by Steve Gill As Nashville voters head to the polls on Tuesday to determine the fate of the $9 billion/$5.4 billion Transit Tax there are few public polls that give insight into what voters are thinking. One of the only public polls was one conducted by The Tennessee Star…
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Nashville Mayoral Hopeful Carol Swain Urges Responsible Gun Ownership
Nashville mayoral candidate Carol Swain took to the Nashville Armory last Wednesday to keep up-to-date on her permitting education requirements, putting the “walk” with the “talk” on her support for 2nd Amendment rights. “After the terrible tragedy at Waffle House, I began to think about my responsibilities as a gun…
Read MoreDiane Black: Passing the $9 Billion Nashville Transit Plan Will Hurt The Tennessee Economy
In a weekend interview with WSMV, Rep. Diane Black (R-TN-06), a candidate for the GOP nomination for governor, said that in her opinion, passage of the $9 billion transit plan up for a public vote on Tuesday would hurt the Tennessee economy. “It would cause the cost of living to…
Read MorePredators Win Double Over-Time Thriller 5-4 to Tie Series With Jets
The Nashville Predators won a thriller against the Winnipeg Jets 5 to 4 in double over-time Sunday night at the Bridgestone Arena to tie their second round Western Conference Semi-Finals series in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs at one game apiece. Kevin Fiala hit the game winner 5:37 into the…
Read MoreDemocrats Ignore Dossier In Russia Report, In Stark Contrast To Their Early Rhetoric
by Chuck Ross What a difference a year makes. At a House Intelligence Committee hearing just over a year ago, Democrats on the panel focused heavily on the infamous Steele dossier, the salacious and unverified report alleging that the Trump campaign conspired with the Russian government to influence the…
Read MoreExclusive Interview: Ben Carson on Draining the Swamp, Fighting Poverty, and Kanye West
by Genevieve Wood Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson spoke to The Daily Signal’s Genevieve Wood about his policy goals at HUD, what it’s like to serve under President Trump, and Kanye West’s recent tweets. An edited transcript of their interview is below. Genevieve Wood: Secretary Carson, thank…
Read MoreThree Revelations From New York Times Reporter’s Book on Hillary Clinton
by Katrina Trinko New York Times reporter Amy Chozick’s new book on her time covering Hillary Clinton doesn’t show either her employer, The New York Times, or Clinton herself in a particularly flattering light. Chozick, a member of the largely female press corps that followed Clinton on a near-daily basis at…
Read MoreThe Mooch Goes After Michelle Wolf For Tasteless ‘Atrocity,’ Compares Her To Michael Wolff
by Nick Givas Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci expressed disgust at comedian Michelle Wolf for her attacks on White House press secretary Sarah Sanders at the White House Correspondents Dinner. “I think what you guys are missing is, you think it’s totally okay to take a cheese…
Read MoreCommentary: Cleaning House Is Not Enough
by George Rasley, CHQ Editor The appointment of Ambassador John Bolton as President Trump’s National Security Advisor and the confirmation of CIA Director and former Representative Mike Pompeo as Secretary of State brought two solid conservatives with great credentials and a commitment to President Trump’s national security policies into…
Read MoreKasich Squashes Rumors Of POTUS Bid But Promises To Restore Pre-Trump GOP
by Chris White Ohio Gov. John Kasich dismissed rumors of a presidential bid Sunday shortly after suggesting he can bring the GOP “back” to where it presumably was before President Donald Trump was elected. “We should care about people from top to bottom, not just those at the top,” he told…
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