In late July, Boeing dropped out of the running for the new intercontinental ballistic missile competition. Boeing chose to remove itself with the expectation it will be unable to provide the system at a competitive price.
Read the full storyMonth: August 2019
Kamala Harris Calls Immigration Sweeps a ‘Campaign of Terror’
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris suggested that a recent illegal immigration raid in Mississippi was part of the Trump administration’s “campaign of terror.”
Read the full storyAnti-Sex Trafficking Activist Says ‘No Question’ Trump Has Done More Than Previous Presidents
Anti-sex trafficking activist and filmmaker Jaco Booyens told Fox News host Mark Levin there is “no question” President Donald Trump has done more than previous presidents to address sex trafficking.
Read the full storyCommentary: Lamar Alexander is Pushing Big Government Policies that Threaten Tennesseans’ Health Care
Someone needs to remind Sen. Lamar Alexander what it means to be a Republican. If his recent support of healthcare legislation featuring of socialist-style price controls is any indication, it looks like he’s clearly forgotten.
Read the full storyKey Trade Deficit Metric with China Improved by 10 Percent Over This Time Last Year, Includes Tariffs
The U.S. trade in goods deficit with China is down 10 percent in the first six months of 2019, or $18.8 billion, compared to 2018, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Read the full storyDems Continue Tying McConnell to Moscow During World’s Largest Hacker’s Conference
Democrats continued to link Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to the Kremlin during a hacker’s conference over the weekend.
Read the full storyOhio Gunman’s Alleged Pot-Smoking Friend Who Bought Him Gun Parts Charged with Federal Crimes, Feds Say
Federal authorities announced Monday they made an arrest in the investigation into the Aug. 4 mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio.
Authorities arrested Ethan Kollie, a friend of gunman Connor Betts, Friday and charged him with possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance and making a false statement regarding firearms, authorities announced Monday in a press conference.
Read the full storyFlowchart Tells Non-Minority Students They Could Be ‘Taking Up Space’
A diversity orientation presentation for law students at the University of South Dakota encourages non “minitorized” voices to consider whether or not they are “taking up space” when they contribute to a discussion. This comes just weeks after the South Dakota Board of Regents announced an investigation into the existence of liberal bias in the diversity offices of state schools.
Read the full storyInterior Department Announces Reforms to Endangered Species Act Procedures
The Trump administration on Monday announced reforms to the Endangered Species Act that it says will “increase transparency and effectiveness” in the law’s implementation.
One of the reforms removes a blanket rule which treats protections for threatened species the same as endangered species. It will also require the same standards be used when officials consider delisting or reclassifying species.
Read the full storyDay One of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Summer Study of the Heartbeat Bill
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — Hours prior to the scheduled 1 p.m. start of the much-anticipated Summer Study, Senate Hearing Room I of the Cordell Hull Building, attendees filled the room to standing room only status.
Read the full storyTennessee’s Senate Judiciary Committee Will Consider a Very Different Version of the Heartbeat Bill at Its Summer Study
Through a 38-minute video and a separate blog post, the uniqueness of the Heartbeat Bill that the state Senate Judiciary Committee will consider in its Summer Study has been explained in great detail the Family Action Council of Tennessee (FACT).
Read the full storyTim Burchett of Tennessee Reportedly Files Bill Going After Antifa
U.S. Congressman Tim Burchett, a Republican representing Tennessee’s Second Congressional District, has reportedly filed legislation to go after the group Antifa.
Read the full storyCommentary: The Meaning of Jeffrey Epstein
The Trump Administration on July 31 announced steps that could lead to the importation of prescription drugs from Canada, where prices are lower. This strategy is favored by President Trump but has long been opposed by many Republicans. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said that the policy would enable Americans to “get the benefit of the deals that pharma themselves are striking with other countries.”
Read the full storyWest Tennessee Inmate Accused of Murdering Prison Administrator During Escape Captured Sunday Near Prison
Curtis Ray Watson, the fugitive accused of murdering a West Tennessee prison official during his escape, was captured Sunday in Henning, multiple media reports say.
Read the full storyKenyan Taxpayer Dollars Reportedly Spent in Nashville
Last week officials in the African nation of Kenya reportedly sent a large delegation to the National Conference of State Legislatures’ meeting in Nashville, and the taxpayers of that country had to pay for it.
Read the full storyFeds Sending $75 Million to States to Tackle Feral Hog Crisis
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $75 million in federal tax dollars for a pilot program to mitigate the damage being caused by feral hogs primarily in the Southeast.
Read the full storyPresidential Hopeful Joe Biden’s Verbal Gaffes Mounting
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is the leading Democratic presidential contender among two dozen candidates looking to take on President Donald Trump in the 2020 election, but Biden is proving to be unchallenged at committing verbal gaffes on the campaign trail.
