Nashville police and the Community Oversight Board are reportedly at loggerheads with talking to one another, much less working together.
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New Bill Would Relocate Federal Agencies to Tennessee, Ohio, and Michigan, Among Other States
Imagine America if federal officials relocated federal agencies from Washington, D.C. to Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, and other states.
Read the full storyCommentary: A Declaration of Independence From China
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has forgotten nothing and learned nothing.
Read the full storyBiden Bounds Back Into the Lead by Widest Margin Since April Despite Ukraine Scandal, Poll Shows
Former Vice President Joe Biden leads other Democratic 2020 presidential candidates by the widest margin since April, a CNN poll found.
Read the full storyRepublicans Storm Closed Impeachment Proceeding
House Republicans briefly shut down a closed-door meeting Wednesday by storming the room where lawmakers were questioning a Defense Department official involving the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Read the full storyBig Sandy Employee Allegedly Stole Money From Taxpayers
The former recorder for the town of Big Sandy allegedly stole more than $4,000 from the town, according to Tennessee Comptrollers.
Read the full storyPolice Find 39 People Dead in a Truck in England
Thirty-nine dead bodies were found in a truck east of London on Wednesday morning and the driver, a 25-year-old man, has been arrested as a murder suspect, according to police.
Read the full storyUS Diplomat Testifies He Was Told Ukraine Aid Was ‘Dependent’ on Burisma Investigation
The top U.S. diplomat to Ukraine said Tuesday that he was told military aid to Ukraine was contingent on Ukrainian officials publicly announcing investigations related to Joe Biden and his son, as well as into whether the Ukrainian government interfered in the 2016 U.S. election.
Read the full storyKatie Hill Challenger Calls for Her Resignation Over Staffer Affair Allegations
Democratic California Rep. Katie Hill’s 2020 opponent is calling for the congresswoman’s resignation over allegations that she had extramarital affairs with both a male congressional staffer and a female campaign staffer.
Read the full storyCommentary: Dear AG Barr and Sen. Graham, the Time to Expose Spygate, Russiagate and the Impeachment Coup Is Closing
Don’t look now, but in just one short year, the American people will be headed back to the polls to decide whether to reelect President Donald Trump, and at times it seems the country is no closer to piercing the veil of what really happened in 2016, when the Obama administration, intelligence agencies and the Justice Department unconstitutionally, illegally spied on the opposition party — the Trump campaign and the GOP — in an election year on bogus charges they were Russian agents.
Read the full storyDespite Strict Gun Control Laws, Evidence Proves It’s Failing in Mexico
Live from music row Wednesday 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 in studio by all-star panelists, Crom Carmichael and Norm Partin to speak about Beto O’Rourke’s recent calls for gun-grabbing in the United States.
Read the full storyTrump to Lift Turkey Sanctions
WHITE HOUSE – President Donald Trump says a U.S. brokered ceasefire in Turkey’s assault on Kurds in northeastern Syria has become permanent and Washington is lifting sanctions imposed on Ankara.
Read the full storyFive Inducted Into the Music City Walk of Fame
Lady Antebellum, Clint Black and Mac McAnally to be Inducted into Music City Walk of Fame; Chet Atkins and DeFord Bailey to be Honored with Stars.
Read the full storyMinnesota Journalist Says Someone Should Have Murdered Roger Ailes Before He Had a Chance to Start Fox News
A Minnesota-based journalist said Wednesday that someone should have murdered Roger Ailes, who died in 2017, before he had the opportunity to launch Fox News.
Read the full storyScott Johnson Says New Omar Revelations Have ‘Added Insult to Injury’ Among Somali Constituents
Scott Johnson, an attorney and contributor to Powerline, joined Tucker Carlson on Fox News Tuesday night to discuss the latest revelations in Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN-05) secret affair with a campaign aide.
Read the full storyGrand Rapids Elected Officials Support Illegal Immigrants Getting Michigan Driver’s Licenses
Grand Rapids officials made it known Tuesday they believe illegal immigrants in Michigan should be able to obtain a driver’s license.
Read the full storyAmericans Not ‘Buying’ Democrats’ Impeachment Narrative, Rep. Burchett Tells C-SPAN
U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) on Wednesday appeared on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” call-in program to discuss the impeachment inquiry. He blamed a “cocky attitude” among some in the State Department and said they are upset over not being involved in President Donald Trump’s conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Read the full storyWilliamson County Schools Have Power to Monitor Students’ Internet
Members of the Williamson County School System now monitor their students’ school-assigned Internet accounts through a program known as Gaggle, but one county resident fears unintended consequences.
