Justice Neil Gorsuch invoked J.R.R. Tolkien’s tri-part epic “The Lord of the Rings” in a Monday concurrence that suggested the Supreme Court may need to curtail the use of nationwide injunctions.
Read MoreDay: January 29, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump Jr. Tells The Star that Tennessee is Crucial in the 2020 Election
GALLATIN — Donald Trump Jr., visiting Gallatin Tuesday, said Tennessee residents can expect to see a lot of his family this year as they campaign for U.S. Republican Senate candidate Bill Hagerty. Also, Trump didn’t say no when asked if he might one day relocate to the Volunteer State.…
Read MoreBill Hagerty Opens First Campaign Office in Gallatin, His Hometown
GALLATIN, Tennessee — With great fanfare, and with help from Donald Trump Jr., U.S. Senate Republican candidate Bill Hagerty opened his first campaign office Tuesday in Gallatin, his hometown.
Read MoreCommentary: Shut Down This Tiring Farce
The next step in the impeachment of the president needs to be considered in both its legal and political aspects.
Read MoreAnalysis: Widespread Poverty Stats Greatly Overstate the Number of Americans Who Are Destitute
While pressing her agenda to expand means-tested welfare programs, Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is claiming that the federal government’s poverty statistics vastly undercount the number of Americans who are “destitute.”
Read MoreCommentary: Bernie Sanders Is the Democrat to Beat
With less than a week to go before the official kickoff of the Democratic primaries, the parallels between the dynamics of the 2020 primaries and the contest in 2016 are almost uncanny. If there is both one key similarity and one major difference, they both involve the socialist senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders.
Read MoreState Senator Kerry Roberts Comments on Status of Gov. Bill Lee’s Heartbeat Bill
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 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Host Michael Patrick Leahy welcomed Tennessee State Senator Kerry Roberts (R-Springfield) in the studio to discuss the decision-making pattern of Governor Bill Lee.
Read MoreTrump Admin to ‘Fully Implement’ Immigrant Public Charge Rule After Supreme Court Victory
The Trump administration will move forward with a rule barring green cards to immigrants who’ve used government benefits following a victory at the nation’s highest court.
Read MoreNicholson Describes How No Explanation Was Given to Wilson County Residents After Board Kills Refugee Resolution
Live from Music Row Tuesday 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 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.– Leahy welcomed Terri Nicholson former Wilson County GOP chair and current member of the Tennessee Republican State Executive Committee to the show.
Read MoreUK Allows Huawei Limited Access to 5G Networks, Restricts the Company on Other Parts
Britain announced Tuesday plans to allow Chinese company Huawei limited access to the country’s 5G networks, effectively dismissing U.S. pressure to avoid the telecommunications giant.
Read MoreBernie Sanders Pledges His First Executive Orders Would Reverse Trump’s Immigration Agenda
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced his first executive orders as president would undo President Donald Trump’s immigration initiatives, calling them “racist” and “disgusting.”
Read MoreTrump Unveils Mideast Peace Plan
JERUSALEM – U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Tuesday, nearly six years after talks between the two sides broke down.
Read MoreMusic Spotlight: Mia Morris
When I first heard Mia Morris play and sing with the Song Suffragettes, it was obvious that she was super-talented. What I did not know initially was that this young musician was just 15 years old and that playing for the Song Suffragettes is just a small part of what this talented rock drummer does. I had to find out more about her.
Read MorePresident Trump to Visit Michigan After Signing USMCA
President Donald Trump plans to visit an auto parts supplier in Michigan Thursday, a day after he is scheduled to sign a new North American trade agreement.
Read MoreDFL State Senator Calls GOP Push for Voter ID ‘Racist’ and ‘Oppressive’
Minnesota Senate Republicans plan to introduce legislation to require a photo ID for voting, but a DFL state senator thinks the idea is “racist.”
Read MoreMS-13 Gang Member Arrested in Toledo
US Border Patrol announced Tuesday that Juan Carlos Alvarez-Robles, a MS-13 gang member who entered the United State illegally, was arrested by authorities in Toledo last week.
Read MoreGreen New Deal Supporters Sanders and Warren Turn to Private Planes for Iowa Campaign
Despite voicing increased concerns over climate change, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) are turning to private planes to aid tight schedules amid President Trump’s impeachment hearing.
Read MoreKlobuchar Says She Does Not Think Sanders ‘Should Be Leading the Ticket’
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said she will unite behind the Democratic nominee, but does not think Sen. Bernie Sanders “should be leading the ticket.”
Read MoreThe Tennessee Star Interview with Donald Trump, Jr.
GALLATIN, Tennessee–The Tennessee Star interviewed Donald Trump, Jr. after a fundraiser for former Ambassador Bill Hagerty in Gallatin on Tuesday. A native of Gallatin, Hagerty is a candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee being vacated by retiring Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN). President Donald Trump endorsed Hagerty in a tweet back in July.
Read MoreDonald Trump Jr. Keynote Speaker at Gallatin Event for Bill Hagerty, Endorsed by President for U.S. Senate
GALLATIN — Donald Trump Jr. told a crowd in Gallatin Tuesday that Tennessee Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bill Hagerty “was on the Trump train before it was politically expedient.” And that, Trump went on to say, is why his dad, U.S. Republican President Donald Trump, endorsed Hagerty so early…
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