Both Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), the incumbent senator who said on September 26 he would not run for a third term but has been “reconsidering” that decision in recent weeks, and Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN-07), the frontrunner for the GOP nomination for the U.S. Senate seat Corker is vacating, spoke…
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Tennessee House Candidate Aaron Shane Puts Up $150,000 Of His Own Money To Oppose Representative Susan Lynn
Local businessman and first-time candidate for the Tennessee House 57th District, Aaron Shane, announced this week that he is putting $150,000 into his campaign to oppose Representative Susan Lynn in the August 2 Republican primary. Shane made the announcement of his significant personal financial commitment after beginning his campaign just…
Read MoreInterior Is Weeks Away From Holding the Largest Oil and Gas Lease Sale in History
The Interior Department next month will offer 77.3 million acres for offshore drilling in what the federal agency calls the largest oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history. “Responsibly developing our offshore energy resources is a major pillar of President Trump’s American Energy Dominance strategy,” Interior Deputy Secretary David…
Read MoreJudson Phillips Commentary: Diane Black and Freedom
One of the issues I have worked on for several years has been IRS abuse. The attitude and actions of the Internal Revenue Service towards conservatives has been nothing short of shocking. IRS employees gave 94% of their political contributions to Hillary Clinton. IRS workers were busted for telling people…
Read MoreTrace Adkins is “Jammin’ to Beat the Blues” to Benefit Mental Health American of Middle Tennessee
Trace Adkins and Jason Crabb to perform a concert at the Ryman on March 21st to benefit Mental Health America of Middle Tennessee.
Read MoreMcCain Associate Invokes Fifth Over Anti-Trump Dossier
An associate of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is invoking his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself to avoid revealing information to Congress about the so-called Steele dossier assembled to damage Donald Trump in run for the White House. David J. Kramer, a former State Department official, pleaded the Fifth…
Read MoreReport: Four Broward County Sheriff’s Deputies Waited Outside Florida School During Shooting, Failed to Enter
Coral Springs Police officers responded to a school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14th and were “stunned” to find that four Broward County Sheriff’s Deputies who’d arrived before them had not yet entered the school building where the shooting was taking place, according to an explosive…
Read MoreCPAC-Times Poll: Conservatives Love Trump — But Not So Much the Tweeting
President Trump has taken firm reins of the conservative movement in the U.S. according to the CPAC-Washington Times poll that found grassroots leaders on the political right thrilled with just about everything he’s doing – except his tweeting. Mr. Trump scored a massive 93 percent approval rating from the crowd…
Read MoreWhite House Releases Democrats’ Memo on Russia Probes
The White House on Saturday released a redacted version of a Democratic congressional memo that rebuts a Republican account of alleged FBI surveillance abuses. The release of the Democratic memo came three weeks after the release of the Republican version of events, which was compiled by staffers of House intelligence…
Read MoreSen. Dick Durbin Barred from Receiving Holy Communion in Springfield, IL, Due to Pro-Abortion Stance
Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Roman Catholic diocese of Springfield, Illinois, is upholding a 2004 decision to block Sen. Dick Durbin from receiving Holy Communion due to his pro-abortion rights views. A statement issued by Bishop Paprocki on Feb. 13 said Mr. Durbin, Illinois Democrat, was among 14 Catholic…
Read MoreWife of Sgt. Rob Forrest, the Former Bodyguard and Lover of Mayor Megan Barry, Files for Divorce
Penny Forrest, the wife of Sgt. Rob Forrest, the former Metro Nashville Police Department officer who conducted a two-year long extramarital affair with Nashville Megan Mayor Barry, has filed for divorce. WKRN reported: Court documents show the complaint was filed on Feb. 23 and cites irreconcilable differences and inappropriate marital…
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