in filling her seat in Congress. State Senator Mark Green (R-Clarksville) has already announced his intentions to run, and Williamson County Christian conservative activist…
Read MoreFaith: Verse of the Day for Monday, October 30
VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing October 30, Monday Exodus 23:1 Do not spread false reports. Do not help a guilty person by being a malicious witness. James 1:26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues…
Read MoreHorror Flick ‘Jigsaw’ Helps Hollywood with its Box-Office Puzzle
Hollywood may be suffering through a spiritless patch but Halloween films can still lend a needed jolt, as Lionsgate’s new “Jigsaw” horror film and a clutch of other scary films showed by boosting an otherwise flimsy weekend box office. “Jigsaw,” the eighth chapter in Lionsgate’s “Saw” horror franchise, took in…
Read MoreDodgers Rip Astros 6-2 to Level World Series
Two unlikely heroes, a pitcher who lost his only prior playoff start and a batter in an 0-for-13 slump, rescued the World Series title hopes of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. Alex Wood baffled Houston batters for 5 2/3 no-hit innings and Cody Bellinger snapped his drought with two…
Read MoreKentucky Beats Tennessee 29-26, Vols Fall to 3 and 5
Kentucky escaped an SEC rivalry matchup with Tennessee 29-26 on Saturday in Lexington, Ky., in a chippy contest that almost opened with a melee. Trash talk and shoving invited unsportsmanlike penalties against the entirety of both teams early in the contest. That set the tone in a physical, back-and-forth contest…
Read MoreBill Kristol’s Son-in-Law: I Hired Fusion GPS in Primary to Dig Up Dirt on Donald Trump
Matthew Continetti, the editor of the neo-conservative website, the Washington Free Beacon, wrote in a letter posted online just after 7 p.m. on Friday that the Free Beacon hired Fusion GPS during the Republican primary to do research on Republican candidates. That research kicked off what became known as the…
Read MoreFormer Long-Shot Jon Gruden Becomes New Favorite for Tennessee’s Potential Next Head Coach
Tennessee fans, this is not a drill!!! Jon Gruden, who was originally considered one of the biggest long shots listed, is now listed as the favorite for Bet Online odds rankings for the Vols’ next head coach. Gruden was originally considered at 20/1 on the website’s opening line, but moved…
Read MoreJames Comey’s ‘Coordination’ Testimony Sheds New Context on Clinton Campaign’s Dossier Funding
When then-FBI Director James B. Comey explained to Congress last March the scope of his investigation into Donald Trump aides and Russia, his words would also fit the Hillary Clinton campaign today. Mr. Comey told the House Intelligence Committed that his agents were investigating “whether there was any coordination between…
Read MoreCommentary: The Clintons Corrupt Everything They Touch
by George Rasley, CHQ Editor In a break with the Clinton-loving American establishment media, the UK’s Daily Mail recently detailed how Marc Elias, a Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer who launched what would become known as the anti-Trump “dirty dossier” denied involvement in the project for a year, even as…
Read MoreBritish Economy Shrugs Off Brexit Doubts, For Now
Britain’s economy gently picked up speed in the third quarter, official data showed on Wednesday, strengthening expectations of an interest rate hike next month, despite uncertainty over Brexit. Gross domestic product grew by 0.4 percent in the period from July to September, after expanding by 0.3 percent in the preceding…
Read MoreNew Home Sales Skyrocket to 10-Year High in September
Sales of new single-family homes spiked in September, hitting their highest level in a decade after months of declines and sluggish growth, Commerce Department figures showed Wednesday. The sudden jump in sales came despite tightening supply and rising prices, with home-buyers closing on houses in record numbers in the storm-damaged…
Read MoreRefs Walk Off in Protest After Players Kneel During Anthem at New Jersey Football Game
Two high school football officials walked off the field in protest Friday night after players from Monroe High School in Somerset County knelt during the national anthem before the team’s game against visiting Colts Neck. The officials, Ernie Lunardelli, 54, and his son, Anthony Lunardelli, 27, stood for the anthem…
Read MoreEric Bolling: Son’s Death Ruled ‘Accidental Overdose that Included Opioids’
The tragic death of Eric Bolling’s 19-year-old son was ruled an “accidental overdose that included opioids,” the former Fox News host said Thursday just hours after President Trump declared the national opioid crisis a public health emergency. The Boulder County coroner’s office in Colorado said Mr. Bolling’s son, Eric Chase…
Read MoreJames Mattis Walks Out Onto Kim Jong Un’s Doorstep to Deliver a Message
Standing in the tense demilitarized zone dividing North Korea and South Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis said America isn’t looking for a fight, but is ready for one. “Our goal is not war,” Mattis said Friday of the nuclear missile threat from North Korea under dictator Kim Jong Un,…
Read MoreNo Arrests at ‘White Lives Matter’ Rally in Murfreesboro as League of the South Leaders Fail to Show Up
A heavy law enforcement presence and a well planned security strategy kept a tiny group of League of the South members separated from an estimated 1,000 counter protesters in Murfreesboro on Saturday. The event ended peacefully with no arrests, the Murfreesboro Police Department confirmed at about 3:45 p.m. Leaders from…
Read MoreFaith: Verse of the Day for Sunday, October 29
VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing October 29, Sunday Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Proverbs 26:21 The wise in heart are called discerning, and gracious words promote instruction Proverbs 23:12 Apply your heart to instruction and…
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