Read the full storyAnalysis: How A California School Showed That Parent Involvement Improves Education
An elementary school in California has seen improvements among students for the first time in more than 10 years — something that was unthinkable just last year.
Read the full storyCommentary: Everyone Knows a Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney is that guy.
Read the full storyFormer State Senator Tate, Bipartisan Democrat, Dead at 65
Former State Sen. Reginald Tate, 65, has died, multiple outlets report.
Read the full storyCommentary: Yes, Soros Is Influencing Your School Board and Local Government Elections
Luke Rosiak’s revelation of the Soros connection in local school board elections and policy making in the Daily Caller reminds us that school boards are not the Soros network’s first foray into obscure local political campaigns and local government policymaking.
Read the full storyHole in the Ozone Layer Shrinks to Smallest Size on Record
The hole in the ozone layer shrank to its smallest size since scientists began recording it, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday.
Read the full storyWhite House House Deems Cuccinelli, Morgan Ineligible to Lead DHS
The White House told the Daily Caller News Foundation that both USCIS acting Director Ken Cuccinelli and CBP acting Commissioner Mark Morgan are ineligible to become the next acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
Read the full storyIslamic State Targets Teens by Spreading Propaganda on Chinese-Owned TikTok
Chinese-owned social media video app TikTok reportedly removed approximately 24 accounts pushing Islamic State propaganda.
Read the full storyGrassley Suspects ‘Deep State’ Is Responsible for Delay in FISA Abuse Report
Republican Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley expressed frustration Monday at a months-long delay in the release of the Justice Department inspector general’s report on possible FBI surveillance abuse against the Trump campaign, questioning whether the “deep state” has somehow slowed the release of the document.
Read the full storyNeil McCabe: Republicans Take an Offensive and Emotional Stance as Democrats Search for ‘Reason’ to Impeach
In a weekly interview on The Tennessee Star Report Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast live Thursday morning on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – Leahy welcomed One America News Networks own investigative reporter, Neil McCabe to the show to discuss the impeachment process.
Read the full storyTennessee Using Taxpayer Money for Rural Broadband a Mistake, Expert Warns
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will hand out millions in taxpayer dollars to bring broadband internet to Tennessee’s rural areas, but one expert said the investment of money is not worth the expense.
Read the full storyExperts Explain Possible Reasons Behind a 56 Percent Jump in Youth Suicide Rate in 10 Years
The national youth suicide rate has increased by 56% in 10 years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Read the full storySpring Hill UAW Workers Narrowly Defeat Proposed Contract in National Vote
United Auto Workers at General Motors’ Spring Hill plant narrowly defeated by 51 percent-49 percent a proposed national agreement for a new contract, the UAW Chapter 1853 announced Monday.
Read the full storySen. Blackburn Leads Amicus Brief Supporting Christian Florist Targeted for Religious Beliefs
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is leading over 40 members of Congress in an amicus brief in support of Barronelle Stutzman, the owner of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland, Washington.
Read the full storyCommentary: Who the Hell Do They Think They Are?
Retired Admiral William McRaven devoted the bulk of a New York Times op-ed to appropriating for himself the moral and hence political authority of generations of soldiers and sailors (pointedly, especially the female ones) who have sacrificed for America, for “the good and the right.” Then he gratuitously stated—citing no specifics, as if everyone already knows—that “President Trump seems to believe that all these qualities are unimportant or show weakness.”
Read the full storyLive From Iowa, Jim Larew Reviews the Current Trends in the 2020 Democratic Presidential Race
In a special interview 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 – host Michael Patrick Leahy spoke with good friend and Iowan attorney, Jim Larew about the current front runners in the 2020 Democratic Presidential race.
Read the full story‘You Don’t Get More Politically Connected’: Participants In Securities Fraud Scam Touted Links To Hunter Biden
by Andrew Kerr and Chuck Ross Participants in a multi-million dollar scheme to defraud an American Indian tribe touted links to Hunter Biden and his business associate, Devon Archer, according to court documents the Daily Caller News Foundation reviewed. Biden is not accused of wrongdoing in the case, which centered on a fraudulent $60 million bond offering involving the Wakpamni Lake Community Association, an affiliate of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. But the documents, reported here for the first time, shed light on how associates saw Biden during a period when his father, Joe Biden, served as vice president. “Hunter Biden works for [Archer]. So we’ve got the top level politicos with us. All of my guys, is as top tier as it gets,” Bevan Cooney, who a jury convicted in the Wakpamni scam, said in a secretly recorded phone call that is cited in exhibits that Archer’s defense team produced during an appeal of his conviction in the case. “Well, you know — but you see that this is who we’re doing business with? You don’t get more politically connected and make people more comfortable than that,” Cooney also said in the phone conversation. Cooney, who a judge sentenced to 30…
Read the full storyTaxpayer-Funded Bluff City Law Might Get Cancelled
Bluff City Law, which films on location in Memphis in exchange for taxpayer money, isn’t getting the ratings it hoped for, and the show will stop filming for a time because of it.
