Hong Kong pro-democracy forces scored a sweeping victory in local elections Sunday that saw a record number of voters deliver a stunning rebuke to Beijing.
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Month: November 2019
Trump Flips Another Federal Court to Majority GOP Appointees
As House Democrats continued their impeachment push, President Donald Trump scored yet another victory toward reshaping the federal judiciary – flipping a third appeals court to a majority of Republican-president nominees.
Read the full storyFormer White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders Considering 2022 Run For Governor
Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that she’s “been called” to run for office and has indicated that she is considering a run for governor of Arkansas in 2022.
Read the full storyYet Another Tennessee Public Entity Has to Pay Obamacare Penalty Costs
Rockwood, Tennessee’s public utility officials didn’t file the proper Obamacare forms with the Internal Revenue Service on time, and now the utility must pay the feds more than $25,0000 in penalty costs. This, according to an audit Tennessee Comptrollers released about Rockwood Electric Utility on Monday. REU officials did not return The Tennessee Star’s repeated requests for comment. Specifically, utility officials failed to file Form 1094-B and Forms 1095-B with the IRS or provide Form 1095-B to employees and former employees. “Failure to timely file/provide these forms causes the Utility to not be in compliance with the Affordable Care Act,” according to the audit. “Forms filed after the mandated due date are subject to penalties. The estimated penalty for the Utility is $25,720.” Form 1094-B is the Transmittal Form for Form 1095-B. Form 1095-B is the Health Insurance informational return. A separate Form 1095-B must get filed for each employee and former employee covered by the utility’s health insurance plan during the year, Comptrollers wrote. This is not the first instance this year of the IRS penalizing a public entity in Tennessee. As The Star previously reported: • The IRS assessed nearly $400,000 in penalties and interests against the Maury County…
Read the full storyAuthorities in Duluth Seize Enough Fentanyl to Kill 26,000 People from Notorious Drug Trafficker
An undercover operation in Duluth resulted in the arrest of two men who were in possession of enough fentanyl to kill more than 26,000 people.
Read the full storyMichigan Democratic Party Bashes Republican John James For ‘Far-Right’ Anti-Abortion Stances
A Michigan Democratic spokesman bashed GOP U.S. Senate contender John James for his anti-abortion stances and called James’s opinions on abortion “far-right.”
Read the full storyEXCLUSIVE Mike Lindell Commentary: The Trump Economic Miracle Is Rejuvenating Minnesota
Every time we hear that the Trump boom has run its course in Minnesota, new numbers come out showing that the economy is still firing on all cylinders.
Read the full storyOhio’s AG Yost Tells OptumRx ‘We’ll See You in Court’ for Overbilling the State’s Bureau of Workers Compensation Millions
Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday he amended his lawsuit filed against pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) OptumRx, claiming the PBM excessively charged the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation for generic drugs. The overcharge totaled nearly $16 million. It is now “significantly more.”
Read the full storyKelsey Ketron Pleads Not Guilty in Rutherford County
Kelsey Ketron pleaded not guilty in Rutherford Monday to multiple charges related to fraud and her father’s business known as Universal International Insurance.
Read the full storyShelby, Tipton, and Morgan County Residents Charged with TennCare Fraud
Tennessee officials this week announced additional arrests for TennCare fraud, this time from Shelby, Tipton, and Morgan counties.
Read the full storyCommentary: Trump’s Disruptive Energy vs. the Deep State
For the last 56 years, this time in November has been an occasion—at first pious and lachrymose, latterly perfunctory—to commemorate the assassination of John F. Kennedy. That event was certainly a cultural cataclysm. America was a changed place after November 22, 1963.
Read the full storyIt’s Official: Michael Bloomberg Is Running for President in 2020
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg officially announced the start of his presidential campaign Sunday.
Read the full storyOklahoma State Professor Sues, Alleging ‘Systemic,’ Career-Damaging Bias Upon Her Return From Serving in the Trump Administration
Whitney Bailey’s career at Oklahoma State University was going great – until the professor accepted an appointment to the Trump administration.
Read the full storyCommentary: Democrats’ Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Democrats must be grateful that the Thanksgiving recess will bring to an end their horrible week. It’s not nice to laugh at other people’s misfortunes but this week has featured a smorgasbord of schadenfreude for those otherwise bored and irritated by the politics of the moment. In fact, the rigged “Schiff Show” went so badly that observers have reason to doubt that the Democrats will actually pull the trigger on passing articles of impeachment. Here are a few highlights from Adam Mill’s blooper reel.
Read the full storyBloomberg News Pledges Not To Investigate Democratic Presidential Candidates
Bloomberg News won’t conduct investigative reporting on any of the Democratic presidential candidates, the outlet’s editor-in-chief announced Sunday.
