Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) said he would be introducing articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge Amir H. Ali.
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U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) on Tuesday urged the U.S. Congress to pass HR 260, the No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act, which the Tennessee Republican said would strip tax dollars currently being funneled to the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Burchett said the legislation is the product of two years of efforts to magnify the issue, which he said was accomplished with the help of podcaster and veteran Shawn Ryan, who first discussed the payments to the Taliban with Burchett during a 2023 interview.
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The Ashland City Police Department (ACPD) confirmed to The Tennessee Star on Tuesday that it arrested Ethan Paul Early, who is reportedly accused of plotting to bomb the Elon Musk’s xAI facility in Memphis over political disagreements with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
An ACPD spokesman told The Star on Tuesday that Early remained in the Cheatham County Jail after his February 19 arrest, which WKRN reported occurred after the law enforcement apparently received tips of “concerning statements” made by the suspect, citing the ACPD affidavit that led to the arrest.
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A new Harvard-Harris poll taken February 19 and 20 found a whopping 72 percent Americans say they support there being a U.S. government agency devoted to efficiency efforts and 60 percent say that President Donald Trump’s White House Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is making major cuts to expenditures.
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Jesse Gonzalez, owner of Liberty House Realty in Nashville, detailed how he became a successful business owner after being born into poverty in Texas on Monday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show.
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday evening on Fox News that her agency has identified some of the “leakers” responsible for releasing internal information.
On Feb. 10, Noem suggested that “corrupt” FBI agents were behind a leaked memo about an upcoming “large-scale” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid in the Los Angeles area, which was obtained by the Los Angeles Times. With border czar Tom Homan echoing the secretary’s suspicions a day later, Noem said on “Hannity” that “some” of the internal leakers had been caught, but she did not specify which agency they belonged to or how many there were.
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Tennessee has one of the robust healthcare sectors in the nation, driven by companies and innovators across our state that are shaping the future of medicine. However, Tennessee’s medical community is not immune to the widespread problems that plague the healthcare field. Burnout is rampant, costs are increasing, and access to care is becoming in many cases more limited. Artificial intelligence, however, is offering a revolutionary opportunity for healthcare and fortunately our state is leading the way.
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The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to review a lower court’s decision to uphold Tennessee’s Adult Entertainment Act in the case Friends of George’s v. Mulroy on Monday.
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Democrats are facing new charges of election fraud going back to 2021, despite their party pushing back on election integrity and voter fraud claims since the 2020 presidential election.
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Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) introduced articles of impeachment against U.S. District Judge John Bates on Monday.
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The Security and Exchange Commission appears ready to quash the controversial climate disclosure rule, which will bring to an end the legal challenges dropped on it.
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Former Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced on Thursday that she will be joining the boards of directors for Southern California Edison Company and its parent corporation Edison International, one of the largest utility companies in the U.S. This comes just six months after Granholm’s Department of Energy awarded $600 million to a consortium of California utilities, including Southern California Edison.
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Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sent a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Monday in an effort for documents related to the late billionaire Jeffrey Epstein to be released publicly.
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Businessman and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy officially launched his bid for Ohio governor on Monday during a campaign rally at CTL Aerospace Inc. in his hometown of Cincinnati.
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There was rightful rejoicing throughout the land when Kash Patel was sworn in as America’s next Director of the FBI on February 21. What a terrific story. A brilliant and dedicated public servant outrageously persecuted by a federal agency goes on to lead that very agency. But here’s a little secret: America has another Kash Patel waiting in the wings.
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The Phoenix Police Department (PPD) announced a few days ago that the agency is updating its use of force policy. Interim Police Chief Michael Sullivan proposed the changes in response to the DOJ investigating PPD, as part of his effort vying to be named the permanent police chief. The new policy states that the force must be “objectively reasonable, necessary and proportional to effectively and safely resolve an incident.” However the Trump administration is shutting down the DOJ’s consent decrees with police departments across the country, and PPD officers are very concerned the policy is flawed.
The announcement admitted that the new policy is “deliberately stricter than the standards established by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Graham v Connor. 490 U.S. 386 (1989).” That decision said force by officers must be “reasonable.” The new policy adds “necessary” and “proportional.”
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U.S. Representative John McGuire (R-VA-05) on Monday said that House Republicans are close to presenting one piece of legislation that would accomplish much of the agenda outlined by President Donald Trump on the campaign trail.
McGuire said Monday during an appearance on “The John Fredericks Show” that Republicans in the House could have their bill ready as early as Tuesday, which he told The Virginia Star publisher John Fredericks would be an historic pace.
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More than any modern presidency, the second term of Donald Trump may be remembered, not just for the first 100 days, but for the first 30.
The much-needed shift in priorities and policies from former President Joe Biden to President Trump is amongst the most dramatic in American history.
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