Senator Jeff Flake suddenly announced Tuesday he will not run for re-election in 2018. CBS News reports: Sen. Jeff Flake abruptly announced Tuesday that will not run for re-election after all in the 2018 midterm elections, leave the Senate when his term ends in January 2019 and delivered a blistering…
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Commentary: Fincher Rejects Trump, Sides With Corker and GOP Establishment In Hiring Kim Kaegi as Treasurer
Despite his rhetorical claims to be in line with President Donald Trump’s policy agenda, Republican Senatorial candidate Stephen Fincher has immediately aligned himself with the “Queen of the Establishment” and anti-Trump political class in Tennessee. Political fundraiser Kim Kaegi, who has been a lead fundraiser for Senator Lamar Alexander, Senator…
Read MoreUnhinged Bob Corker Attacks President Trump Again
An unhinged Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) attacked President Trump again on NBC’s Today Show Tuesday morning. In a series of reckless comments, the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee undermined both President Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson once more. This time, Corker used the term “kneecap” instead…
Read MorePresident Trump: ‘No Change’ to 401(k) Retirement Plans
President Trump said Monday he won’t allow Congress to reduce tax-exempt contributions to popular 401(k) savings plans, amid reports that lawmakers are considering such a move. “There will be NO change to your 401(k),” Mr. Trump tweeted. “This has always been a great and popular middle class tax break that…
Read MoreMark Cuban: Make Up Your Mind — Or Shhh
Celebrity “Shark Tank” show’s Mark Cuban said during a Fox News interview he is “seriously considering” running for the White House in 2020, Donald Trump be danged. Now there’s a race that should be interesting to watch. If it ever happens, of course. Which it may, or may not, or…
Read MoreKeith Urban Returns to Headline Nashville’s New Year’s Eve Celebration
Diverse Lineup for Jack Daniel’s Music City Midnight: New Year’s Eve in Nashville at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park Includes Keith Urban, Maren Morris, Cheap Trick, Carly Pearce, Jonny P and Fisk Jubilee Singers
Read MoreMuslim School Custodian Sues Georgia School District
A Muslim school custodian who was fired after asking supervisors to accommodate her prayer schedule and then accused of falsifying her job application is suing a Georgia school district, reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Penny Deams, who filed her lawsuit against Gwinnett County Schools last week, had previously filed a complaint with…
Read MoreDonald Trump Says Feuding with Lawmakers Can Be Helpful in Getting Things Done
After several feuds with both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, President Trump said the fighting can be helpful in getting things done. “Sometimes it helps, to be honest with you,” Mr. Trump said in an interview on Fox Business that aired Monday. “Sometimes it gets people to do what they’re supposed…
Read MoreCommentary: What Does George W. Bush Have in Common with NFL Flag Protesters?
by Jeffrey A. Rendall “Just when I think you couldn’t possibly be any dumber, you go and do something like this…and totally redeem yourself!” ~ Harry Dunn, from the film Dumb & Dumber This highly-recognized movie quote certainly applies to a lot of what’s going on around us, though the dumb…
Read MoreTrump Channels Reagan: The ‘Era of Economic Surrender is Over’
President Donald Trump wrote in an op-ed in USA Today on Saturday that the “era of economic surrender” is over and urged Congress to pass tax reform to “ignite America’s middle class miracle once again.” Trump, whose opinion piece was published on the 31st anniversary of Reagan’s signing of the…
Read MoreAir Force Prepares Nuclear-Armed Bombers for 24-Hour Ready-to-Fly Alert: Report
The U.S. Air Force is preparing to put nuclear-armed bombers back on 24-hour ready alert, a status not seen since the Cold War ended in 1991 according to a report released Sunday by Defense One. “If the order comes, the B-52s will return to a ready-to-fly posture not seen since…
Read MoreTreasury Dept. Report Slams CFPB’s Rule to Expand Class-Action Lawsuits Against Banks
The Trump administration is taking aim Monday at a new rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would expand class-action lawsuits against banks, saying it will impose legal defense costs of more than $500 million per year on employers and provide little or no relief for consumers. A…
Read MoreKey US Senators Call for More Information on Niger Attack
Key U.S. senators called Sunday for the White House to be more forthcoming about the country’s military involvement in Niger after four U.S. soldiers were killed in an ambush there earlier this month. In separate interviews on NBC’s “Meet the Press” news show, Republican Lindsey Graham and Democratic Senate leader…
Read MoreJohn Podesta’s ‘Green Company’ Forced to Close Because Hillary Lost the Election
Joule Unlimited, a secretive green energy company that appears to have placed a big bet hiring Democratic insider John Podesta to its board, appears to have been doomed when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election. When the 2016 presidential election ended, senior company executives admitted the…
Read MoreNashville Police: Antioch Church Shooting Suspect Emanuel Samson Heard Voices
The man accused of opening fire in a Tennessee church, killing one woman and injuring seven others, wrote about suicide in journals and said he had visions of the church that he is accused of targeting in his attack. The revelations were part of a court hearing Monday in the…
Read MoreFaith: Verse of the Day for Tuesday, October 24
VERSE OF THE DAY Be blessed and be a blessing October 24, Tuesday 1 John 1:8-10 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our…
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