Nashville Middle Schooler Arrested for ‘Threats of Mass Violence’ Just Minutes Away from Antioch High School

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A John F. Kennedy Middle School student was arrested by the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) after police said the 14-year-old male allegedly told other students that he planned to bring a gun to the Nashville campus.

According to an MNPD press release, the unnamed student was charged in Juvenile Court with making a threat of mass violence on school property. Police said the student allegedly warned students on Tuesday, “not to come to school tomorrow,” because “he would be bringing a gun.”

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Sen. Bill Hagerty Backs Bill to Deport Illegal Immigrants Who Assault Police Officers

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U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) is a cosponsor of the Protect our Law Enforcement with Immigration Control and Enforcement (POLICE) Act, which would allow deportations for illegal immigrants who assault members of law enforcement.

A press release by Senator Ted Budd (R-NC)’s office linked the legislation to the Laken Riley Act, which similarly expanded the criteria to deport illegal immigrants, and was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, stating that the POLICE Act will, “further strengthen federal law by explicitly making assault of a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder a deportable offense.”

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President Trump Takes Aim at ‘Radical, Anti-American Ideologies’ in Education with New Executive Order

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On the heels of an executive order expanding education freedom and parental choice in schooling, President Trump on Wednesday signed a separate executive order titled “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” targeting the infiltration of “radical, anti-American ideologies” into the nation’s classrooms. The move marks more progress on the list campaign promises he articulated in a series of 2023 videos collectively known as “Agenda 47.”

“Parents trust America’s schools to provide their children with a rigorous education and to instill a patriotic admiration for our incredible Nation and the values for which we stand,” the order states. “In recent years, however, parents have witnessed schools indoctrinate their children in radical, anti-American ideologies while deliberately blocking parental oversight.”

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Tennessee State House Removes Disruptive Audience After Rep. Justin Jones Delivers Speech Denouncing Immigration Bill

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Disruptive members of the public were reportedly removed from the Tennessee State House gallery on Wednesday shortly after Representative Justin Jones (D-Nashville) delivered a speech urging Republicans not to vote for legislation that would empower citizens to recall local politicians who vote to make their communities a sanctuary city.

Lawmakers are currently convened in Nashville for a special legislative session to consider the Education Freedom Act, a universal school choice proposal that would create 20,000 scholarships to empower families, as well as a package of relief legislation for those affected by Hurricane Helene and immigration legislation to support the federal government under President Donald Trump.

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Trump Expands Educational Freedom, Parental Choice with New Executive Order

President Donald Trump

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday designed to expand educational opportunities through enhanced parental choice. The order reflects the administration’s commitment to empowering parents with the decision-making power over their children’s education – particularly in light of recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results indicating that 70% of 8th graders are below proficient in reading, and 72% in math.

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Trump’s Education Department Probes Blue State School for Turning Girls’ Bathroom into ‘All-Gender’ Space

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President Donald Trump’s Department of Education announced the opening of an investigation into a Colorado high school Tuesday for reportedly turning a women’s bathroom into an “all-gender” facility.

East High School in the Denver Public Schools District now has a men’s restroom and an all-gender restroom but no female-only space on the second-level of the building, the education department said in its announcement of the investigation, alleging that the school may have violated students’ constitutional rights. The department cited the Title IX rule, which mandates that institutions receiving federal funds provide similar facilities to both sexes.

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‘Every Abortion Is a Tragedy’: RFK Jr. Tells GOP Senator He’ll Follow Trump’s Lead on Policy Moves

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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. assured Republican Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday that he would follow President Donald Trump’s policies on abortion if confirmed.

Kennedy, during his presidential campaign, expressed support for abortion “even if it’s full-term,” and said that he “wouldn’t leave it to the states” before appearing to walk back his position shortly after. The nominee, at the Senate Finance Committee hearing, clarified that he would “implement” Trump’s pro-life agenda, including leaving abortion regulation to individual states.

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American Students Continue Learning Decline Since Pandemic

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released its report card showing that American fourth-graders and eighth-graders have not recovered the knowledge they lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Overall, student achievement has not returned to pre-pandemic performance,” NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr said. “Where there are signs of recovery, they are mostly in math and largely driven by higher-performing students. Lower-performing students are struggling, especially in reading.”