Read the full storyIn Less Than One Year, Three-Quarters of the ‘Squad’ Is Under Financial Investigation
The three most prolific members of the so-called “squad” of freshman Democratic congresswoman face allegations of violating campaign finance laws and House ethics rules for their personal or political benefit 10 months into their terms.
Read the full storyReport: Credit Card Debt Increases By 24,500 Percent Since 1970
Consumer debt in the U.S. has grown by 25 percent in five years and doubled since the turn of the century, according to the latest Clever Real Estate report
Read the full storyFive-Year-Old Victim in Mall of America Attacks Says ‘Angels Caught’ Him During Fall
The parents of the five-year-old Minnesota boy who was thrown from a Mall of America balcony earlier this year said their son is back in school and “walking perfectly.”
Read the full storyWhistleblower Leaks Study Suggesting that Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Overpaid Organizations
Although workers’ compensation claims have decreased by about 50 percent over the past decade in Ohio, payments to the organizations that manage the medical care hovered around the same cost, even increasing slightly.
Read the full storyPlain Dealer Shows It Is Just Plain in the Democrat’ Corner with Dehumanizing Editorial Against Rep. Jordan
Democrats have a friend in The Plain Dealer.
Cleveland’s establishment newspaper has morphed into the Buckeye State’s PR Branch for the Democratic Party.
Read the full storyTVA Officials Take in Millions in Salaries
Tennessee Valley Authority officials reportedly make generous sums of money.
Read the full storyAs School District Implements Busing Over Near-Unanimous Opposition, Chinese Immigrants See Communism
A Howard County, Maryland, school board voted Thursday to implement a busing initiative opposed by the vast majority of the public.
Read the full storyCommentary: What Is Conservatism, Inc. Actually Conserving?
In the wake of the Donald Trump moment, conservatism is up for grabs: white identitarians, “Catholic integralists,” paleocons, and American nationalists all sense an opportunity for greater representation. But the bigger story is that the globalist, anti-nationalist, progressive “conservatism” that came before Trump isn’t yet quite dead, and it’s fighting for survival.
Read the full storyEx-CIA Officer Given 19 Years in Prison in China Spy Conspiracy
A former CIA case officer was sentenced by a federal judge in Virginia on Friday to serve 19 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty in May to conspiring to become a spy for China, federal prosecutors announced.
Read the full storyFCC Will No Longer Allow Telecom Giants to Use Subsidies on Chinese Big Tech Products
Major U.S. internet companies can no longer use subsidies to buy equipment from Chinese mega supplier Huawei, federal regulators ruled Friday.
Read the full storyTrump Calls for Senate Impeachment Trial, Wants Schiff, ‘Fake Whistleblower’ and Hunter Biden to Testify
During an interview with Fox News Friday morning, President Trump called for a Senate trial should the House vote to impeach him, and declared that the so-called “whistleblower” and Hunter Biden should be called to testify. The president added that there was one particular witness he wanted to see most of all.
Read the full storyCommentary: What High-Tax Europe Really Looks Like
Promises are mounting in the Democratic Party’s primary debates as contenders try to outbid one another on free health care, free public education, or, in the case of Andrew Yang, just free money. Senator Elizabeth Warren plans to make college free in addition to canceling student debt for millions of people at an estimated cost of $1.25 trillion over 10 years. Senator Bernie Sanders’s “Medicare For All” bill would cost $34 trillion dollars over 10 years.
Read the full storyBloomberg Books ‘MASSIVE’ Amounts of TV Ad Time Across The Country, ‘At Least’ $10 Million ‘for One Week’
Billionaire and 2020 presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg has begun booking “massive” amounts of television ad time across the country as he ramps up his bid to become the Democratic nominee.
Read the full storySix Big Moments From Day Five of Public Impeachment Hearings
Two career foreign policy officials testified Thursday that President Donald Trump altered U.S. policy toward Ukraine for a political agenda of going after former Vice President Joe Biden.
Read the full storyTom Steyer Sets Up Shop in Tennessee for Presidential Campaign
Presidential candidate Tom Steyer is now hiring staff in Tennessee, having beaten many other Democratic presidential candidates to the punch, according to The Nashville Post.
Read the full storyReport: FBI Lawyer Who Sent Anti-Trump ‘Resistance’ Text Message Also Altered Russia Probe Documents
The former FBI lawyer who is reportedly under investigation for altering documents in the Russia probe took part in a 2017 interview with Trump adviser George Papadopoulos, and also wrote anti-Trump text messages that were revealed in a Justice Department report released last year.
Read the full storyMarsha Blackburn Says She Won’t Take Back Tweet About Alexander Vindman
U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a Republican representing Tennessee, said Friday she stands by a controversial tweet she made about Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman.
Read the full storyA Freshman Tennessee Rep. Introduces a Bill Trying to Address Our Country’s Spending Problems
Federal government spending is out of control and one Congress member from Tennessee is looking to reign it in.
