Day: March 24, 2025

Rep. Abe Hamadeh Asks Trump Administration to Rescind Biden’s ‘Political Weaponization’ Against Phoenix Police Department

Rachel Alexander
Rep. Abe Hamadeh, phoenix Police Officer

Representative Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ-08) asked the Trump administration last Wednesday to rescind its report criticizing the Phoenix Police Department (PPD), which came about as a result of violent protesters complaining about  their interactions with officers. He sent a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel requesting a halt to the “desperate witch hunt,” which could end up putting the PPD in a consent decree with the federal government under monitoring. The Trump administration said in January that it is pausing all civil rights investigations into law enforcement agencies.

Hamadeh said in the letter, “Despite the Biden DOJ’s baseless claims, our officers did everything right, voluntarily cooperating in good faith, opening their records, and participating in lengthy interviews. They were met with stonewalling, mischaracterized testimony, and a final report riddled with glaring inaccuracies. The Biden DOJ’s claim that Phoenix Police Department officers violated constitutional standards during unrest following one of President Trump’s rallies was absurd. That claim is especially ludicrous because the Ninth Circuit affirmed that the department’s actions were lawful. The Biden DOJ ignored this and many other court-backed facts, choosing instead to cherry-pick narratives that support their political agenda.” 

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Rep. Tim Burchett Says ‘Big Boys Tried to Shut Me’ Down over Prediction DOGE Investigations Will Lead to Congress

Tom Pappert
Tim Burchett and Elon Musk

U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) on Friday said his comments about the potential for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to find corruption in Congress led to political repercussions, including discussions over a primary challenger to run against him in 2026, which the Tennessee Republican said has already depressed his fundraising.

Burchett said during an appearance on the “Two Guys One Coup” podcast that Congress lacks “enough people with enough guts to impeach” the various federal judges behind rulings that “impede” President Donald Trump and his agenda, divulging that he faced repercussions for his various predictions that DOGE investigations would lead to Congress.

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‘Misguided and Misinformed’: Counter Protester Describes Scene at ‘Tesla Takedown’ Event in Tennessee

Kaitlin Housler
Tesla protest

Eric Loes, a Tennessean and recovering insurance agent, attended last week’s demonstration at the Tesla showroom in Franklin, a suburb of Nashville, as a counter-protester and described the scene as “misguided and misinformed.”

Over the weekend, the leftist group Indivisible Tennessee organized protests at four Tesla showrooms across the Volunteer State.

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Tennessee House Considers Bill Closing Primary Elections to Voters Registered to Political Parties

Tom Pappert
voting booth

Lawmakers in the Tennessee State House on Tuesday will consider legislation that would close primary elections in the Volunteer State to only registered members of a political party. The legislation would require voters to register as Republican or Democratic voters to be eligible to participate in a nominating contest for either party.

According to its legislative summary, House Bill (HB) 1159 by State Representative Susan Lynn (R-Mount Juliet) would require a prospective voter to designate an affiliation with a political party when registering to vote in Tennessee in order to vote in a primary election, which would effectively close the opportunity for unaffiliated voters to influence a party’s nominating contest in the state.

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Continued Withholding of Materials Relating to Covenant School Killer Two Years After Attack Is ‘Insulting,’ Reporter Says

Kaitlin Housler

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said the continued withholding of materials relating to the Covenant School killer is “insulting” to the public as it nears two years since the shooting took place.

On Monday, The Star reported that the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) said it expects to make an announcement regarding the conclusion of its investigation into the Covenant School shooting sometime in the next two weeks.

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Second Amendment Leaders Press DOGE to Stop Health Agencies’ Gun Control Studies

Just the News
Gun

Elon Musk is used to being vilified by the left, particularly since he was tasked by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in trimming the waste, fraud and abuse that has bloated federal government.

Now, one section of the citizenry is actually asking him to push harder: Second Amendment advocates are asking him to block taxpayer-funded health agencies from spending millions on gun control research. 

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Israel to Reportedly Discuss Complete Gaza Takeover with U.S. Officials

Daily Caller News Foundation
Marco Rubio

Israeli officials are reportedly set to discuss plans for a complete occupation of Gaza with U.S. officials, an Israeli official told the Times of Israel Sunday.

Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer plans to meet with National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and other U.S. diplomats this week, with the Israeli Prime Minister’s office declining to expand on details of the meeting, according to the Times of Israel. Israel resumed military action against Hamas Mar. 18 after two U.S. proposals for hostage releases were reportedly shot down by Hamas.

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DHS Secretary to Visit El Salvador Prison Holding Illegal Aliens

The Daily Signal
Kristi Noem

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will visit El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center on Wednesday, just over a week after the U.S. transferred hundreds of illegal aliens to the prison, Fox News first reported.

Noem will tour the detention center with Salvadoran Minister of Justice Héctor Gustavo Villatoro and will later meet with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele.

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Judge Boasberg Allows Tren de Aragua Migrants to Appeal ‘Alien Enemies’ Deportations

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Breitbart   Tren de Aragua migrants must be allowed to appeal their deportations ordered under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, Judge James Boasberg ruled Monday. The ruling is likely to be appealed — in part, because President Donald Trump’s deputies say the judiciary has no role when the President invokes the 1798 act to deport aliens amid an invasion or a “predatory incursion” of the United States. “This is unconstitutional,” responded Stephen Miller, the President’s deputy chief of staff. READ THE FULL STORY                 

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Trump to Nominate Susan Monarez for CDC Director, Elevating from Acting Role, Sources Say

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CBS News   President Trump has decided to pick Susan Monarez to be the new nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, making permanent the acting role she has served at the public health agency in recent months. Monarez would be named in place of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman whose nomination was withdrawn by the White House earlier this month over concerns that he didn’t have the votes to clear the Senate confirmation process.  “As an incredible mother and dedicated public servant, Dr. Monarez understands the importance of protecting our children, our communities, and our future. Americans have lost confidence in the CDC due to political bias and disastrous mismanagement,” the president posted on Truth Social, announcing the pick Monday afternoon. READ THE FULL STORY                 

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FCC Threatens Blocking Media Mergers Based on DEI Policies

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Axios   The Federal Communications Commission is threatening to block media mergers based on corporate DEI policies. This creates new layers of complexity and uncertainty for dealmakers, and reflects how the Trump administration is willing to pull novel levers to end what most CEOs viewed as sensible policies until two months ago. FCC chair Brendan Carr tells Bloomberg that he only can “approve a transaction if we find that doing so serves the public interest … If there’s businesses out there that are still promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination, I really don’t see a path forward where the FCC could reach the conclusion that approving the transaction is going to be in the public interest.” READ THE FULL STORY                 

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Commentary: Speaking of Cutting Wasteful Spending, Why Are We Subsidizing Big-Time Liquor Distillers?

Star News Contributor
Distillery

We find ourselves in a new political age — one in which the pendulum is finally swinging away from waste, fraud and abuse and toward government efficiency. As conservatives, it is critical that we seize this generational opportunity and strike while the iron is hot. While Elon Musk’s D.O.G.E. is leading the charge, the effort to rid government of wasteful spending is too vast for one small team, no matter how talented they may be.

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Tennessee Republicans Glenn Jacobs, Brent Taylor, Todd Starnes Support Tesla amid Protests over Elon Musk and DOGE

Tom Pappert
Glenn Jacobs

Tennessee Republicans made gestures in support of Elon Musk and his electric vehicle company Tesla on Saturday as organized protests over the billionaire’s efforts within President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) occurred throughout the Volunteer State.

Protesters descended on Tesla showroom in Franklin, Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Bartlett on Saturday as part of a “Tesla Takedown” organized by Indivisible Tennessee, which describes itself as individual cells “brought together by a practical guide to resist the Trump agenda.” The progressive nonprofit claims its members will take “regular, iterative, and increasingly complex actions” to resist Trump and his agenda.

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Nashville Police Expect Announcement on Covenant Shooting Investigation in ‘Near Future’

Tom Pappert
Audrey Hale

The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) expects to make an announcement regarding the conclusion of its investigation into the Covenant School shooting sometime in the next two weeks, the agency told The Tennessee Star on Friday.

With the forthcoming announcement likely to occur in April, it seems clear any conclusion of the case will come more than two years after 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale, a biological female who identified as a transgender man, and killed three students and three faculty members at her former Christian elementary school on March 27, 2023. 

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