A reckless Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) undermined President Trump and American foreign policy once again on Friday with a stunningly irresponsible statement made during an interview with the Washington Post. “You cannot publicly castrate your own secretary of state without giving yourself that binary choice,” Corker told the Post. Corker…
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Tennessee Fans Excited About Jon Gruden Sighting in Knoxville
THIS. IS. NOT. A. DRILL. Jon Gruden, Tennessee fans’ dream coaching candidate for years, was sighted in Knoxville on Friday and is expected to be in attendance for Saturday’s game against South Carolina at Neyland Stadium. Gruden was photographed by Twitter user Sam Hutto eating lunch in the Market Square…
Read MoreSenate Candidate Andy Ogles Blasts ‘Deep State’ Health Care Bureaucracy for Shutting Off Tennessee Family Doctor Over $670 Billing Error
U.S. Senate candidate Andy Ogles blasted the “deep state” health care bureaucracy for revoking the Medicare privileges of Dr. Bryan Merrick, a family doctor with a practice that serves rural McKenzie, Tennessee and the surrounding communities, over a $670 billing error on Friday. “Establishment Republicans have failed to repeal and…
Read MoreNashville Metro Sports Authority Gives Soccer Stadium Green Light
Nashville’s Metro Sports Authority has approved issuing revenue bonds for construction of a soccer stadium at the Nashville Fairgrounds. The sports authority approved a resolution Thursday, reports WKRN News 2. The project still must be approved by Metro Council, which will vote on the proposal Nov. 7. The council will hold…
Read MoreSusan Collins Will Not Run for Governor of Maine
Maine Sen. Susan Collins announced Friday that she will not run for the governor’s seat in 2018. “I am a congenital optimist, and I continue to believe that Congress can – and will – be more productive. I want to continue to play a key role in advancing policies that…
Read MoreTrump Decertifies Iran Nuclear Deal, Announces New Crackdown
President Trump said Friday he’s decertifying the Iranian nuclear deal forged under the Obama administration, but stopped short of ending the international agreement, instead giving Congress 60 days to take a tougher approach toward Tehran’s lawless behavior. In an address from the White House, the president also said he’s directing…
Read MoreSocial Security Recipients to See 2 Percent Cost-of-Living Increase
Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 2 percent cost-of-living payment increase next year, the agency announced Friday. The increase is based on rising wages and prices, and is the highest since 2012. Benefits rose less than half a percent this year, and didn’t rise at all in 2016, because inflation…
Read MoreCommentary: Paul Ryan at the Center of the Greatest Political Scandal of the 21st Century
by George Rasley, ConservativeHQ.com Editor Wednesday, one of the most remarkable political events of the 21st Century played out in an obscure Capitol Hill hearing room, and no one in the establishment media paid the least bit of attention to it. Two months have passed since the August 17…
Read MoreCommerce Secretary Wilbur Ross: Donald Trump Has Removed, Changed Over 800 Obama-Era Regulations
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Friday that President Trump is “systematically” removing hundreds of regulations put in place by the Obama administration. “The president has already knocked out some 860 rules and regulations from the Obama administration, and every day we’re finding more and more to do. Remember, Obama put…
Read MoreMike Huckabee Endorses Evangelist Scott Dawson for Alabama Governor
Mike Huckabee has endorsed evangelist Scott Dawson in his bid for the Republican nomination for governor of Alabama. The former Arkansas governor and two-time presidential candidate announced his support for Dawson on the “Rick and Bubba” radio program. “I am so grateful to Mike for the advice, counsel and prayers…
Read MoreTwitter, Red-Faced, Unlocks Rose McGowan
Anybody who’s ever been blocked or locked or limited by Twitter knows – the company never explains why. It only sends a standard form memo that speaks of “violating terms of service,” or some other such bland and nondescript reason. The Rose McGowan-Twitter saga has ended somewhat differently. Twitter, facing…
Read MoreMae Beavers: ‘It Is Time to End Annual TVAAS Testing Debacle for Tennessee Teachers and Students’
“It is time to end the annual TVAAS testing debacle for Tennessee teachers and students,” conservative Republican candidate for governor Mae Beavers tells The Tennessee Star in an exclusive interview. The former State Senator from Mt. Juliet says that despite the best efforts of the Tennessee Department of Education to hide…
Read MoreFaith: Verse of the Day for Saturday, October 14
VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing October 14, Saturday Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. 2 Samuel 22:29 You, LORD, are my lamp; the LORD turns my darkness into light
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