U.S. Congressman Steve Cohen, a Democrat representing Tennessee’s Ninth Congressional District, this week followed in the footsteps of his Democratic colleague Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and investigated conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso.
Read the full storyDay: August 4, 2019
Ohio’s Dayton Police Called Heroes – Responded within a Minute to Mass Shooting at Historic Oregon District
DAYTON, Ohio — The beautiful tree-lined, brick-paved streets of the Historic Oregon District were eerily quiet Sunday following a mass shooting outside Ned Peppers Bar on East 5th Street earlier that morning. Nine victims have been confirmed dead thus far and more than two dozen injured. Police, who were on the scene within one minute, shot and killed the suspect. Praise for their fast response is coming in from all around the city, and state including from the Oregon District itself.
Read the full storyTennessee Officials Give Out Taxpayer Money to 11 New Companies
Tennessee officials will bestow $250,000 in taxpayer money upon Love’s Travel Stops, which will set up in Gibson County as a tire retread and distribution facility.
Read the full storyMusic Spotlight: Parker McKay
Northeast native, singer-songwriter, Parker Mckay has established herself in Nashville as the breath of fresh air that pop-country needs.
Read the full storyCommentary: Pressure Mounts on China With Latest Round of Tariffs
China has proven itself to be an unreliable trade partner in its negotiations, says President Donald Trump, and now he is levying another 10 percent tariff on $300 billion of Chinese goods that were untaxed.
Read the full storyHouse Democrats Reach A Milestone of Sorts on Impeachment
More than half of House Democrats say they support an inquiry into impeaching President Donald Trump, marking a milestone of sorts that could ramp up pressure against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to officially commence impeachment proceedings.
Read the full storyReport: Americans Rack Up ‘Shocking’ $1 Trillion in Credit Card Debt
Americans have accumulated more than $1 trillion in credit card debt, and that number will increase by tens of billions of dollars this year, according to a report by the consumer finance site WalletHub.
Read the full storyCollege to Pay Students for Violating Their Free Speech Rights
The University of Florida agreed this week to pay a conservative student group $66,000 and amend school policy to allow conservative groups to have access to more financial resources.
Read the full storyTexas Police: Multiple Shooting Deaths, One Suspect in Custody in El Paso
Several people were killed and one person was in custody Saturday after a mass shooting occurred in a shopping complex in the border town of El Paso, Texas, police said.
Read the full storyChick-Fil-A Becomes America’s Favorite Fast Food Restaurant, Dethroning In-N-Out
Chick-fil-A surpassed the fast-food chain In-N-Out Burger to become America’s favorite fast-food restaurant, according to a survey from Market Force.
Read the full storyBill Maher: Democrats Are ‘Blowing It’ With Open Borders, Free College Talk
Comedian Bill Maher said Friday night that Democrats are “blowing” their chances of defeating President Donald Trump in 2020 by proposing open border and free college policies.
Read the full storyCommentary: Let’s Stop Blaming Law-Abiding Gun Owners
In the corner of the room near my desk are two .22-caliber rifles, a 20-gauge shotgun, and a BB gun. The single-shot .22 was my father’s when he was a boy, the six-shot .22 was the gift of a friend, and the shotgun was given me as a teenager and hasn’t had the trigger pulled in 50 years. The history of the BB gun is more of a mystery, but I suspect it’s the one I gave to my oldest son on his eleventh birthday.
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