The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court Monday to allow enforcement of new immigration rules that would deny asylum to migrants who did not seek protected status in a country they passed through on their way to the southern border.
Read the full storyMonth: August 2019
Divorce Filings Raise New Questions About Ilhan Omar’s Use of Campaign Funds
A new divorce filing shows that Tim Mynett, Rep. Ilhan Omar’s lover, is officially parting ways with his wife, Dr. Beth Mynett, who accused her husband of putting their son “in harm’s way” by having an affair with Omar.
Read the full storySteve Cohen Wears ‘Make Russia Great Again’ Hat on MSNBC
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, a Democrat who represents Tennessee’s Ninth Congressional District, has had another awkward and bizarre incident in public.
Read the full storyWhile July Revenues Were Lower Than Budgeted, The State Ends Up with a $636.1 Million Surplus for the Year
The Commissioner of the Tennessee’s Department of Finance Administration Stuart McWhorter announced August 15 that, while state tax revenues were below budget for the month of July, Tennessee will end fiscal year 2019 with a surplus of $636.1 million.
Read the full storyCommentary: Everything You’ve Heard About the Amazon Fires Is Wrong
The international news coverage of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fires has been a complete disaster. News outlets published inaccurate yet easily verifiable “facts” about the number of fires, declaring the situation “record-breaking” and “unprecedented.” Social media lit up with misleading claims about the loss of planetary oxygen supply (20 percent, said French President Emmanuel Macron) threatening to asphyxiate us all. Stock photos and images of forest fires from the last two decades including Peru and Bolivia were shared widely and wildly. Celebrities and politicians alike heaped condemnation upon Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro leading to an ongoing geopolitical crisis.
Read the full storyNational School Lunch Program Malfeasance Alleged at Loudon County Elementary School
The Loudon County School System accepted and wasted more than $1,500 of taxpayer money through the National School Lunch Program, according to an audit Tennessee Comptrollers released Monday.
Read the full story‘Extremely Alarming’: Journalists Are Worried About Trump Allies Digging Up Their Old Tweets
Some journalists are irate over a New York Times story about allies of President Donald Trump collecting damaging information on reporters from “news organizations deemed hostile” to the president.
Read the full storyFAKE NEWS: Drudge Report Touts MarketWatch Article of Half-Million Jobs Lost When 2.2 Million Jobs Were Created
You might have noticed some alarmist reporting from Marketwatch and the Drudge Report implying the economy lost 500,000 jobs last year.
Read the full storyU.S. Rep. Duffy of Wisconsin Will Leave Congress Sept. 23 Over Unborn Child’s Heart Condition
Pro-life U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-WI-07), an ally of President Donald Trump, will resign from Congress in his fifth term for family reasons.
Read the full storySomali Immigrant Convicted Of Gang Rape Says He’s Too Depressed to Be Deported
Lawyers for a 30-year-old immigrant convicted of gang rape are arguing he is too depressed to be deported back to his home country of Somalia.
Read the full storyWarren Weekend Event Draws Thousands While Biden Draws Hundreds
2020 Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden both held campaign events this weekend, but numbers show Warren’s event attendance heavily outnumbered Biden’s.
Read the full storyThe Poorest 20 Percent of Americans Are Richer on Average Than Most Nations of Europe
A groundbreaking study by Just Facts has discovered that after accounting for all income, charity, and non-cash welfare benefits like subsidized housing and Food Stamps – the poorest 20% of Americans consume more goods and services than the national averages for all people in most affluent countries. This includes the majority of countries in the prestigious Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), including its European members. In other words, if the U.S. “poor” were a nation, it would be one of the world’s richest.
Read the full storyMichael Glassner Commentary: The Trump Rally Is A Phenomenon That’s Growing Based on Real Results
President Trump’s campaign rallies were an unprecedented political phenomenon in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Read the full storyRacial Division in Chattanooga Profitable for Those Who Preach it, Says Patrick Hampton
The man who put on the presentation explaining “white privilege” to Hamilton County school teachers has allegedly sent a cease and desist letter to the man who leaked news of that training session to the public.
