Jose Angel Rios Ramirez, who a county official described as an illegal immigrant, was convicted on Tuesday for the 2022 murder of Olivia Jarquin Pena in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In a Facebook post, Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp shared that Rios Ramirez was convicted by a Hamilton County jury on Tuesday, describing the victory for prosecutors as one of many “cases that no one ever hears about.”
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The Tennessee Star was the first to report that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the recently deported citizen of El Salvador, was stopped by Tennessee Highway Patrol and suspected of human trafficking in December 2022, with the agency ultimately confirming the “Biden-era FBI” instructed officers to release Abrego Garcia and his eight passengers, despite their suspicions of human trafficking and him presenting an invalid driver’s license.
The decision by highway patrol not to contact the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), which is empowered by state statute to train law enforcement officers how to detect human trafficking, and to investigate human trafficking cases across the state, appears to contradict established procedures.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday announced that the United States and Ukraine have signed the long-anticipated minerals deal through the creation of a reconstruction investment fund.
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U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at a rate of 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, according to statistics released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on Wednesday.
The first quarter decrease follows the U.S. economy growing by 2.4% in the fourth quarter of 2024, after increasing 3.1% in the third quarter, according to the BEA. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s GDPNow, a running estimate of real GDP growth based on available economic data, projected a -2.7% GDP growth rate in the first quarter of 2025.
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Pro-life pregnancy centers are fighting Democratic attorneys general in court for the right to tell women they may be able to reverse chemical abortions by taking supplemental progesterone, a natural pregnancy hormone, to prevent mifepristone from binding to pregnancy receptors. New York’s Letitia James is now trying to overturn an injunction against her.
Texas Republican AG Ken Paxton secured a $100,000 judgment against a New York doctor for telehealth prescriptions of mifepristone to Texas residents, who can’t get it legally in the Lone Star State, but the Empire State refused to enforce the judgment under its shield law.
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Federal prosecutors have charged two Ukrainian nationals with unlawfully voting in an American presidential election, the latest case of non-citizens allegedly participating in federal elections.
The Ukrainian women — 53-year-old Svitlana Demydenko and her 22-year-old daughter, Yelyzaveta Demydenko — are accused of voting in the 2024 presidential election in Palm Beach, Florida, on Oct. 31, according to the Justice Department. The pair made their initial appearance in West Palm Beach federal court on Tuesday.
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The Democrat-majority Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on Tuesday, following her arrest by federal officials for allegedly helping an illegal migrant evade arrest.
Dugan was arrested Friday by the FBI after the agency looked into the former judge’s background and found she allegedly helped an illegal migrant charged with violence avoid U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. In a court order filed Tuesday, the state’s Supreme Court stated that Dugan is “temporarily prohibited” from carrying out her responsibilities as a county judge “until further order of the court.”
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A Central Asian national has pleaded guilty to submitting more than 100 fraudulent voter registration applications in Florida in 2023.
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The wife of recently deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia told a court in 2020 that while the couple lived in Maryland she faced physical and verbal abuse from her husband on multiple occasions, the earliest known petition for protection from domestic violence filed against the illegal immigrant shows.
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ABC News Since Donald Trump took office 100 days ago, the president and his administration have faced an average of more than two lawsuits per day, challenging nearly every element of his agenda. The breakneck pace of the president’s policies has been matched in nearly equal force by a flood of litigation — at least 220 lawsuits in courts across the country — challenging more than two dozen executive orders, the firing of twenty high-ranking government officials, and dozens of other executive actions. While the Trump administration has had some victories in the courts, federal judges have blocked key parts of Trump’s agenda ranging from parts of his immigration policy and military guidelines to his effort to roll back diversity and equity initiatives. READ THE FULL STORY
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Breitbart United States District Court Judge Jennifer Thurston, appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California by former President Joe Biden, is blocking Border Patrol Agents across most of California from arresting suspected illegal aliens unless they have a warrant for their arrest. This week, Thurston issued a preliminary injunction that will prevent Border Patrol agents in California’s eastern district, the largest judicial district in the state, from carrying out arrests of suspected illegal aliens without a warrant and halting such arrests unless agents have a “reasonable suspicion” the suspect is an illegal alien. READ THE FULL STORY
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CBS News The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a measure aimed at blocking President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs amid anxiety over how the wide-ranging tariffs could disrupt the U.S. economy. The resolution, led by Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, would terminate the April 2 national emergency that the president is using to impose the tariffs, effectively blocking the sweeping levies on foreign imports. But the measure almost certainly won’t be taken up in the GOP-controlled House, making the vote largely a symbolic one. READ THE FULL STORY
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Tennessee senators celebrated President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office.
