“We can’t abandon the Kurds now,” said Senator Lindsey Graham during a recent appearance on Fox & Friends. “When Turkey goes into Syria, they’re not going in to fight ISIS. They’re going in to kill the Kurds because in their eyes they’re more of a threat to Turkey than ISIS,” the South Carolina Republican said on “Fox & Friends. According to reporting by William Cummings for USA TODAY Graham added that “every military person” has told Trump not to pull the troops out.
Read the full storyMonth: October 2019
Larry Hogan Backs Trump Impeachment Inquiry
Maryland Republican Gov. Larry Hogan backed an inquiry into the impeachment of President Donald Trump during an upcoming segment of PBS’s “Firing Line.”
Read the full storyNBC Bans Trump Campaign Ad on Biden-Ukraine Scandal
On Thursday, NBC Universal announced that it would not run one of President Trump’s most frequently-shown campaign advertisements detailing Joe Biden’s Ukraine scandal, The Hill reports.
Read the full storyReport: More Companies Bail on Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Project
Mastercard, Stripe and eBay are reportedly among the most recent companies that are ditching Facebook’s fledgling cryptocurrency.
Read the full storyThese Gun Owners Were Able to Confront Criminals in September
When the Virginia State Crime Commission and the House Judiciary Committee held hearings earlier this fall regarding firearm policies, it was striking how little many gun control advocates and policymakers know about basic facts related to guns and gun violence.
Read the full storyJudge Blocks Trump Admin Rule That Makes It Easier to Deny Green Cards to Poor Immigrants
A federal judge blocked a Trump administration rule just days before it was due to go into effect and make it harder for low-income migrants to obtain green cards, dealing a serious blow to the president’s immigration agenda.
Read the full storyCommentary: Beto O’Rourke Is a Clockwork Leftist
In an 1819 landmark Supreme Court ruling, McCulloch v. Maryland, Chief Justice John Marshall famously opined: “The power to tax involves the power to destroy.” What the esteemed Chief Justice couldn’t have foreseen was how the regressives would seek to use the power to tax to destroy revealed religions and subordinate them to the Left’s “civil religion.”
Read the full storyAl Gore Wins Climate Hypocrite Award
Tennessee native and former Democratic vice president Al Gore has reportedly won the top Climate Hypocrite Award, which is given to climate change alarmists who don’t practice what they preach.
Read the full storyU.S. Rep. John Rose Has Front Row Seat to Behaviors of Maxine Waters and ‘The Squad’
GALLATIN — U.S. Rep. John Rose, a Republican representing Tennessee’s Sixth Congressional District, serves on the House Financial Services Committee — but he has to work alongside three of the four members of “The Squad,” including Alexandria-Ocasio Cortez.
Read the full storyCommentary: Dear NBA, You Can’t Get ‘Woke’ by Ignoring China’s Tyranny, Concentration Camps and Slave Labor
It is time for D.C.’s political pundits to get woke on the economy, while one particularly obnoxious group of wealthy virtue signalers are finding their true selves revealed.
Read the full storyPoll: Majority of Nation’s Democrats Favor Educational Choices
by Bruce Walker School choice is overwhelmingly supported by likely Democratic primary voters nationwide, according to a recent poll conducted on behalf of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER). Education analysts interpret the poll results as a rebuke of current Democratic Party strategies nationwide in general and, specifically, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoing more than $36 million of increased charter school funding in the state. Daniel Quisenberry, president of the Michigan Association of Public School Alternatives (MAPSA), for example, told The Center Square that the poll indicates voters, parents and residents support charter schools because they offer alternatives to one-size-fits all public schools. “What we’ve seen in polls over the years is a growing strength of support for charter schools among minority Democrats,” Quisenberry said. Based on a sample of 1,721 likely voters in the 2020 election and an oversample of 1,227 likely Democratic voters, the Benenson Strategy Group conducted poll concluded that 81 percent of Democratic primary voters nationwide support expanding public school options. When broken down by race, 89 percent of African-American Democratic primary voters supported public school options, including charter schools. Additionally, the poll found 80 percent of voters, including 78 percent of Democratic primary voters and…
Read the full storyTennesse Authorities Indict Previously Deported Honduran for Alleged Firearms and Drug Offenses
A federal grand jury for the Middle District of Tennessee indicted a 19-year-old Honduran man this week and charged him with immigration violations, firearms, and drug offenses, according to a press release.
Read the full storyTrump, China Reach ‘Phase One’ of Tentative Trade Agreement
President Donald Trump said he reached “phase one” of a tentative U.S.-China trade deal after meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He Friday.
Read the full storyDover VA Clinic to Re-Open in Near Future, Rep. Green Says
The Dover Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System clinic will be re-opening in a new location in the near future, U.S. Rep. Dr. Mark Green (R-TN-07) announced Friday.