Read the full storyCommentary: Student Frustration with the Flawed Textbook Market Is Justified
Dozens of student government executives wrote a letter recently urging the Department of Labor to block a merger between two giants of the textbook industry. In May, McGraw-Hill and Cengage announced they would be pursuing a merger. As two of the five major textbook publishers that currently have 80 percent of the market, this merger would form the second-largest textbook publisher in the US.
Read the full storyCBP Chief Mark Morgan Defends Record-Breaking Illegal Immigration Raid
The acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection defended the decision to conduct a recording-breaking operation, and he made clear that his agency’s crackdown of illegal immigration is not solely focused on violent criminals.
Read the full storySTUDY: ‘Medicare for All’ Will Further Lower Physician Morale
Last week, the administrator of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Seema Verma, spoke at The Heritage Foundation on the effect “Medicare for All” would have on American health care.
Read the full storyFlorida Gov. DeSantis Asks Supreme Court to Define ‘Completion of Sentence’ in Felon-Voting Dispute
Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the Florida Supreme Court to issue an advisory opinion on whether convicted felons must pay all fines and fees before their voting rights are restored under Amendment 4, the November 2018 ballot measure approved by 64.5 percent of state voters.
Read the full storyCommentary: White Supremacy Is Like Manna to the Left
Since the world has not heard enough about “white supremacy” lately, I thought I would say a few words about this neglected subject.
Read the full storySumner County to Increase Property Taxes by at Least 20 Percent for the Second Time in Five Years
A document released prior to the meeting of the Budget Committee of the Sumner County Board of County Commissioners reveals that a property tax increase of at least 20 percent is in store for Sumner County taxpayers for the second time in five years.
The property tax increase will, once again, coincide with Sumner County’s five year property reappraisal process as it did in 2014.
Read the full storyNadler Confirms Committee Has Begun ‘Formal Impeachment Proceedings’ Against Trump
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler said Thursday that his committee has begun “formal impeachments proceedings” against President Donald Trump.
Read the full storyTennessee Native Charged with Iraq Crime Faces Sentencing This Week
A Tennessee native charged with murder in Iraq will face sentencing Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
Read the full storyCommentary: Obama Is Wrong About America Leading the World in Mass Violence
The predictable has followed the atrocities in El Paso and Dayton. Barack Obama raised the standard when he issued a statement condemning “language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist sentiments.” This is a bit rich coming from someone who sat with his wife contentedly in the pews of Jeremiah Wright’s Chicago church for 20 years listening to his white-baiting apologia for black violence and international terrorism, including the 9/11 attacks.
Read the full storyEmployee Accuses Google of Discriminating Against Pregnant Women
A former Google employee alleges that the tech giant discriminates against pregnant women. The woman made the accusation in a memo obtained by Motherboard.
Read the full storyUS Envoy Tells Germany: Spend More on Defense or We Move Troops to Poland
BERLIN – An envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s unwillingness to boost defense spending might give the United States no choice but to move American troops stationed in Germany to Poland.
Read the full storyCommentary: Mass Shootings Aren’t Growing More Common – And Evidence Contradicts Common Stereotypes About the Killers
When 22 people were killed in El Paso, Texas, and nine more were killed in Dayton, Ohio, roughly 12 hours later, responses to the tragedy included many of the same myths and stereotypes Americans have grown used to hearing in the wake of a mass shooting.
Read the full storyMusic Spotlight: Songwriter Greg Friia
Greg Friia provides an in-depth understanding of what it is like to be a songwriter in Nashville.
Read the full storyJulian Castro Introduces ‘People First’ Plan to ‘Combat White Nationalism And the Gun Violence Epidemic’
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Julían Castro introduced his “People First” plan on Friday to “combat white nationalism and the gun violence epidemic.”
Read the full storyThe Justice Department Is Gearing Up for a Big Fight With Immigration Judges’ Union
The Trump administration asked a federal panel to revoke the exclusive right of a public-sector union to represent immigration judges in collective bargaining Friday.
Read the full storyCommentary: Is Mark Zuckerburg Putting More Conservatives in Facebook Jail to Prepare for 2020?
This past Thursday, Facebook suspended my personal account for three days after I shared a link to Rush Limbaugh’s website, where the nationally syndicated radio host commented on the new movie “The Hunt.”
Read the full storyConservative Think Tank Says Sumner County Is Balancing Fiscal Irresponsibility on the Backs of Taxpayers
The Beacon Center of Tennessee says that Sumner County is just another example of lawmakers balancing their fiscal irresponsibility on the backs of the taxpayers.
Read the full storyAlleged Child Sex Trafficker Jeffery Epstein Has Died
Jeffery Epstein, the mysterious billionaire who once hosted presidents and movie stars at his private island resort, was found dead is his jail cell Saturday morning, many news outlets report. He was 66 years old.
Read the full storyConservatives Urged to Replace Williamson County School Board Members After ‘White Privilege’ Training
The Williamson County School System has allegedly taken a left turn politically, and that has prompted one county resident to appeal to conservatives to seek office to try to replace members of the school board.
