President Trump has ordered National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, the administration said Wednesday, looking to stiffen security while he pressures Congress to deliver more resources to build walls and hire more Border Patrol agents. Troops could be headed to the border as earlier as Wednesday night, Homeland Security…
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Carol Swain Qualifies for Nashville Special Mayoral Election Ballot
Former Vanderbilt professor and nationally known conservative Carol Swain has qualified to be on the ballot for the special mayoral election in Nashville. “I am excited about the opportunity to offer Nashville voters a common sense approach to moving Nashville forward,” Swain said in a statement released by her campaign…
Read MoreState Senator Steve Dickerson Withdraws Medical Marijuana Measure, For Now
State Senator Steve Dickerson (R-Nashville), who sponsored this year’s controversial medical-marijuana bill in Tennessee withdrew the measure Tuesday after telling fellow lawmakers the legislation has been so watered down that passing it would actually harm rather than help patients. Dickerson, a physician, told the Associated Press that he worried that…
Read MoreCommentary: Time to Defend Our Border from All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic
by CHQ Staff “Fox & Friends” reported on Sunday morning that a “small army of migrants [is] marching toward the United States.” The UK’s Daily Mail also reports “An army of a thousand migrants from Central America are marching through Mexico to the US where they hope to get…
Read MoreTrump Backs Regulation-Slashing Scott Pruitt at EPA as Angry Liberals Circle
President Donald Trump maintains his confidence in Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, who has killed hundreds of excessive bureaucratic regulations, according to multiple reports Tuesday. Pruitt incurred ire in the liberal mainstream media most recently over reports of high travel and security expenses funded with taxpayer dollars, the…
Read MoreMike Lindell, the ‘MyPillow’ Guy, Puts to Shame Laura Ingraham Boycotters
Mike Lindell, of “MyPillow” inventing and founding company fame, put forth a bold message on his Twitter feed that, in just a few short words, smacked to shame-land the would-be fascists and wanna-be censors of the world who’ve been demanding Laura Ingraham’s head on a Fox News platter.
Read MoreLegal Defense Funds for Undocumented in US Create Another Front in Immigration Conflict
While the U.S. federal government is working to detain and deport undocumented immigrants, some U.S. states and cities have started legal funds to defend them, opening up a new front in the conflict over immigration. About 13 jurisdictions have joined a network to expand legal representation for immigrants facing detention…
Read MoreTrump Claims 4 TV Networks Worried About Conservative Challenger
U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed new attacks Tuesday on mainstream television networks, claiming they are “worried about the competition and quality” from a conservative broadcasting chain his 2016 campaign cut a deal with to try to give him better media coverage.
Read MoreTrump Wants US Troops Out of Syria
U.S. President Donald Trump is not backing away from his assertion the time has come to pull U.S. troops out of Syria, even as Washington’s partners on the ground are urging him to reconsider. “Our primary mission in terms of that was getting rid of ISIS,” Trump said Tuesday, using…
Read MoreElizabeth Esty Will Not Seek Re-Election After Sexual Harassment Issues Among Staff
Rep. Elizabeth Esty announced Monday that she will not run for re-election after allegations that her male chief of staff verbally and physically attacked a female staff member. “Too many women have been harmed by harassment in the workplace. In the terrible situation in my office, I could have and…
Read MoreDemocratic Party Could Be ‘Too Liberal’ For Voters, Poll Finds
It’s just one poll, but it illustrates a dynamic which will become more intense as election day approaches, and Democratic strategists seek an effective public message. An Economist/YouGov poll finds that almost half of registered U.S. voters – 48 percent – say the party is “too liberal.” Even 13 percent…
Read MoreHunterdon County, New Jersey ‘Is Not Going to Be a Sanctuary County as Long as I’m Sheriff’
“I feel very strongly about this. I feel that it’s the right thing to do,” said Fred W. Brown in an interview with LifeZette on Tuesday. Brown is the sheriff of Hunterdon County, New Jersey — and he was referring to strengthening the security of our country. “We need Congress…
Read MoreSaudi Prince Says Israel Has Right to Its Land
The crown prince and de facto leader of Saudi Arabia said Israel has a “right” to a homeland, a notable shift in the kingdom’s position published Monday. Saudi Arabia and Israel still have no formal diplomatic relations, but behind the scenes, improvements in their ties have accelerated in recent years.
Read MoreLaw to Provide More Armed Law Enforcement in Schools Passes the State Senate Judiciary Committee, 9-0
Tennessee’s Senate Judiciary Committee passed The School Safety Act (SB2059) unanimously Tuesday. Designed to be a simple stopgap measure, the measure would create a grant for LEAs to put more school resource officers in school this year. “I’m honored to work with Rep. Van Huss and colleagues on both sides of the aisle…
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