Read the full storyCharlie Kirk Commentary: Clearing the Air on the Right
When I started Turning Point USA at the age of 18, I was often guilty of applying a “purity” test when discussing issues or evaluating politicians and activists. For example, if someone wasn’t promoting a purely free-trade solution to America’s problems, I wasn’t listening. Over the past three years, on this issue and many others, I have changed my mind. And I haven’t been alone. Millions of like-minded Americans have also changed their minds on issues once considered indisputable, conservative doctrine.
Read the full storyUS Army Examines TikTok Security Concerns
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Army is undertaking a security assessment of China-owned social media platform TikTok after a Democratic lawmaker raised national security concerns over the app’s handling of user data, Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said Thursday.
Read the full storyReport: FBI Official Is Under Investigation For Allegedly Altering Russia Probe Documents
The Justice Department is investigating an FBI official for allegedly altering a document as part of the Trump-Russia probe, according to an explosive report.
Read the full storyPennsylvania Gov Vetoes Bill That Would Have Protected Babies With Down Syndrome From Abortion
Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill Thursday that would have protected unborn babies with down syndrome from abortion.
Read the full storyTennessee Teacher Sold School Property on eBay, Audit Says
Tennessee Comptrollers released a blistering audit of Hancock County Friday, faulting officials for, among other things, not paying taxes on time, a conflict of interest with the sheriff, and a teacher selling school assets on eBay.
Read the full storyCommentary: Young Right-Wingers Want ‘America-First’ Change to the Republican Party
Over the past month, the far-Right’s troll culture turned against Conservatism, Inc., by haranguing the establishment’s “youth outreach” guy, Charlie Kirk of Turning Point USA (TPUSA). TPUSA is a large and well-funded youth movement, but it is starting to lose its audience because many are asking what exactly TPUSA aims to conserve?
Read the full storySoros-Linked ‘Dark Money’ Group Is Funding Ads Urging Vulnerable Republicans to Impeach Trump, Records Show
A liberal “dark money” group that received millions of dollars from George Soros’s advocacy network, records show, is behind a seven-figure ad blitz urging vulnerable Republicans in swing districts to support the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Read the full storyFormer Baltimore Mayor Indicted on 11 Counts of Fraud, Tax Evasion
Federal prosecutors have charged former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh with 11 counts of fraud, tax evasion and conspiracy in what they allege was a corrupt scheme involving her sales of a self-published children’s book series.
Read the full storyThe Fall of Richard Nixon: Author and Journalist Tom Brokaw Joins Leahy to Talk About His New Book and Impeachment
Live from Music Row Friday 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 legendary journalist, author and special correspondent for NBC News Tom Brokaw to discuss his new book The Fall of Richard Nixon.
Read the full storyMr. Rogers, Frozen and a NYPD Detective Wait for You on Movies to Watch This Weekend
Mr. Rogers will not be on PBS this Friday. Instead, he will be on your big screen as Tom Hanks who portrays him and the friendship he had with journalist Tom Junod. The journalist and television star developed this friendship after Junod was assigned to profile Rogers.
Read the full story‘Social Justice Journalism’ Prompts The Tennessean’s Decline
The steep drop in The Tennessean’s circulation numbers and the uptick in interest in other media such as The Tennessee Star does not surprise Tennessee Tax Revolt President Ben Cunningham.
Read the full storyWe Build the Wall Has Not Been Ordered to Stop, and Is Currently Clearing Land Along Rio Grande, Organization’s Founder Says
We Build the Wall Inc. founder Brian Kolfage is on the offensive to dispel what he calls more mainstream media lies, this time falsely claiming the latest wall project has been ordered shut down.
Read the full storyCommentary: Pro-Trans Advertising Doesn’t Reflect Most of America
To hear college students and corporate consumer-product commercials tell it, gender fluidity is so normal, popular even, that they’re simply communicating these ideas as a way to reflect the new progressivism in America.
Read the full story63 Percent Support Religious Freedom at Work, Study Finds
Most Americans support a broad definition of religious freedom and accommodation of minority religious beliefs in the workplace, despite a growing sense of polarization in the public square, according to a new study.
Read the full storyIsraeli PM Netanyahu Indicted on Bribery, Fraud and Breach of Trust Charges
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has led the country for 13 years, was indicted by the country’s top prosecutor on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust on Thursday.
Read the full storyFederal Lawmakers Move on Bill to Decriminalize Cannabis
U.S. Representatives voted to move cannabis decriminalization legislation out of committee, setting the stage for a historic vote of the entire chamber, but the Democrat-sponsored bill faces an uncertain fate in the U.S. Senate.
Read the full storyTennessee Ranks as a National Leader in Fighting Human Trafficking
Tennessee ranked as the top state in America at combating human trafficking this year. This is the third straight year the Volunteer State has held the top ranking in the Shared Hope International annual report.
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