Read the full storyFormer Rep Don Young on Left-Wing Special Interests’ Weaponization of the Endangered Species Act: ‘It Was Never for Grass … and Flies’
Representative Don Young (R-Alaska), the last remaining member of Congress who voted for the ESA has said, “The Endangered Species Act (ESA) has been weaponized and misused by environmental groups for too long.” The law passed overwhelmingly, but according to Young, “You have to understand when we had this act before us … we were told it was to save leopards and other species, it was never for grass … and flies, and snails, and turtles…”
Read the full storyLeahy Talks with In-Studio Guest Nashville Metro Councilman Steve Glover About Saving Nashville from Left Wing Fiscal Irresponsibility
On Monday’s Tennessee Star Report – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – Michael Patrick Leahy talked to Nashville Metro Council member Steve Glover about Nashville’s fiscal irresponsibility and how Glover is the ‘last man standing’ to help save the city from destructive fates similar to Detroit, Chicago, and Baltimore. As the show progressed, Leahy implied that a vote for Glover would be a vote for prudent financial management. Glover agreed stating that Nashville needs to prioritize their spending with an emphasis on services that keep the city safe and clean. Nearing the end of the show Glover added, “So much is at stake. I’m just telling you right now we are at a turning point. If we don’t get a hold of this. And we can fix it. But we don’t have anymore time. We’ve got to fix it now. Our children and grandchildren cannot afford for us to lose this game.” Leahy: We are here with Steve Glover a member of the Metro Council. Who’s a candidate for the Metro Council at large. He’s in the runoff. Welcome to the studio here Steve. Glover: Thank you sir. How…
Read the full storyTennessee Taking in More People from High-Tax States
People are fleeing high tax states and relocating to states such as Tennessee, according to Stephen Moore of the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Read the full storySteve Gill Resigns from The Tennessee Star
FRANKLIN, Tennessee — Steve Gill has resigned as the Political Editor of The Tennessee Star, according to a statement released on Monday by Star News Digital Media, the company that owns The Tennessee Star and other news sites. Gill has also resigned from the Board of the Directors of Star News Digital Media. “Steve Gill is a good friend, a good man, and a great talent. We wish him well in his future endeavors,” Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO of Star News Digital Media, said.
Read the full storyCommentary: What is Happening to Williamson Medical Center?
As soon as elections for Williamson County Commission were over in May 2018 the Commission gave the local Chamber of Commerce an additional annual $100K to promote more growth. The $1.5 million of county taxpayers’ money the Chamber has received over the last 5 years is clearly not an investment that is working out well for taxpayers. In another expected post-election move the Commission raised county property by a modest 3.3%, the second increase in 3 years. This increase barely makes a dent in the liabilities the county has accumulated and will most assuredly be followed shortly by additional property tax increases.
Read the full storyStephen K. Bannon Produces ‘Claws of the Red Dragon’ Film on Danger Posed by Huawei Technologies, Chinese Communist Party
“Claws of the Red Dragon” is an explosive film executive produced by Stephen K. Bannon which exposes ties between the controversial Huawei Technologies company and the Chinese Communist Party, based on the 2018 arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou.
Read the full storyJoe Biden Forgets Which State He’s in During New Hampshire Campaign Stop
Former Vice President Joe Biden committed yet another gaffe on the campaign trail Saturday afternoon.
Read the full storyMassive College Loan Scheme Bilks Taxpayers with Fake Enrollment Paperwork, Whistleblowers Say
Onetime employees of the University of Phoenix say the for-profit company conducted a potentially multi-billion dollar fraud on taxpayers by deliberately submitting false records to the federal government to enroll unqualified students and cash in on federal student loans.
Read the full storyFormer GOP Rep. Joe Walsh Announces POTUS Primary Challenge Against Trump
Former GOP Rep. Joe Walsh announced Sunday morning a long-shot Republican primary challenge against President Donald Trump in 2020.