Read the full storyDemocratic Candidates Speak Out on Christian Faith’s Compatibility With LGBTQ Issues
Democratic candidates showed almost unanimous agreement on LGBTQ issues at Thursday night’s CNN forum in Los Angeles as they zoned in on the Christian faith’s compatibility with LGBTQ issues.
Read the full storyReminder: Schiff Reportedly Hired Two of Trump’s NSC Staffers
President Donald Trump accused Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff in February of “stealing” away people who had worked in the White House at its National Security Council by hiring them.
Read the full storyIllegal Alien Accused of Rape Immediately Returned to Alleged Victim’s House After ICE Detainer Was Ignored, Agency Says
An illegal alien accused of rape returned to the alleged victim’s house after authorities in Oklahoma ignored an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer request and released him Wednesday, the agency said.
Read the full storyCommentary: Data Disrupts the Deep State Narrative
The deep state, and the administrative elites more broadly, are in deep digital trouble. And so are their current narratives. But it’s not clear they fully realize it yet.
Read the full storyWashington D.C. Replaces Columbus Day With ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’
The nation’s capital has passed a bill to rename the history holiday Columbus Day as “Indigenous Peoples’ Day,” ABC reports.
Read the full storyBreaking Bad, America’s Spookiest Family and a Battle Between Youth and Experience Wait for You This Weekend
This film follows Breaking Bad character Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) who has just escaped from captivity and must now come to terms with his past to have a successful future.
Read the full storyBelmont University to Host Final Presidential Debate on October 22, 2020, Less Than Two Weeks Before Election
Belmont University announced Friday it will host the third and final presidential debate of 2020.
Read the full storyHagerty Blasts Romney for Not Opposing Impeachment of President Trump: ‘Mitt Is Flat Wrong’
Bill Hagerty, the former Ambassador to Japan under President Trump and candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in Tennessee, blasted Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) for failing to defend President Trump on Friday’s edition of 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. “Mitt is flat wrong” in his statements on the issue of impeachment, Hagerty told Leahy. “Mitt Romney hasn’t yet decided whether President Donald Trump should be impeached, but the Republican senator from Utah on Thursday stuck by criticism that has earned him a stream of insults from Trump on Twitter,” the Associated Press reported early Friday morning. In his in-studio interview with Leahy on Friday, Hagerty made it clear that Romney’s failure to oppose the impeachment of President Trump is a big mistake for Romney, for Republicans, and for the country as a whole. “I think the Democrats have been hell bent on impeaching this president from day one,” Hagerty told Leahy. “The Democrats can not stand the fact that they lost 2016. This is just another iteration of that,” he continued. “That has been extremely troubling. It should be…
Read the full storyU.S. Rep. John Rose Warns About Deep State During Gallatin Visit
GALLATIN — U.S. Rep. John Rose, a Republican representing Tennessee’s Sixth Congressional District, said in Gallatin Thursday the Deep State is real and that people working in it impose many burdens upon the United States.
Read the full storyHundreds of Left-Wing Rioters Attack Trump Supporters in Minneapolis After Rally
Hundreds of left-wing rioters attacked Trump supporters as they left the president’s rally at the Target Center in Minneapolis Thursday night.
Read the full storySenate Candidate Hagerty Raises $1.9M in First 22 Days of Campaign
U.S. Senate candidate Bill Hagerty announced Thursday he raised $1.9 million in his first three weeks since entering the race as a candidate.
Read the full storyDr. Sethi’s Senate Campaign Raises $839K for the Quarter
Dr. Manny Sethi, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, announced in a statement Thursday that his campaign brought in $839,000 this quarter.
Read the full storyCommentary: Imagining Chelsea Clinton’s America
It’s nice to know we have Chelsea Clinton to advise us on the state of America today. And since Chelsea Clinton reliably channels the conventional wisdom of the establishment Left in America, it is useful to wonder what sort of country her children would grow up in, if she could wave a wand and let the Left win every battle for the next 20 years.
Read the full storyGrover Norquist: Chattanooga’s EPB Will Take 680 Years to Break Even
Grover Norquist cited Chattanooga’s Electric Power Board this week as an example of why the government should not run broadband to compete against private Internet Service Providers.
Read the full storyNunes: Former Ambassador to Ukraine Made ‘Strange’ and Irregular’ Requests to Monitor U.S. Journalists
The former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch made a number of “strange” and “irregular” requests to monitor the communications of American journalists, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) claimed on Fox News Wednesday night.
Read the full storyCommentary: With a Japan Trade Deal and a Strong U.S. Economy, Where Is the Trade Depression People Predicted?
Readers will recall that in the 2016 election and since then financial and political analysts were tripping over themselves to predict that if President Donald Trump won and implemented his planned trade agenda, which included tariffs, why, we’d have a global recession perhaps even as bad as the Great Depression.
Read the full storyKirstjen Nielsen Appointed to Rejoin the Trump Administration
Kirstjen Nielsen was appointed to rejoin the Trump administration, marking her return since she stepped down as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security six months prior.