During this time period, Trump signed a record number of executive orders, 142. Former President Franklin Roosevelt previously held the record at 99, according to CBS News.
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The Tennessee Sports Wagering Council (SWC) continued its crackdown on illegal sports betting this month.
On Wednesday, SWC issued a $50,000 fine to the sportsbook Xbet for operating illegally in the state.
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President Donald Trump brought out CNN’s Scott Jennings during his 100-day rally speech in Michigan on Tuesday so he could rip on Democrats.
In celebration of his 100 days in office for his second term, Trump gathered with supporters just outside of Detroit to tout what he said were his administration’s accomplishments. While thanking members of his team and outspoken advocates, Trump called out Jennings.
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President Donald Trump used the first rally of his second term to assure voters in battleground Michigan the dizzying pace of his first 100 days in office will persist in the next phase of his presidency as he presses to get Americans on Mars, cut taxes and spending in Washington and turn tariffs into trade deals lucrative for everyday workers.
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It’s 100 days into President Donald Trump’s second term, and his administration has continued to move at “Trump speed.”
The president has signed a record-breaking 142 executive orders, taking actions such as ending the “catch and release” policy on illegal immigration, declaring a national energy emergency, cutting DEI-related funding and policies, and downsizing the federal bureaucracy, among others.
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Americans’ confidence in the economy has been plummeting for the past five months, reaching its lowest level since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many people reportedly being anxious about the impact of tariffs on their lives.
On Tuesday, the Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence index declined 7.9 points in April, to 86, its lowest reading since May 2020, according to the Associated Press.
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This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security will take a major step toward enacting legislation to implement President Trump’s border security agenda.
As part of the House’s broader reconciliation effort, the committee will be marking up legislation to fully fund one of the president’s top priorities – securing our southwest border following four years of the unprecedented and self-inflicted border crisis at the hands of the Biden-Harris administration.
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An Arizona state employee working for the Department of Agriculture (AZDA) was arrested earlier this month for alleged human smuggling, resulting in his termination. Joshua Castro, who worked as a food inspector, was charged with both a felony and misdemeanor after he was caught appearing to transport illegal immigrants in his state uniform after they crossed the border from Mexico into Arizona.
The Arizona Sun Times asked Border Czar Tom Homan for comment. White House Spokesman Kush Desai responded on his behalf, “The days of actively aiding and abetting illegal aliens invading our country are over. The Trump administration will never waver on putting Americans and America First with a no-nonsense approach to immigration enforcement. In this administration, anyone who commits crimes exposes themselves to criminal liability.”
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As a former City Councilman and Vice-Mayor of Knoxville, I’ve spent years working to improve the well-being of our community. From economic development to public health initiatives, I’ve seen firsthand how policies—good and bad—can shape the lives of our residents. One of the most pressing issues facing our city and state today is obesity. It’s not just a personal struggle; it’s a public health crisis with enormous financial consequences.
Tennessee ranks among the most obese states in the country. Nearly 70% of adults and over a third of children in our state are overweight or obese. This epidemic doesn’t just threaten our health—it’s a burden on taxpayers, employers, and our strained healthcare system. And yet, despite the clear science and the availability of effective treatments, outdated Medicare policies prevent coverage of FDA-approved anti-obesity medications (AOMs). That’s a policy failure that must be corrected.
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