Read the full storyReport: Illegal Immigration Costs Taxpayers $116 Billion Annually – Californians, Texans, Floridians Pay the Most
A comprehensive report by the Federation for Immigration Reform (FAIR) breaks down the cost of illegal immigration to U.S. taxpayers: $115.9 billion annually.
Read the full storyFederal Judge: Georgia and Nine Other States May Ignore Obama-era ‘Waters of the United States’ Rule
A federal judge has blocked the Obama administration’s 2015 Waters of the United States rule from taking effect in Georgia and nine other states while it is being revised.
Read the full storyMusic Spotlight: Erin Enderlin
If you long for music that tells a story with relatable characters who embrace heartache and remorse like they did in country music’s onset, then Erin Enderlin is the artist for you to listen to today.
Read the full storyJustin Amash Says Trump ‘Appears Increasingly Unstable,’ Drops 2020 Hint
Independent Michigan Rep. Justin Amash attacked President Donald Trump Friday evening as a “threat to liberty in America” who “appears increasingly unstable.”
Read the full storyCommentary: Trump vs. the ‘Stepford Wife’ Republicans
When the protagonist in Ira Levin’s novel, The Stepford Wives, begins to suspect that other women in her Connecticut town are robots, she surmises:
That’s what they all were, all the Stepford wives: actresses in commercials, pleased with detergents and floor wax, with cleansers, shampoos, and deodorants. Pretty actresses, big in the bosom but small in the talent, playing housewives unconvincingly, too nicey-nice to be real.
Which brings to mind the viral video of Mitt Romney reacting to his Twinkie birthday cake. Lack of ample bosom aside, Mitt is a great example of someone playing a housewife unconvincingly, too nicey-nice to be real. He is a Stepford-Wife Republican.
Read the full storyCommentary: Ending ‘Catch and Release’
As Congress persists in serially ignoring anything having to do with the border crisis, the Trump Administration continues to release regulations aimed at fixing the problem of illegal immigration.
Read the full storyNew Memphis-Based Drama Gets Even More Corporate Welfare
The new NBC television series Bluff City Law will reportedly get an additional $1.4 million in corporate welfare on top of the nearly $3 million it’s already getting from Tennessee officials and Memphis Tourism.
Read the full storyNashville ‘In Serious Danger’ of Turning into Chicago or San Francisco, Beacon Center Warns
Officials at the Beacon Center of Tennessee say they will now engage themselves more in local matters, not just state affairs — and this includes scrutinizing Nashville’s spending habits.
Read the full storyCommentary: The Path Forward for Ruth Bader Ginsburg
I am a lowly lawyer who has never argued before the Supreme Court, and never will. I am not a constitutional scholar, Justice Ginsburg has never heard of me, and I know that in the grand scheme of things, my opinion matters to her very little (and almost certainly not at all). Nevertheless, I hope Justice Ginsburg will forgive my presumptuousness, and will entertain this immodest, yet (I believe) very respectful, sincere, timely, and practical proposal.
Read the full storyPolitical Analyst Who Accurately Predicted House Races Thinks Trump Will Lose Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania
The Judy Ford Wason Center for Public Policy, a research institute at Christopher Newport University, accurately predicted that Democrats would pick up more than 40 seats in the U.S. House in the 2018 midterm elections. Now they believe President Donald Trump will lose key battleground states like Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania in 2020.
Read the full story‘They Knew I Was Kidding’: Trump Responds to ‘Fake News’ Over ‘Chosen One’ Jest
President Donald Trump hit back at “Fake News outlets” Saturday that alleged he had a “Messiah complex” after he looked up to the sky and said he had been “chosen” to take on China.
Read the full storySan Jose Mayor Proposes Mandatory Liability Insurance for Gun Owners
Gun owners in California’s third-largest city are slamming a proposal that would force them to buy liability insurance or be penalized with a fee.