Read the full storyReport: Giuliani Associates Who Worked on Biden-Ukraine Probe Have Been Arrested
Two associates of Rudy Giuliani who helped the Trump lawyer investigate former Vice President Joe Biden’s activities in Ukraine were arrested late Wednesday on campaign finance-related charges, according to an indictment issued on Thursday.
Read the full storyTop-Level US-China Trade Talks Resume as Irritants Sour Atmosphere
WASHINGTON – The United States’ and China’s top trade negotiators met on Thursday for the first time since late July to try to find a way out of a 15-month trade war as new irritants between the world’s two largest economies threatened hopes for progress.
Read the full storyBiden Support Among Independents Collapsing in Wake of Ukraine
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign, struggling in the weeks since allegations emerged of corruption and abuse of power regarding his son Hunter Biden’s shady business dealings in Ukraine, now finds support among independents evaporating according to a new Investor’s Business Daily/TIPP poll.
Read the full storyTrump Unleashed in 90-Minute Minneapolis Speech: Biden ‘Kissed Obama’s Ass’
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota— President Donald Trump arrived at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Thursday night at 6:12 p.m. as Air Force One touched down in the pouring rain.
Read the full storyMadness in Minneapolis: City on Edge as Supporters and Protesters Await the President
Thousands of the president’s most ardent supporters lined the Minneapolis skyway Thursday morning in anticipation of President Donald Trump’s visit to the deeply blue city.
Read the full storySen. Blackburn Calls for Sanctions Following Turkish Attack in Syria
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) on Wednesday called for sanctions against Turkey following that nation’s military incursion into northern Syria, which endangers America’s Kurdish allies.
Read the full storyCommentary: Removed U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Wanted the Same Prosecutor Who was Investigating Burisma-Bidengate Fired, Too
Former Vice President Joe Biden was not the only U.S. official getting prosecutors fired in Ukraine.
Read the full storyBiden Drops the Caveats, Says Trump ‘Should Be Impeached’ for Violating His Oath of Office
Former Vice President Joe Biden lashed out at President Donald Trump Wednesday for what he says is making a mockery of the U.S. Constitution.
Read the full storyCommentary: Trump Is Winning the Great Game of American Political Football
What appears to be emerging from the Ukraine controversy is an epochal contest for the political soul and future of America.
Read the full storyPlanned Parenthood Advocacy Groups Announce Largest Political Effort to Date, Pushing Millions of Dollars Behind Candidates
Planned Parenthood advocacy groups announced their largest political campaign effort to date Wednesday, a plan to push millions of dollars behind candidates in upcoming elections.
Read the full storyTurkey Launches Military Offensive in Northern Syria as US Troops Leave the Region
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Wednesday that the Turkish Armed Forces will lead a military offensive in northern Syria against U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters.
Read the full storyBluff City Law Isn’t Paying Off for Tennessee Taxpayers, Expert Says
The new NBC series Bluff City Law takes taxpayer money from the state and local governments to film on location in Memphis, but one government subsidies expert said evidence shows they aren’t worth Tennessee’s investment.
Read the full storyThe Trump Administration Wants 450 Miles of Border Wall By 2020
The acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection said in a speech about the current immigration crisis that the Trump administration plans to build hundreds of miles of new border wall by the close of 2020.
Read the full storyMusic Spotlight: George Ducas
When I initially heard George Ducas sing at Bluebird café, I didn’t realize he was an accomplished songwriter with quite a few songs under his belt. What I did immediately perceive was what strong, smooth vocals he had and how was completely at ease he was in the intimate setting. When I interviewed Ducas a few weeks later, I was shocked to find out that he had no previous formal musical training. Here is his story.
Read the full storySouthern Border Arrests Totaled Nearly 1 Million in Fiscal Year 2019, CBP Chief Says
The Customs and Border Protection acting commissioner said Tuesday nearly 1 million “enforcement actions” took place on the southern border in fiscal year 2019.
Read the full storyReport: John Durham Has Expanded Investigation of CIA, FBI Activities
The U.S. attorney probing FBI and CIA counterintelligence activities related to the Trump campaign has expanded the scope of the inquiry, according to Fox News.
Read the full storyIntelligence Analyst Allegedly Leaked Classified Info to Journalist With Whom He Was Romantically Involved
An analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency has been charged with leaking top secret information about a foreign country’s weapons systems to two journalists, including one he was romantically involved with, according to an indictment unsealed on Wednesday.
Read the full storyBoston Talk Radio King Howie Carr Joins Leahy to Talk About Warren’s Continuous Tall Tales of Victimhood
In a live report Wednesday morning from music row studios in Nashville 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 chatted with good friend Howie Carr who is the host of the Howie Carr Show, columnist at the Boston Herald, and former award-winning reporter.
Read the full storyTodd Starnes Launches New Syndicated Radio Program After Parting Ways with Fox
Conservative radio host Todd Starnes recently announced the launch of a new syndicated radio program after parting ways with Fox News.
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