Day: April 10, 2025

Democrats Tap Strategist Tim Hogan to Lead New ‘War Room’ to Push Anti-Trump Messages into Digital Spaces

Christina Botteri
Anti-Trump-Tik Tik chanels

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced the launch of a new “war room” operation on Monday, aiming to strengthen its messaging and rapid-response efforts against President Donald Trump’s administration. Veteran strategist Tim Hogan was tapped to lead a unified push into “new information spaces” across the Party’s communications, research, and mobilization teams, as Democrats seek to regain traction following their widespread 2024 election losses.

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Interior Department Reopens 82 Percent of Alaska’s Petroleum Reserve for Energy Development

The Center Square
Ocean oil

In another reversal of Biden administration policies, the Trump administration is taking action to encourage energy production in Alaska.

In response to President Donald Trump’s executive order, “Unleashing American Energy,” Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued an order, “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential.” In it, he directs the Bureau of Land Management to reopen up to 82% of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska for oil and natural gas leasing.

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Tennessee Senate Advances Bill Transferring Duties of Human Rights Commission to Attorney General

Tom Pappert
TN AG Jonathan Skrmetti

The Tennessee State Senate on Wednesday voted to advance legislation that would move the duties currently assigned to the Human Rights Commission under the purview of the Tennessee Attorney General’s office, with the legislation advancing through the Senate Government Operations Committee along partisan lines.

As currently amended, Senate Bill (SB) 861 by State Senator John Stevens (R-Huntingdon) would transfer the responsibilities of the state Human Rights Commission, whose board members are currently appointed by Tennessee’s governor and leaders in the General Assembly, to the Attorney General, who would create a new Civil Rights Enforcement Division to handle the workload.

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Tennessee Democrat on Shelby County School Board Apologizes for Threatening to Have Detractor Deported

Tom Pappert
Towanna Murphy

A Democratic activist and member of the Shelby County Board of Education admitted to threatening to have a person “deported” over political disagreements and on Thursday apologized for the remarks.

Messages apparently sent by Towanna Murphy, a Memphis radio host and former First Chair of the Democratic Party in District 11 who is described as a “multi-hyphenated talent” by Memphis-Shelby County Schools (MSCS), show she instructed a woman during an argument conducted via Facebook messages, “Be quiet before I have you deported.”

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Sen. Bill Hagerty Says ‘China Should Have Seen this Coming’ as Trump Pauses Tariffs for Some but Hikes China to 125 Percent

Tom Pappert
Sen. Bill Hagerty

U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) on Wednesday said China should have higher tariffs and increased economic pressure from President Donald Trump ahead of the Trump administration’s sweeping trade reformed that is now primarily aimed at China.

Hagerty, in comments made on Fox Business’ “Mornings with Maria,” argued “China should have seen this coming,” because Trump “telegraphed this throughout the campaign.”

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FBI’s Release of Covenant Killer Documents to Third Party Carries Legal Inconsistencies, Expert Says

Kaitlin Housler
Phill Kline

Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and current law professor at Liberty University School of Law, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) release of the 1,299 pages of writings left by Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale to independent journalist Megyn Kelly carries legal inconsistencies as a case brought by The Tennessee Star’s parent company regarding the materials continues to be litigated in federal court.

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Commentary: Trump Brings 75 Nations to the Table for Fair Trade Deals as China Isolated, While Congress Keeps Panicking

The Daily Torch
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant

“We saw the successful negotiating strategy that President Trump implemented a week ago today. It has brought more than 75 countries forward to negotiate. It took great courage for him to stay the course until this moment and what we have ended up with here, as I told everyone a week ago, in this very spot, do not retaliate and you will be rewarded.”

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Commentary: 10 Environmentalist Myths

American Greatness
Climate protest

The first Earth Day was organized in 1970 in response to growing public concern for the environment. Many of these concerns were entirely justified. In 1969, for example, an oil slick along an industrialized stretch of the Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire, generating national awareness of the need to reduce water pollution. Similarly, in coastal cities in California, most notably in Los Angeles, the exhaust from unleaded gasoline created air pollution so dense you couldn’t see the hills a few miles away.

We’ve come a long way in 51 years. This month, as Americans celebrate Earth Day on April 22, we are challenged to differentiate between legitimate environmental priorities and those priorities chosen for us by special interests with ulterior motives for whom environmentalism is a sentiment to be manipulated.

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Commentary: Support Main Street and Made in America—Renew the 2017 Tax Reforms

Star News Contributor

Small businesses have consistently supported and expressed optimism about the impacts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.  But now, many are growing concerned that Congress won’t act in time to renew the law or extend key parts of it that are about to expire.  That kind of uncertainty makes it harder for small businesses to plan ahead—and often leads them to hold off on the investments that help our local communities thrive.

That’s why I’m urging lawmakers in Washington, including Senator Blackburn, Senator Hagerty, and Congressman DesJarlais, to take action.  It’s time to renew the TCJA and bring back the provisions that have already expired.  These reforms have helped countless businesses in Lawrence County, across Tennessee, and beyond; failing to restore and make them permanent would deal a devastating blow to small-business owners nationwide. 

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