U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee Don Cochran this week praised U.S. Attorney General William Barr and the U.S. Justice Department for taking action against the nation’s sanctuary cities.
Read the full storyDay: February 12, 2020
East Tennessee State University to Present Left-Leaning Movie That Demands Abolishing ICE
East Tennessee State University (ETSU) officials plan to screen a film, on campus, that argues against detaining immigrants and calls on the federal government to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
Read the full storyCommentary: Never Mind the Democrats, Trump Is the Man to Beat
The Democrats are clinging to the inevitable pious fraud that Donald Trump is a compromised president because he was impeached.
Read the full storyJudge OKs $26 Billion Merger Between Sprint and T-Mobile
A judge approved Sprint and T-Mobile’s multi-billion dollar merger Tuesday, effectively creating the U.S.’s largest wireless company as the country tries to compete with China on 5G.
Read the full storyIn Reversal, Feds Say Roger Stone Deserves ‘Far Less’ Jail Time Than Initially Proposed
Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., revised a sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone on Tuesday, saying the longtime Trump confidante deserves a prison sentence “far less” than the 87 to 108–month recommendation submitted Monday.
Read the full story2020 Democrats’ Safety Net Plans Would Lower Wages for US Workers: Study
The plans introduced by most 2020 Democratic presidential candidates to maintain solvency for government entitlement programs would ultimately lower wages for American workers, a study found.
Read the full storyTennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey Talks About His Constitutional ‘Right to Work’ Amendment
In an exclusive interview 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. – host Michael Patrick Leahy spoke with Tennessee State Sen. Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) about his proposed constitutional amendment regarding “right to work.”
Read the full storyCommentary: National Debt Could Hit $100 Trillion by 2037 If Trump Budget Is Ignored
President Donald Trump and the Office of Management and Budget have completed another budget, this time for Fiscal Year 2021, that proposes $4.4 trillion of spending cuts over the next decade and reaching balance within 15 years.
Read the full storyThales Academy’s Rachael Bradley Outlines Thales Academy’s ’15 Outcomes’
Tuesday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcasting live from Music Row on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – Leahy was joined in studio by State Senator Kerry Roberts and Thales Academy-Franklin Administrator Rachel Bradley.
Read the full storyBorder Apprehensions Continue to Decline as Smugglers Try New Tactics, CBP Says
Customs and Border Protection confirmed that apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border have fallen for the eighth straight month, a consequence the agency directly attributed to “successful” administration policies.
Read the full storyGinsburg Says It’s Too Little, Too Late for Equal Rights Amendment
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg urged supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Monday to begin the amendment process anew, rather than reviving a ratification campaign that has been dormant since the 1980s.
Read the full storyGroups Come Together for ‘No Tax on My Occupation’ Lobby Day at State Legislature
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Eight groups partnered together Tuesday for a “No Tax on my Occupation” lobby day at the Tennessee state legislature.
Read the full storyGovernor Lee Files Heartbeat ‘Caption’ Bill as Language Remains Unknown
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 talk about “caption bills” and Governor Bill Lee’s recent press conference about the new Heartbeat Bill.
Read the full storyMike Lindell’s Addiction Brought Him to the Brink of Nearly Losing Everything, Including His Life
The opening pages of Mike Lindell’s new book describe a dark and lonely man in the grip of addiction, long before he became the jovial millionaire CEO of one of America’s most visible companies.
“I felt a sudden sadness,” he writes, describing a moment of clarity that lead him down the path of sobriety. “This was where my addictions and bad decisions had led me. It was ridiculous, when you thought about it.”
Read the full storyMinnesota Session Begins With Debate to Adjourn Until Next Year: ‘We’re Safer If the Legislature Goes Home’
The Minnesota Legislature kicked off its 2020 legislative session Tuesday, but the House began with an unexpected debate about whether or not it should even be meeting.
Read the full storyRepublican Lawmakers Will Introduce Bill Banning Medical Procedures for Transgender Youth
Two Ohio lawmakers are set to introduce a bill that would make transgender youth medical procedures illegal.
Read the full storyMichigan Democratic Party’s Black Caucus Endorses Biden After Initially Backing Harris
The Michigan Democratic Party’s Black Caucus endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic Party, at least according to Biden’s campaign.
Read the full storyParents Attend Thales Academy-Franklin Informational Meeting, Learn About the School’s High Quality, Affordable Education Option
FRANKLIN, Tennessee – A crowd of about 50 parents, grandparents, and Tennessee Star Report All-Star panelists came out to hear first hand the announcement from Thales Academy founder Bob Luddy on Tuesday night that Thales Academy-Franklin will open its doors beginning in July of 2020, and will offer Middle Tennessee parents an affordable and high-quality education option for their children. Luddy broke the news that the campus will be located at the Gate Church on Carothers Parkway, the location of the evening’s meeting. Thales Academy has purchased the building and is beginning renovations to convert the church building to an effective home for its K-3 campus. Thales Academy-Franklin will be the first school in Tennessee added to Thales Academy’s successful roster of eight current campuses in the Raleigh, North Carolina area. Founder Bob Luddy emphasized their methodology of direct instruction (DI) Tuesday night and expressed the passion in their mission of teaching to master and creating connections for their students. When discussing what separates Thales from traditional models of schooling and how parents should see their children’s progress he stated, “You really don’t have to have any test scores or grades. If you can’t tell the difference than we’re…
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