Day: April 29, 2025

Nashville Unveils Housing Plan to ‘Keep Homeowners in Their Homes’ as Mayor Freddie O’Connell Plans Reported 30 Percent Property Tax Hike

Tom Pappert
Nashville

The Metro Nashville government on Tuesday released its Unified Housing Strategy (UHS), which the city described as “a comprehensive roadmap” plan for local governments, nonprofits, and developers to build and expand “safe, stable, and affordable housing for all Nashvillians.”

The culmination of a process that began in 2021, city documents explain its UHS contains seven strategies, including realigning “Nashville’s housing ecosystem” to meet the city’s needs, increased support for affordable housing, the creation of new affordable housing, offering permanent housing options to homeless people, keeping housing affordable, and keeping “homeowners in their home” while creating “more opportunities for sustainable home ownership and growth.”

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia Now Under Active Investigation by U.S. Department of Justice, Claims Tennessee State Agency

Tom Pappert
Kilmar Abrego Garcia

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) declined to comment on its active investigation into Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the citizen of El Salvador deported last month, after two attorneys with the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) informed The Tennessee Star of the federal investigation on Tuesday. 

The revelation that Abrego Garcia is subject to an active investigation made to The Star after it inquired about the status of the Open Records Request filed on April 17 by Michael Patrick Leahy with TDOSHS, which the agency effectively denied due to its failure to respond within seven business days, as required by the Tennessee Public Records Act (TPRA).

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Border Czar Tom Homan Disputes Deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia was ‘Error,’ Repudiates Claim by Fired DOJ Lawyer

Tom Pappert
Tom Homan

Trump administration border czar Tom Homan, who officially serves as the White House Executive Associate Director of Enforcement and Removal Operations, on Monday disputed the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filing which asserted Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador last month “in error.”

Despite being deemed likely to be a member of the Central American gang, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Abrego Garcia has denied this, and in 2019 received a final deportation order that included a “withholding of removal” precluding his deportation to one of two nations, either Guatemala or El Salvador. Abrego Garcia argues this order was violated by his removal last month, and a former DOJ attorney stated in a legal filing that he was deported as the result of an “administrative error.”

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Commentary: President Trump’s First 100 Days Deliver America’s Golden Age

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Donald Trump

On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump was once again sworn into office, marking the beginning of America’s Golden Age. This new era of our country’s history will surely be remembered as when our borders were secured, the American worker was prioritized, and the possibilities for folks were seemingly endless.

One of the leading promises President Trump made included securing the border and ending the invasion of illegal aliens, and he did. According to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) update provided by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, just a few weeks ago, criminal crossings dropped by over 99% in most regions, and well over 90% across the board. Just 101 days ago, as hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens poured into our nation, Joe Biden infamously lied and claimed his hands were tied, insisting that any reduction in border crossings would require an act of Congress.

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Commentary: Tubi v. Keller Postman Is the Posterchild for Why Companies Need Automated Arbitration

Star News Contributor
Tubi

Law firm Keller Postman is defending itself in front of the DC District Court today for a recent litigation scheme it ran against TV streamer Tubi. If your company has a standard arbitration clause, Keller could’ve run the same scheme against you. And even if Judge Ana Reyes finds that Keller’s play was unlawful, they’ll be back in time with another—as will any number of other clever firms. The best defense is an automated arbitration clause, and we’ll tell you why.

Here was Keller’s play: They wrangled nearly 24,000 allegedly disgruntled Tubi users and had each of them file an arbitration demand against the streaming giant for advertising discrimination. That meant Tubi suddenly had to pay for 24,000 individual arbitrations—which means paying 24,000 individual arbitrators to facilitate 24,000 private trials that last an average of six months and cost an average of $100,000 total. Each arbitration also comes with a filing fee of $1,000—meaning Keller’s scheme would cost Tubi $24 million just to initiate all the proceedings.

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From Trade Deals to a Water Czar, Here Are Some Big Ideas for Donald Trump’s Next 100 Days

Just the News
Donald Trump

President Donald Trump set a dizzying pace for his first 100 days in office, fulfilling many of his campaign promises and setting the stage for much more dramatic transformation over the next few months.

“If [Trump’s tariffs] work out, he’s going to look like a rock star,” conservative pollster Rich Baris told Just the News.. “Everyone’s going to appreciate it quite a bit because it’s going to be something that he had the nerve to do that others did not. And he’ll get credit for it.”

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Trump Fired a Democrat for Refusing His Orders, Christian Employers Are Fighting to Keep Her Fired

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Jocelyn Samuels

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission took a hard line against Christian employers under President Biden, forcing them to pay for employees’ hormone and surgical treatments to resemble the opposite sex, in violation of their religious beliefs, until a court blocked the action as unconstitutional a year ago.

Over the next eight months, the Christian Employers Alliance (CEA) won a six-figure settlement with EEOC and a likely four-year reprieve from federal scrutiny with the second election of Donald Trump, whose new EEOC is challenging gender-identity mandates in the workplace as sex discrimination under President Trump’s executive order against “gender ideology.”

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Delisting Chinese Stocks from American Exchanges Could ‘Level the Playing Field’, Experts Say

Just the News
Xi Jinping

As President Trump’s trade negotiations with China escalate into a full-blown trade war, the United States possesses a narrow but powerful tool to exact pressure on the Communist regime by targeting the capital-raising efforts of some of its largest corporations. 

