An ABC News correspondent and a news producer were secretly recorded by Project Veritas venting their frustrations over their network’s refusal to cover news that matters to voters and choosing instead to cover rumors about President Donald Trump and the impeachment.
Read the full storyDay: February 27, 2020
Commentary: Intelligence and the Democrats’ Internal Affairs
By spearheading #TheResistance to candidate and then President Trump, U.S. intelligence agencies have shown the public they are far less about informing the government about foreign enemies than they are about taking the leading part in the Democratic Party’s use of power over its domestic adversaries.
Read the full storyBorder Patrol Union Missing Half a Million Dollars in Massive Embezzlement Scheme: Report
The El Paso Border Patrol union is reportedly investigating the disappearance of roughly $500,000 from its coffers, with the U.S. Border Patrol union president telling local agents that the money was stolen.
Read the full storyWelfare for All: Center for Immigration Studies’ Don Barnett Details Refugee Resettlement Cost Burden on American Taxpayers
On Wednesday’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 Leahy welcomed Don Barnett in the studio to speak about the cost effects of illegal immigration and refugee resettlement on the American taxpayer.
Read the full storyCommentary: The Un-Intelligence of the United States’ Spy Agencies Today
The president should ground the 17 intelligence agencies until they can be reformed and proven safe.
Read the full storyTrump Admin Forming Division Dedicated to Stripping Foreign-Born Terrorists’ Citizenship
The Trump administration announced a division within the Department of Justice focused solely on stripping citizenship from foreign-born U.S. citizens who did not disclose past criminal activity during their naturalization process.
Read the full storyTennessee Legislators Ponder New Firearms Bills
If enacted into law, a new bill moving along in the Tennessee General Assembly would require people to accept enhanced handgun carry permits and concealed handgun carry permits as valid forms of government-issued photo IDs.
Read the full storyTrump Admin Can Withhold Funds From Sanctuary Cities, Appeals Court Finds
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the White House can withhold funds from sanctuary cities, delivering a victory for President Donald Trump’s fight with jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.
Read the full storyDemocratic Presidential Candidates Say Front-Runner Sanders Can’t Beat Trump
U.S. Democratic presidential contenders targeted front-runner Bernie Sanders in a raucous debate late Tuesday, contending that the self-declared democratic socialist would lose to Republican President Donald Trump in November’s national election if he is the party’s nominee.
Read the full storyStride Left Hand: Michael Patrick Leahy Welcomes Maria Leahy of Leahy Music Group to Talk About Her Family’s Musical Influences
On Wednesday’s 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 welcomed new-found distant cousin, Maria Leahy of the Leahy music group, to the newsmakers line.
Read the full storyState Legislators Learn About Tennessee-Grown Phonics Program From the Teachers Who Developed It
NASHVILLE– Legislators learned Wednesday about a Tennessee-grown phonics program from the Sumner County teachers who developed it.
Read the full storyCDC Warns of Imminent Coronavirus Outbreak in US Communities
U.S. citizens should expect coronavirus outbreaks in their communities, warns the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Read the full storyLetter to the Editor: Bill Hagerty’s Record Edges Dr. Manny Sethi’s Pledges
Before we cast a vote in an election, we should remember that we are not casting ballots in a popularity contest. We should not vote for someone because he is a nice person or because he seems to have good intentions. We will be voting for someone who will have the authority to make law. We should be voting for someone who most closely aligns with our values, who has a record that reflects the same, and knows how to get things done.
Read the full storyMusic Spotlight: Jennifer Higdon
Nashville — When I created my Music Spotlight column that would tell an artist’s “where they came from” story, never did I ever imagine interviewing the three-time Grammy-winning and 2010 Pulitzer Prize-winning American composer Jennifer Higdon. However, Nashville’s Symphony Publicist Dave Felipe advised that I needed to hear her story, and I am thrilled to tell it.
Read the full storyMinnesota Journalist Compares Asian Trump Supporters to Jews Who Worked for Nazis
The editor of a Minnesota-based Hmong publication compared Asian Pacific Minnesotans who support President Donald Trump to Jews who worked for the Nazis.
Read the full storyMichigan Joins 39 States in New Investigation of JUUL
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Wednesday that she has joined a 39-state coalition in investigating the marketing and sales practices of JUUL Labs.
Read the full storyMinnesota Dems Seek to Repeal Informed Consent Requirements for Abortions
A Democrat-backed bill making its way through the Minnesota Legislature seeks to repeal the state’s informed consent laws for abortion.
Read the full storyCommentary: President Trump’s Opportunity Zones Are Revitalizing Once-Forgotten Communities
I am not a partisan or a politician. I am a social impact investor. That is a fancy way of saying that I work to revitalize forgotten neighborhoods and help empower and restore hope to forgotten lives. My true goal is to help unite our country.
Read the full storyWhitmer Threatens Removal of Accreditation for Wayne State University
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and other Michigan leaders sent a letter to the Wayne State University Board of Governors threatening them with removal of accreditation if it did not adopt a Code of Conduct at its next meeting. The letter comes on the heels of squabbling within the board over the legitimacy of the leadership Wayne State University President Roy Wilson. Four members of the eight-person board attempted to fire Wilson from his role as president in November, claiming that they had never been briefed on a move to grant free tuition to high school graduates in the city of Detroit and that Wilson was overstepping his bounds, according to The Detroit Free Press. Anti-Wilson board members had skipped a meeting discussing tuition and a property purchase related to the medical school, and the other members counted Wilson as a member in order to reach quorum and passed the measures. The vote to remove Wilson in November was declared in valid, and he is still working In retaliation, the four anti-Wilson board members have repeatedly voted against all measures brought before the board, including a Code of Conduct required for the university by the Higher Learning Commission to keep its…
Read the full storyCincinnati City Councilwoman Arrested on Corruption Charges
Federal officials arrested Cincinnati Councilwoman Tamaya Dennard Tuesday for allegedly trying to sell her council vote for money. The councilwoman faces up to 50 years in prison if found guilty of these corruption charges.
Read the full storyU.S. Senate Candidate Manny Sethi Announces Plan to Address the Coronavirus
Physician turned U.S. Republican Senate candidate Manny Sethi announced Wednesday what he called a plan to address the coronavirus.
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