House Democrats, led by Speaker Nancy Peolsi (D-CA-12) and Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD-05), and Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC-06), passed a resolution Thursday morning that formalizes the procedure for going forward with an impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump.
Read MoreMonth: October 2019
Despite Winning Climate Hypocrite Award, Al Gore Will Lecture About Climate Change at Vanderbilt
Former Democratic vice president Al Gore is scheduled to speak about climate change — and offer what he describes as solutions — at Vanderbilt University November 20.
Read MoreCommentary: How The Establishment Media Is Helping Schiff Promote Impeachment
Our friends at the Media Research Center (MRC) have just released a study that sheds a great deal of light on how the establishment media is shaping the narrative behind the Democrat push to impeach President Trump.
Read MoreElizabeth Warren Pledges to Crack Down on School Choice, Despite Sending Her Own Son to Elite Private School
Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pledging to crack down on school choice if elected, despite the fact that she sent her own son to an elite private school, publicly available records show.
Read MoreCommentary: Five Reasons We Love Halloween
When I was a kid, Halloween was for kids only. Adults were there to hand out candy — and monitor the kids to make sure we weren’t enjoying the culture of ghosts, ghouls, and goblins too much. That would be dabbling in evil, and our souls might be corrupted. My mom, for example, banned fake blood from the house. At the age of 15 or so, your Halloween fun was expected to be over.
Read MoreDC Circuit Halts Disclosure Of Mueller Grand Jury Materials Just Hours Before Release
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit temporarily halted the release of grand jury materials from former special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation Tuesday, just hours ahead of their scheduled distribution.
Read MoreReading and Math Test Scores Remain Stagnant Despite Common Core
Despite numerous monumental government efforts to improve standardized testing scores around the country, the average test scores for reading and math have remained virtually the same as they were ten years ago, according to USA Today.
Read MoreCatholic Bishops Have Said These Politicians Should Not Receive Communion Because of Their Abortion Stances
Catholic bishops have a history of telling politicians who support abortion, like Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, that they should not receive communion at Catholic masses.
Read More‘Key Component To The Success’: Administration Expands ‘Remain In Mexico’ Program Along Border
The Trump administration announced the expansion of a program that transfers asylum applicants back to Mexico while they wait for their claims to be processed by a U.S. immigration judge.
Read MoreProfessor Tiffany Jones Miller: How the Historical Progressive Education Movement Has Transformed Our Universities
In a special interview Wednesday on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – Leahy welcomed Tiffany Jones Miller, Professor of Political Science at the University of Dallas to the show. Leahy and Miller continued their discussion from last week in which they discussed the historical progressive movement of the 20-30s and it’s effects on current K-12 public education.
Read MoreCommentary: Five Reasons the Chicago Teachers’ Strike Is Immoral
The Chicago Public School system’s 361,314 registered students are starting their tenth day at home this morning, as their teachers union strikes for its fourteenth cumulative day. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have publicly supported the 32,000 teachers and school staff (represented by the Chicago Teachers Union and SEIU, respectively) on the picket line – but there are five reasons people of faith should not join them.
Read MoreSen. Blackburn Supports Bill to Clarify ICE’s Detainer Authority in Bid to Stop Sanctuary Cities
Sanctuary cities are being targeted in a new bill introduced by senators including U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN).
Read MoreIlhan Omar Faces Backlash for Refusing to Support Bill Recognizing Armenian Genocide
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) was one of three U.S. representatives to vote “present” on a bill recognizing the Armenian Genocide and the only member of Minnesota’s congressional delegation to not support the bill. The bill passed Tuesday in a non-binding vote of 405-11 and affirms that it is “the…
Read MoreNashville Sheriff to No Longer House ICE Detainees
Nashville-Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall announced this week that his office will no longer contract to house Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees — apparently because he no longer wishes to deal with the politics of it.
Read MoreE-Cigarettes with THC Cause Injuries, Tennessee Department of Health Says
A passage on the Tennessee Department of Health’s website says THC products are linked to lung injury cases associated with e-cigarette use or vaping.
Read MoreCommentary: D.C. Establishment Wants to Remove Trump Because He Wants to End the Endless Wars
It is fitting that the Washington, D.C. establishment wants President Donald Trump removed from office for considering withholding military assistance to Ukraine, or that the talk of impeachment intensified as Trump was announcing the U.S. military withdrawal from Syria, for it was that type of caution in the use of military force that helped Trump get elected in the first place in 2016.
Read MoreYet Another Tennessee Nursing Facility Charges Medicaid for Items Not Allowed
Officials with the Bledsoe County Nursing Home in Pikeville improperly billed Medicaid more than $50,000 for nearly a year — while operating below 85 percent capacity.