Read the full storyCommentary: Antifa’s Identitarian Ideology
While the Antifa movement may defy easy characterization, one of its most animating features is a commitment to opposing the alleged right-wing racism practiced or condoned by “millions” of “white nationalists.” They condemn any such endorsements of so-called identitarian concepts. But who are the real identitarians? And to which movement is identitarianism both the centerpiece of their rhetoric, and a smokescreen to hide their true agenda? A look at online material promoting an upcoming Antifa-type action offers clues.
Read the full storyIlhan Omar Paid $250K in Campaign Funds to Alleged Boyfriend
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) has paid more than $250,000 in campaign funds to a man she allegedly is having an affair with.
Read the full storyTrump Names Joseph Maguire Acting Director Of National Intelligence
President Donald Trump named Joseph Maguire, director of the National Counterterrorism Center, the acting national intelligence chief Thursday after CIA official Sue Gordon resigned.
Read the full storyAbout 300 People Arrested in the Mississippi Immigration Sting Have Been Released, Officials Say
About 300 of the 680 people arrested at food-processing plant stings in Mississippi Wednesday have been released, officials said Thursday.
Read the full storyAudit: Oak Ridge Facility Inappropriately Billed Medicaid Huge Sum of Money
Employees at an Oak Ridge health care facility billed Medicaid more than $25,000 for items that Medicaid wasn’t supposed to cover.
Read the full storyCommentary: ‘Do Something’ Is a Dangerous Demand to Make of Politicians
Do Something, goes the suddenly popular chant. In response to the wave of mass killings this year, it’s being shouted at any available political figure. Be careful what you ask for.
Read the full storyBruce Ohr Documents Undercut FBI Claims in Carter Page FISAs
Transcripts of Justice Department official Bruce Ohr’s interviews with the FBI could open the bureau to new scrutiny over claims government officials made in applications to spy on Carter Page.
Read the full storyProf Says He Received Threats After Calling Out Campus Bias
Sarah Lawrence College professor Samuel Abrams wrote an op-ed addressing the issue of liberally-biased university administrators and in response, he tells Campus Reform, he received threats and vandalism to his office door.
Read the full storyCNN Sympathetically Profiled Illegal Immigrant Dodging Deportation – Eight Months Later He Killed a Man While Driving Without a License
An illegal immigrant who received positive press coverage during his fight against deportation earlier this year, struck and killed a father of five in Colorado on Aug. 2 while driving without a license.
Read the full storyBanks, Boogeymen, and Birds Are Waiting for You at the Movies
This movie tells the true story of Brian Banks (Aldis Hodge), a highly acclaimed football recruit, who had his football dreams taken away from him by a false rape accusation charge. Despite a lack of evidence, he received 10 years of prison and probation. However, years later and after an overturned conviction, Banks is released from prison and tries to fulfill his football dreams.
Read the full storyNashville Mayor Briley Roasted for Thanking Fox News for Negative Coverage
Metro Nashville Mayor David Briley tried to judo-flip the bad coverage of his Spanish-language video on how to avoid ICE by tweeting a “thank you” to Fox News, but a lot of people on Twitter and Facebook weren’t buying it and roasted him. The mayor tweeted, “If you have an encounter with ICE, it’s crucial to know your rights and have a plan. Thank you, @FoxNews viewers, for the hundreds of messages you’ve sent in today about our immigration and refugee rights work in Nashville. We’re planning to keep it up.” If you have an encounter with ICE, it's crucial to know your rights and have a plan. Thank you, @FoxNews viewers, for the hundreds of messages you've sent in today about our immigration and refugee rights work in Nashville. We're planning to keep it up. https://t.co/bg2anUBKoY — Judge David Briley (@DavidBriley) August 8, 2019 Fox News based its story on The Tennessee Star’s coverage of Briley’s Spanish-language tweet telling illegal aliens how to avoid being detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The Star’s story is here. Tennessee Star Political Editor Steve Gill saw concern with what Briley did. “It’s crazy that you have a mayor…
Read the full storyNashville’s David Briley Joins Over 200 Mayors to Demand U.S. Senate Return to Washington to Enact Gun Control
More than 200 mayors from across the country sent a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), urging them to immediately call the Senate back to Washington, D.C. to take action on gun control legislation.
Read the full storyCommentary: Bullying Democrats Will Attack Trump Donors
In a blatant attempt to intimidate supporters of President Trump, Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro, brother of Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro recently tweeted the names and employers of dozens of Trump campaign donors in the San Antonio area, an act that clearly violates Twitter’s terms of use prohibition against “doxxing.”
Read the full storyAnalysis: New York Times Spreads Falsehood That Motivated Murders of Police
This week, the New York Times published an article that gives credence to a fiction that stoked riots in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked the “Black Lives Matter“ movement, and provoked murders of police officers.
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