During Tennessee’s 2017 legislative session, Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville) and freshman Representative Ron Gant (R-Rossville), sponsored a bill that allows judges to “enhance,” or increase the usual sentence for a criminal conviction when the person is also an illegal alien. The bill was passed 28 -3 in the…
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Democratic Governors to Sue Trump Administration over Tax Plan Eliminating State and Local Tax Deduction
Democratic governors in three blue states announced Friday that they’re planning to sue President Trump over the tax plan passed late last year for the elimination of the state and local tax deduction. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York said the bill was a “fundamental violation of states’ rights” in…
Read MoreCommentary: Senator Grassley Unloads on the FBI and DOJ, Demands to #ReleaseTheMemo
by CHQ Staff Senator Charles Grassley, Chairman of the Senate’s Committee on the Judiciary, claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice are actively obstructing his investigation of Obama-era abuses of power. Grassley has demanded that the House Intelligence Committee release its report, which he…
Read MoreHome Depot Awards $1,000 Bonuses to Hourly Workers Due to Trump Tax Cuts
Home Depot is giving hourly workers in the U.S. a one-time cash bonus of as much as $1,000, crediting the Trump tax cuts. All U.S. hourly workers will get at least a $200 bonus in the current quarter, while employees of 20 years or longer will be awarded $1,000, the…
Read MoreSenate Democrats Holding Up Trump Nominees for Top Jobs
Despite a change in how the Senate votes on presidential nominees, a large number of President Donald Trump’s key nominees are stuck in legislative limbo, blocked by tactics that mostly Democratic senators are employing. The White House says there are currently 262 pending nominations held in the Senate. At the…
Read MoreJustice Department Spokeswoman Mocks CNN’s Chris Cuomo
Department of Justice spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores mocked CNN anchor Chris Cuomo Thursday for his “unproductive line of questioning” when he badgered her about the existence of an FBI “secret society.” Cuomo asked Flores about a text message exchanged between two anti-Trump and pro-Clinton FBI employees that referred to a…
Read MoreOprah Winfrey Rules Out 2020 Presidential Run
The excitement of a run for the White House by media mogul Oprah Winfrey has come to an anticlimactic end. Winfrey tells InStyle magazine that running for president is not in her DNA. “It’s not something that interests me,” she said in an interview published Thursday. “I met with someone…
Read MoreUS Subsidiary of South Korea’s LG Will Increase Washing Machine Prices Due to US Tariffs
The US subsidiary of South Korea’s LG Electronics warned retailers on Wednesday that it will raise prices of its washing machines following import duties imposed by the Trump administration this week. It was the first concrete reaction to the trade measures announced this week that have angered US trading partners.…
Read MoreWatch Maria Bartiromo Take A Sledge Hammer To Union Organizer’s Hatred Of Trump
Fox Business Network host Maria Bartiromo got into a shouting match with a global union organizer after President Donald Trump’s speech in Davos, Switzerland, Friday. Peter Jennings, general secretary of UNI Global Union, argued that Trump has not been doing enough for workers because he is hampering regulations that union…
Read MoreBusinessman Bill Lee Launches His First TV Ad for Governor
Williamson County businessman Bill Lee announced Friday he will launch his first television ad in his bid to win the Republican nomination for governor later. The sixty-second spot, titled “Why,” will begin appearing statewide starting today, Saturday, January 27th. Its emotional message is largely biographical, focusing on Lee’s personal journey leading…
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