Read the full storyCommentary: Guns Prevent Thousands of Crimes Every Day, Research Shows
It never fails. A split-second after a mass shooting occurs, grandstanders and ideologues issue statements demanding new gun controls—even if the laws already on the books failed or the laws they want would have made no difference. Case in point: the tragic incidents in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, in early August 2019.
Read the full storyClub For Growth Launches State Legislative Scorecard in Tennessee and Three Other States
Club for Growth Foundation, as part of a new initiative, launched 2019 state legislative scorecards in four states to provide an in-depth look at votes on economic issues, including Tennessee. Only one Tennessee legislator, Representative Debra Moody (R-Covington), earned the designation of Defender of Freedom by the Club for Growth, for scoring 90 percent or better. The non-profit charitable organization was formed with the purpose of educating the public about the value of free markets, pro-growth policies and creating economic prosperity. Club for Growth Foundation’s congressional scorecard, published annually, is highly regarded when it comes to key votes on economic issues relative to spending, taxes, regulation and trade. At the state level, in addition to Tennessee, Club for Growth Foundation has launched state legislative scorecards in Florida, New Mexico and Virginia for the 2019 legislative session. Florida’s scorecard also includes votes from the 2018 legislative session. On August 14, 2019, Club For Growth Foundation President, David McIntosh, announced the launch of the new state scorecards, “The Club for Growth Foundation’s Congressional Scorecard is already the gold-standard in publishing the voting records of Senators and Members of the U.S. House of Representatives on economic legislation, and the State Legislative Scorecards…
Read the full storyFormer Trump Associate Spied for US for More Than a Decade, Unsealed Court Documents Reveal
A former Trump business associate and witness in the special counsel’s probe provided “extensive” cooperation to U.S. spy agencies in numerous terrorism and mafia-related investigations, according to a 2009 court filing unsealed Friday.
Read the full storyOne of Kavanaugh’s High School Classmates Is Suing HuffPost for ‘Fabricated’ Reporting
A former classmate of Justice Brett Kavanaugh sued HuffPost for defamation Wednesday, alleging that the liberal news site concocted a false story about their high school’s “party scene” as the Senate reviewed Christine Blasey Ford’s allegations of sexual misconduct.
Read the full story‘I Hope You Suffered’: People on the Left Celebrate David Koch’s Death
People on the left celebrated Friday following billionaire David Koch’s death after a battle with prostate cancer.
Read the full storyWoman Charged with Carrying out TennCare Fraud at Pharmacy
In another blow for taxpayers, Tennessee officials have announced the arrest of yet another person charged with TennCare fraud. The Office of Inspector General, with help from the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, this week announced the arrest of Paula Hutcherson, 50, of Parsons. Authorities charged her with two counts of TennCare fraud and five counts of obtaining and/or attempting to obtain a controlled substance by fraud, according to a press release. “Hutcherson, who works in the medical field, called in a prescription for Ambien, a Schedule IV controlled substance, to a pharmacy by using the name of a provider she did not have permission to use and knowingly used the name of a TennCare enrollee in order to use their TennCare benefits to pay for the prescriptions,” the press release said. District Attorney General Jody Pickens is prosecuting. TennCare fraud is a Class D felony punishable by up to four years in prison per charge, the press release said. The OIG, which is separate from TennCare, began full operation in February 2005 and has investigated cases leading to more than $3 million being repaid to TennCare, with a total estimated cost avoidance of more than $163.6 million for TennCare, according to…
Read the full storyWashington Withdraws From Title X Rather Than Comply With Trump Abortion Rules
Washington state withdrew Thursday from the federal family funding program Title X rather than comply with new rules imposed by the Trump administration.