Read MoreSessions Reportedly Eyeing His Old Alabama Senate Seat
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reportedly considering a run for his old Alabama Senate seat, according to three Republicans familiar with the matter.
Read MoreCommentary: Kamikaze Schumer Wants to Repeal Private Health Insurance
While the Democrats continue their impeachment pantomime war dance in the mirror-clad corner in order to keep up their spirits, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is ginning up a much more fateful danse macabre on health care. He has promised to force a vote this week on various Trump Administration directives that have injected flexibility into Obamacare. As The Hill reports, “Senate Democrats plan to force vulnerable Republicans to vote on legislation that would overturn a controversial Trump administration directive on ObamaCare.”
Read MoreIMPEACHMENT: Alabama Congressman, Mo Brooks Joins Leahy to Discuss the Storming of the SCIF
In a specific discussion Tuesday on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – Leahy was joined on the newsmakers line by Alabama congressman, Mo Brooks to talk about the organized effort of the…
Read MoreTrump Administration Extends Temporary Protected Status to Salvadorans Living in the US
In the latest sign of cooling tensions between the U.S. and El Salvador, the two countries issued a joint statement Monday announcing the extension of temporary protected status to Salvadorans living in the U.S.
Read MoreNeil McCabe: Low Level Ukrainian Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman to Testify in Impeachment
On Tuesday’s Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – Leahy talked to One America News Network’s Neil McCabe about the recent subpoena of Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman who will testify today in the ‘impeachment’ star chamber.
Read MoreJudge Allows Nick Sandmann’s $250 Million Lawsuit Against WaPo to Move Forward
A federal judge reversed his ruling Monday and announced that the family of Kentucky teenager Nick Sandmann can sue The Washington Post for libel over its coverage of the teenager.
Read MoreNorth Carolina’s Congressional Map Is Illegal Republican Gerrymander, Court Rules
A North Carolina court on Monday temporarily blocked the state from using its congressional map in next year’s elections and strongly suggested it would eventually rule the districts were illegally gerrymandered to favor Republicans.
Read MoreMusic Spotlight: Candi Carpenter
Long before Dolly Parton tweeted her praises on October 9, 2019, Candi Carpenter was on my radar. I had heard about her via Kalie Shorr and the Song Suffragettes and had been following her for over a year. I finally got the chance to meet up with her. Carpenter’s ‘Where I Came From” story is like none other.
Read MoreFederal Judge Temporarily Blocks Alabama Abortion Ban
A federal judge temporarily blocked the passage of Alabama’s abortion ban Tuesday.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Minnesota’s Hennepin County Attorney’s Office on New Protocol: ‘No Privacy Rights in a Criminal Investigation’
Police departments in Hennepin County were recently notified by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office that the personal cellphones of officers involved in “critical incidents” will be subject to search and seizure, a source familiar with the situation told The Minnesota Sun.
Read MoreRep. Jim Jordan Compares Speaker Pelosi’s Plan to Hold Impeachment Vote to ‘Putting a Little Lipstick on the Pig’
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH-04) on Fox and Friends Tuesday morning gave quite the analogy when talking about Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s planned impeachment vote.
Read MoreBlackburn Introduces Across-the-Board Spending Cuts to Minibus Appropriations Package
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) said she introduced across-the-board spending cuts on Monday as amendments to S. Amdt. 948 to H.R. 3055 for Fiscal Year 2020.
Read MoreGOP Rep. Matt Gaetz: Nancy Pelosi Caved on House Vote Because Democrats ‘Could No Longer Defend the Process’
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) joined a special evening edition of the podcast War Room: Impeachment late Monday, just minutes after Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced that the House will hold a floor vote on Thursday to formalize the beginning of impeachment proceedings against President Trump. Gaetz told hosts Stephen…
Read MoreHouse TennCare Subcommittee Holds Summer Study on Controversial Medicaid Block Grant Proposal
The House TennCare Subcommittee took on the controversial topic of the block grant proposal, hearing from key stakeholders in a two-hour summer study conducted last Thursday.
Read MoreWashington Post Desperately Tries to Cast Republican Senators, Including Alexander, as ‘Lost and Adrift’ in Reaction to Impending Impeachment
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) told The Washington Post, “I’d be a juror, so I have no comment,” in regard to a question about impending impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.
Read MoreCommentary: Illegal Immigration Hurts Patients
The Democrats often claim that they alone will protect people with pre-existing conditions. Well, unfortunately for us, this popular catchphrase delivered the greatest catch in the history of politics: under Obamacare, insurance companies couldn’t deny coverage to people with pre-existing conditions — but doctors could.
Read MoreSteve Bannon Joins the Tennessee Star Report to Talk About His War Room Impeachment Podcast
In a special interview Monday on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – Leahy was joined on the newsmakers line by good friend and former Breitbart colleague Steve Bannon to discuss his new War Room podcast which will focus on facts as they pertain to the ongoing ‘impeachment’ hearings.