Read the full storyTrump Administration Rolling Out a Plan to Collect DNA from Migrants
The Trump administration is moving forward with a plan to collect DNA samples from asylum seekers, a policy intended to crack down on immigration-related crime and fraud at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Read the full storyCommentary: Look to History to Reform the Antiquities Act
Devils Tower, known to Native Americans as Bear Lodge, is an 870-foot butte composed of igneous rock. Long before it featured on Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the Wyoming landmark was the first national monument declared by President Teddy Roosevelt on Sept. 24, 1906.
Read the full storyDirect Instruction Methodology and the Political Weaponization of Public Education
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 – host Michael Patrick Leahy was joined in studio by veteran grassroots activists Kevin and Laura Baigert to discuss the teaching methodology called “direct instruction.”
Read the full storyFacebook Announces New Effort to Clearly Mark Fake News Ahead of 2020
Facebook announced Monday an effort to “protect the 2020 U.S. elections” by clearly marking fake news posts, offering protections to politicians’ accounts and offering more transparency.
Read the full storyManny Sethi Commentary: If Republicans Lose in 2020, We’re Headed for an Illegal Immigrant Invasion
I believe that if Republicans lose in 2020, we’re headed for an illegal immigrant invasion. The Democrats are going to give this country away. As the child of immigrants who came here legally, I’m not okay with that.
But let me back up.
Read the full story‘C’est Moi’: Mitt Romney Confirms Ownership of ‘Pierre Delecto’ Twitter Account
On Sunday night, Senator Mitt Romney (R-Utah) confirmed that he was the owner of an alternate Twitter account that had previously tweeted in his defense, according to The Hill.
Read the full storySupreme Court Tosses Challenge to Michigan’s Republican-Drawn District Lines
The Supreme Court effectively ended a gerrymandering challenge to Michigan’s Republican-drawn legislative districts Monday, after a three-judge panel ordered the state to produce new maps ahead of the 2020 elections.
Read the full storyReport Claims Ilhan Omar Living Double Life With Married Aide Her Campaign Continues to Pay
A new report claims that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-05) has been living “on and off” with married aide Tim Mynett, but the first-term congresswoman continues to deny the existence of their relationship.
Read the full storyOne Year Later, Illegal Alien Who Allegedly Killed Tennessee Woman Remains at Large
One year ago Monday, an illegal alien allegedly got drunk and, according to authorities, killed 29-year-old Bedford County resident Keri King in a traffic accident.
Today that man, Omar Edgar Torres-Rangel, remains on the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Top 10 Most Wanted List.
Read the full storyCongressman Mark Green Announces His First Military Service Academy Day
U.S. Representative for the 7th District, Mark Green, has announced that he will host his first Military Service Academy Day.
The event, which is open to the public, will be held on Saturday, November 16 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Franklin High School on Hillsboro Road in Franklin.
Read the full storyTennessee Civil Asset Forfeiture Task Force Hearing Scheduled
A Civil Asset Forfeiture Task Force hearing is reportedly scheduled for 9 a.m. Oct. 29 at the Cordell Hull Building in Nashville.
Read the full storyGov. Lee Names Nine Members of Public Charter School Commission
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s education agenda continues to take shape with the recent appointments of nine members of a Public Charter School Commission.
Read the full storyReport: British Intelligence Questioned Christopher Steele’s Judgment In Assessment Given To FBI
British intelligence told the FBI that dossier author Christopher Steele sometimes showed questionable judgment regarding investigative targets, according to a report that could preview some of the findings in a highly anticipated Justice Department watchdog report of FBI surveillance against the Trump campaign.
Read the full storySan Francisco’s Blacklist of Pro-Life States a ‘PR Tactic,’ Activists Say
San Francisco’s blacklisting of 22 states with pro-life laws is only a “PR tactic” that indicates growing desperation within the abortion industry, the head of an activist group based in the city says.
Read the full storyCommentary: Academic Nonsense and Biases Have a Long History
The United States had a population of 1.5 million post-secondary faculty members in the fall of 2016.
This ivory tower army produces volumes of written material so lofty that it’s rarely read by anyone. The content that is read can be hard for everyday Americans to take seriously, for with 10.4 registered Democrats for every registered Republican, the political bias is strong amongst professors.
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