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‘Tidal Wave’ of RFK Jr. Supporters Descend on Washington as HHS Nominee Faces GOP Holdouts

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by Adam Pack   Most cabinet nominees invite their families and key supporters to attend their confirmation hearing. Yet, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s team is calling upon thousands of Americans to descend on the nation’s capitol to rally behind his nomination. Kennedy, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is set to appear before the Senate Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees Wednesday and Thursday flanked by a legion of “Make America Healthy Again (MAHA)” advocates. If busloads of supporters were to pack the Senate Dirksen building hallways as planned, it would be a striking display of grassroots support for one of Trump’s cabinet nominees whose confirmation fate is uncertain due to a number of Senate Republican holdouts. We are here to MAHA people! pic.twitter.com/uqJxvvpexr — Leener Tep 🌺 (@LeenerTep) January 29, 2025 Kennedy’s numerous supporters, many of who are calling their senators or visiting their offices in person to lobby on his behalf — view the confirmation hearings — and Kennedy’s nomination more broadly — as a once in a lifetime opportunity to reverse Americans’ worsening health outcomes. “This is a pivotal moment in history,” Zen Honeycutt, founding executive director of the medical…

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Credit Card Giant Tries to Scuttle Efforts to Guarantee Insurance for People Who Regret Sex Transition Surgeries

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The Visa board of directors has asked shareholders to oppose a policy advocating the company address an apparent lack of health insurance coverage for detransitioners harmed by sex change interventions, such as hormone therapy and surgeries.

The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) is bringing forward a proposal titled “Gender-Based Compensation Gaps and Associated Risks,” referred to as Proposal 4, at Visa’s annual shareholder meeting on Tuesday. The proposal suggests Visa may be at risk of litigation if it fails to provide insurance coverage for those seeking to pause or reverse the impact of cosmetic medical procedures aimed at changing their bodies to look like the opposite sex.

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‘Maternal Instinct’ Is Socially Constructed ‘Myth,’ Arizona State University Professor Declares

Professor Lela Rankin

The “maternal instinct” is a socially constructed “myth” rather than an innate biological trait, Arizona State University Professor Lela Rankin said at an on-campus event Thursday.

At the event, titled “Dismantling the Maternal Instinct,” she criticized the “myth” for enforcing “gendered” caregiving roles and contributing to an unequal burden placed on women in family structures.

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California Democrats Want to Sue Big Oil for Horrific Los Angeles Fires

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Two California Democrats unveiled a bill Monday that they said would allow insurers and policyholders affected by the Los Angeles fires to sue major oil corporations for their alleged role in the disaster.

Democratic California State Sen. Scott Wiener and a host of other Democrats rolled out Senate Bill 222 on Monday, characterizing it as a means to make oil companies atone for the fires and stabilize California’s faltering insurance market. This, as residents pick up the pieces from the devastation. Weiner and Pérez say that oil companies bear responsibility for the fires because of their supposed role in climate change. This, even though critics say a litany of policy decisions and failures appear to have much more directly fanned the flames, as evidenced by things like malfunctioning fire hydrants.

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Gina Swoboda Outlines AZGOP Agenda After Overwhelming Reelection as Party Chair

AZ GOP Chair Gina Swoboda

On the heels of her reelection, Arizona Republican Party (AZGOP) Chairwoman Gina Swoboda told The Arizona Sun Times on Tuesday that the party will focus on winning the Grand Canyon State’s executive branch back from Democrats, with a particular focus on unseating Governor Katie Hobbs.

Swoboda was reelected as the state party’s leader after she was elected to a partial term last year, presiding over the party during the successful election of President Donald Trump to the White House, and will now lead Arizona’s Republicans into the 2026 midterm elections that are likely to be dominated by the gubernatorial race, as neither U.S. Senator representing Arizona are up for reelection.

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Commentary: The Cavalry Has Arrived with President Trump in the War for Reliable Energy

Oil Worker

President Donald J. Trump’s swearing in this week was like the horn of a cavalry charge backing up the soldiers fighting on the front line for sanity. On day one, President Trump prioritized actions to undo some of the many harmful, radical policies (250+ actions) from the Biden Administration and set America on a course toward energy independence. His executive orders will grow U.S. fossil fuel production by incentivizing new investments and unleashing new areas of production, which will lead to more energy, cheaper costs, and a more secure nation.

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