The Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to reprogram $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds to start construction on 100 miles of border wall in a late Friday order.
Read the full storyDay: July 27, 2019
Judge Michael Warren Commentary: In Defense of the Betsy Ross Flag
Patriot Week renews America’s spirit by deepening the appreciation of the First Principles, Founding Fathers and other Patriots, vital documents and speeches, and flags that make America the greatest nation in world history. From September 11 (anniversary of the terrorist attacks) to September 17 (anniversary of the signing of the Constitution), a different flag is commemorated each day. Each flag is an emblem of freedom and represents one of the founding First Principles derived from our Declaration of Independence: the rule of law, the Social Compact, equality (racial), equality (gender), unalienable rights, limited government, and the right to alter or abolish an oppressive government (revolution). Those flags include, among others, the long-forgotten suffragette banner that was boldly marched in parades and marked protests; the Union standard that flew over Fort Sumter (taken down by the Confederates and gallantly raised after the fort was retaken), and our current Old Glory.
Read the full story61,000 Unaccompanied Illegal Alien Children Have Entered the US Since October
Upwards of 61,000 unaccompanied illegal immigrant children have flooded the U.S. southern border since October, according to the Washington Examiner.
Read the full storyTennessee Comptrollers Find Fault Yet Again with How Law Enforcement Handles Drug Enforcement Funds
Tennessee Comptrollers have called out law enforcement officers for yet again mismanaging money in their drug enforcement fund, this time in Tellico Plains in East Tennessee.
Read the full storyCommentary: This Lawsuit Over ‘Sex’ and ‘Gender Identity’ Will Have Sweeping Implications
“I felt like I had been punched in the stomach. I was just gasping for air.”
Read the full storyTemporary Immigration Protections for Venezuelans Pass in House
The House passed a bipartisan bill to grant Venezuelans temporary relief from immigration enforcement Thursday.
Read the full storyJustice Ginsburg Shields Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh from Criticism
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg defended President Donald Trump’s two appointees to the Supreme Court and rebuffed progressive proposals to expand the tribunal this week.
Read the full storyKnoxville Pathologist Dr. Josh Gapp Announces Run for Lamar Alexander’s Senate Seat
The field to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) is getting more crowded as Knoxville Dr. Josh Gapp has thrown his hat in the ring.
Read the full storyCommentary: Trump, Barr Set Sights on Big Tech Over Antitrust Concerns
The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department is setting its sights on big tech firms like Google, Facebook, Twitter and Amazon in announcing a review of potentially anticompetitive activities that could be limiting consumer choices, hurting small businesses and some say even engaging in censorship.
Read the full storyBBC Says We Only Have 18 Months to Save the Planet from Climate Change
Humanity has only 18 months left to take decisive political steps to avert the catastrophic effects of climate change, according to a report Wednesday by the BBC.
Read the full storyThe Tennessee Star Report Takes Calls From Bernadette and Valerie Who Love MyPillow
On Friday’s Tennessee Star Report with Steve Gill and Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – with Gill out of studio, Leahy and Jimmy Tidwell discussed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell’s political aspirations in Minnesota.
Read the full storyIlhan Omar Reportedly Divorcing Husband, Moves Into Luxury Penthouse
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) and Ahmed Hirsi, the father of her three children, are allegedly getting divorced and separating for a second time.
Read the full storyTrump Jr. Speaks to Crowd Gathered for ‘Symposium at the Wall’
The “Symposium at the Wall” continued Friday in Sunland Park, New Mexico with a number of panelists and speakers exploring the “burdens illegal immigration places on our country.”
Read the full storyLeft-Wing Activist Justin Jones and Legal Team Out to Discredit Special Prosecutor
Vanderbilt Divinity School student and left-wing activist Justin Jones and his legal team are out to discredit Coffee County District Attorney Craig Northcott.
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