Read MoreEx-White House Aide Balks at Impeachment Inquiry Testimony
A former White House national security aide balked Monday at testifying in the ongoing Democratic-led impeachment inquiry targeting President Donald Trump.
Read MoreCommentary: The Sophisticated Intelligence Operation to Destabilize and Overthrow the American Government
Americans outside the Beltway have been struggling for almost three years to figure out what’s been going on in Washington, what to call it and how to explain it.
Read MoreViolent Crime Investigations in Nashville Public Housing Results in Lengthy Prison Sentences
Four Nashville men received lengthy prison sentences last week for a series of violent crimes connected to investigations in or near the J.C. Napier and Tony Sudekum public housing developments, according to a press release.
Read MoreFacebook Flags a Doctored Video of Sen Lindsey Graham Praising Democrats’ Green New Deal
Facebook nixed a political ad Saturday that contained a doctored video of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham proclaiming his support for the Green New Deal.
Read MoreIOWA: The Tennessee Star Report Chats with Ambassador to the Democratic Presidential Field Jim Larew
Live from music row Monday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – Leahy was joined on the newsmakers line by longtime friend and Iowan Attorney, Jim Larew to discuss the current climate on the Democratic Presidential field in Iowa.
Read MoreWilliam Barr Says US Attorney Investigating Trump-Russia Probe Origins Is Making ‘Great Progress’
Attorney General William Barr said Monday that the federal prosecutor leading an investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe has made “great progress.”
Read MoreOne-in-Three Millennials See Communism as Favorable, Survey Finds
A growing number of Millennials show support for communism and socialism, a survey from the Victims of Communism found.
Read MoreEven Before Ukraine Uproar, 10 of 13 Democrats on Intel Panel Backed Trump Impeachment Probe
In July, Rep. Andre Carson, a member of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, voted for the then-most recent resolution calling for the ouster of President Donald Trump from office.
“I think it represents a larger, more important conversation that we need to have about … what we’re willing to tolerate as a citizenry from our commander in chief,” Politico quoted the Indiana Democrat as saying, “What responsibility the commander in chief has to the electorate in terms of not fanning the flames of Islamophobia, xenophobia, and outright hatred.”
Read MoreDetails of Tennessee Opioid Crisis ‘Will Turn Your Stomach,’ Rutherford County Official Says
Rutherford County officials are scheduled to hold a town hall forum on opioid abuse and mental health issues at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Smyrna’s Parkway Baptist Church.
Rutherford County Commissioner Craig Harris, one of the scheduled panelists, told The Tennessee Star Monday that the problem has hit his county particularly hard, as it ranks No. 4 statewide for overdoses.
Read MoreSpeaker Nancy Pelosi Caves, Announces Floor Vote to Authorize Impeachment Proceedings
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issues a statement Monday afternoon announcing the House will vote on whether ot not to direct “certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Donald John Trump, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.”
Read MoreWashington Post Writes Obituary for ISIS Leader, Calls Him ‘Austere Religious Scholar’
The Washington Post ran an obituary Sunday morning for ISIS leader and serial rapist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who killed himself and at least three of his own children Saturday night during a U.S. military raid.
Read MoreCommentary: Bureaucratic Rule by What Right?
Americans are just beginning to realize that opposition to Donald Trump is the least explanation for what bureaucrats, corporate officials and media magnates have been doing to negate the outcome of the 2016 election. Denying that government by the people is the only legitimate form of rule, they are asserting that legitimate rule flows from right-minded persons in the country’s institutions, elections notwithstanding. The following shows that this assertion flows merely from our ruling class’s will to power.
Read MoreBill Hagerty Praises U.S. Military Operation that Ends in Death of ISIS Leader
U.S. Republican Senate candidate Bill Hagerty said on Twitter Sunday that he supports “putting an end to radical Islamic terrorism.”
Read MoreMichael Patrick Leahy Interviews Donna Brazile on The Tennessee Star Report from Politicon in Nashville
In a special edition of The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast live on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC Saturday afternoon from Politicon at the Music City Convention Center, host Michael Patrick Leahy was joined by former Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Donna Brazile to talk about election integrity, Hillary Clinton, and the current positions of the 2020 Democratic candidates running for President.
Read MoreFacebook Officially Rolls Out News Tab for Select Users
Facebook officially rolled out its Facebook News tab Friday to a select number of U.S. users, according to a blog post.
Read MoreMike Hodges Explains What It Means to ‘Live Dangerously’ at Hodges Foundation Debut
Advance Financial Chairman Mike Hodges, who launched the Hodges Foundation for Philosophical Orientation Friday night in Nashville, is popularly fond of Friedrich Nietzsche’s call to “live dangerously.”
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