Since 2013, Chinese firms have been able to access the most prestigious stock markets in the world in New York while being able to flout auditing and transparency requirements that are imposed on every other listed company. By rescinding broad agreements that permit this, President Trump could deal a major blow to big Chinese players in tech and online commerce — industries at the forefront of U.S.-China competition — such as Alibaba, JD.com, Tencent, and XPeng.

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Trump Administration Eases Tariffs for U.S. Automakers

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Axios   The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will ease tariff pressure on automakers with reimbursements for taxes on foreign auto parts. Why it matters: Senior administration officials say the relief came after conversations with domestic auto manufacturers, many of which have warned about the economic damage from the previously imposed 25% tariff rate. Driving the news: President Trump is expected to sign an executive order later on Tuesday that would reimburse automakers for as much as 15% of the tariffs paid on imported foreign parts for cars finished in the U.S., effective on Saturday. That would move down to 10% next year. READ THE FULL STORY 

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Javier Milei Declassifies over 1,850 Files on Nazi Leaders in Argentina

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Breitbart   The government of Argentine President Javier Milei on Monday declassified over 1,850 official documents detailing the arrival of Nazi German officials to Argentina and their actions in the South American nation following World War II. The files, which can be freely accessed on an Argentine government website, most notably contain documentation detailing the actions of Josef Mengele, the German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer dubbed the “Angel of Death” due to the cruel and inhumane medical experiments he conducted on Jews imprisoned at the Auschwitz concentration camp, especially on twins. The Argentine government explained that the declassified records are the result of investigations carried out by the Foreign Affairs Directorate of the Federal Police, the State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE), and the National Gendarmerie between the 1950s and 1980s. The over 1,850 documents are organized into seven different groups. READ THE FULL STORY                 

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Merck to Invest $1 Billion in U.S. Drug Manufacturing Plant

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CBS News   Merck is investing $1 billion to build a U.S. plant in Delaware, in a show of its commitment to domestic manufacturing.  The move comes amid plans by President Trump to impose tariffs on pharmaceuticals, which would include taxes on imported ingredients used in the making of such medicines. The drug maker on Tuesday announced a new 470,000-square-foot facility in Wilmington, Delaware, where it will make Keytruda, the company’s immunotherapy treatment for different cancers. The plant will be Merck’s first U.S. facility dedicated to making Keytruda for U.S. patients, the company said.  READ THE FULL STORY                 

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Commentary: Don’t Let SB1154 Live On—Governor, Please Reject the Waiver

Star News Contributor
Grocery Shopping

I work in the grocery industry, supporting stores like Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, Dollar General, and 99 Cents Only Stores—places that are more than just convenience options. For many Tennesseans, especially in rural and underserved areas, these are the only nearby sources of groceries. That’s why I’m deeply concerned that even though SB1154, the so-called “Tennessee Healthy SNAP Act,” didn’t pass the General Assembly, its policies may still move forward through a federal waiver.

This bill would have directed the state to ask Washington for permission to ban SNAP recipients from purchasing candy and soft drinks. Supporters framed it as a public health initiative. But for those of us in the food business, this proposal was always more about control than nutrition—and more about bureaucracy than results.

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Barrio 18 Threat Justified ‘Withholding of Removal’ for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Yet Maryland Released Gang Member Near His Family

Tom Pappert
Kilmar Abrego Garcia

U.S. Immigration Judge David M. Jones granted Kilmar Abrego Garcia in 2019 a “withholding of removal” order after, claiming the risk the citizen of El Salvador would face persecution at the hands of Central American gang Barrio 18 was too high for him to be deported to Guatemala, according to the text of the order. However, Abrego Garcia has maintained the order applied to El Salvador.

Though concerns related to the presence of Barrio 18 were enough for Jones to issue the “withholding of removal,” the Prince George’s County Department of Corrections last year released a Salvadoran national, Brayan Eleazar Angulo-Barrios, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who reported it filed a request to detain him in April 2024.

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Maricopa County Supervisors Provide Draft Agreement to Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap Purporting to Give Some of His Office Back

Rachel Alexander
Justin Heap

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors (MCBOS) held a special public meeting on Wednesday to discuss a Shared Services Agreement (SSA) drafted by the MCBOS to give Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap some of his job responsibilities back. The previous MCBOS, even though it was in lame duck status at the end of their term, executed an agreement with the previous recorder Stephen Richer in October that took away Heap’s IT department and other significant powers. 

Until 2019, the recorder’s office handled all election responsibilities, not just early and mail-in voting. After then-recorder Adrian Fontes mishandled the 2018 election, he agreed with the MCBOS to turn over Election Day administration to the MCBOS. The October SSA took away even more authority from the recorder, and the new board appears reluctant to return much of the authority.

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10 Percent of Women Experience ‘Serious Adverse Event’ After Taking Abortion Pill, Study Says

Daily Caller News Foundation
Mifepristone boxes

One in ten patients experience a “serious adverse event” after taking the abortion pill, according to a study released Monday by the Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC), a conservative think tank and advocacy group.

The study found that 10.93% of women experienced sepsis, infection, hemorrhaging, or another serious adverse event within 45 days after a mifepristone abortion. The real-world rate of serious adverse events after mifepristone abortions is at least 22 times as high as the summary figure of “less than 0.5%” in clinical trials reported on the drug label, according to the study.

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