Read the full storyCarol Swain Urges Support for Steve Glover, ‘Only Experienced Conservative’ Running for Council
Former Metro Nashville mayoral candidate Dr. Carol W. Swain is calling on her supporters to turn out to the polls once again — to support at-large Metro Council candidate Steve Glover. Early voting runs to September 6. Election Day is September 12. In an email newsletter to her supporters, Swain says that Glover is the “only experienced conservative running for a seat on city council” and that he needs votes — and she asks people to vote for only one at-large candidate to give Glover his best chance. Swain also asks her supporters to vote for District 26 council candidate Courtney Johnston, who is engaged in a run-off against Jeremy Elrod. Current Metro Council district member and at-large candidate Steve Glover has been a critic of incumbent Mayor David Briley, including lately, the mayor’s budget, The Tennessee Star reported. Glover believes that the budget submitted by Mayor David Briley and recently passed by the Metro Council violates state law and Metro rules requiring a balanced budget. Glover asked State Senator Farrell Haile (R-Gallatin) to request an opinion from Tennessee State Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery concerning the legality of that budget. During her concession speech in the Aug. 2…
Read the full storyAttempts by House Democrats to Expel Representative David Byrd During the Special Session Unsuccessful
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – House Democrats launched an unsuccessful attempt to expel Representative David Byrd (R-Waynesboro) from the House of Representatives during the Extraordinary Session on August 23 to elect a new Speaker. HR 7006, introduced by Representative Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) on August 5 reads, “Expels David Byrd from his seat as a member of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred Eleventh General Assembly.” Byrd has been accused of inappropriate sexual conduct with underage female student athletes 30 years ago when he was a high school basketball coach. The allegations were made against Byrd prior to the 2018 elections, which Byrd won capturing 78 percent of the vote against his Democrat opponent. Since the allegations were made public, protesters have been regular attendees at the legislative offices and committee rooms in the Cordell Hull Building, and even more present outside the chambers during floor sessions. Protesters were present during and after the House Republican Caucus meeting held on August 22, the day prior to the Extraordinary Session. A group, Enough is Enough, has repeatedly called for Byrd to be removed from the House, even to Governor Bill Lee who has no such constitutional authority. Earlier this week, before…
Read the full storyMinnesota Rep Calls on Hennepin County Judges to Punish Omar for Perjury in Court Filings
State Rep. Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) has called on the district court judges of Hennepin County to punish U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) for committing perjury in her 2017 application for divorce.
Read the full storyTennesseans Might Get Fewer Robocalls Next Year
If what Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery says is true, then this time next year Tennesseans should get far fewer robocalls on their cell phones. In a press release, Slatery announced this week that 12 phone companies have agreed to adopt eight principles to fight illegal robocalls. They are doing this alongside 51 attorneys general. “This agreement should better protect Tennesseans from illegal robocalls and enable this Office and other attorneys general to investigate and prosecute offenders,” Slatery said in the press release. Phone companies will work to prevent illegal robocalls by: Implementing call-blocking technology at the network level at no cost to customers. Making available to customers additional, free, easy-to-use call blocking and labeling tools. • Implementing technology to authenticate that callers are coming from a valid source. • Monitoring their networks for robocall traffic. “The agreed upon principles should will implement much-needed prevention and enforcement mechanisms that should have a meaningful impact,” said Samantha Fisher, spokeswoman for the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office on Friday. The coalition of companies includes AT&T, Bandwidth, CenturyLink, Charter, Comcast, Consolidated, Frontier, Sprint, T-Mobile, US Cellular, Verizon, and Windstream, according to the press release. Phone companies will assist attorneys general anti-robocall enforcement by: Knowing…
Read the full story64 Percent of Federal Arrests Were Of Non-Citizens in 2018, DOJ Finds
Federal arrests of non-citizens has increased exponentially over the past two decades, and account for the majority of all federal arrests, data released by the Justice Department revealed.
Read the full storyRuth Bader Ginsburg Completes Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg has completed another course of treatment for a malignant tumor doctors found on her pancreas.
Read the full storyDavid Koch Dead at 79
David Koch, the billionaire and political activist, has died at the age of 79, according to the Washington Examiner.
Read the full story‘Twice the Dream’ Comes to Nashville’s Regal Cinema
“Twice the Dream” is the perfect family film for Nashville music lovers.
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