Day: May 6, 2025

Mayor O’Connell Seems to Suggest He Considers Nashville a Sanctuary City

State News Foundation | Brian Wilson
Freddie O'Connell

In a hurriedly-called press conference on Monday, Mayor Freddie O’Connell – without using the exact phrase – laid out his position that the City of Nashville is essentially a sanctuary city.

Mayor O’Connell said he is “heartbroken” State and Federal law enforcement organizations ran traffic stop operations in Nashville over the weekend that resulted in the arrest of illegal aliens. The mayor condemned the arrests, repeatedly stating Metro Nashville Police Department was “not involved in these actions. Enforcing immigration is a Federal responsibility and MNPD officers are not ICE.”

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Tren de Aragua Gang Member, Convicted Sex Predator Among Those Arrested in Nashville over the Weekend, DHS Confirms

Kaitlin Housler
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a scathing response to Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s claim that a law enforcement operation over the weekend, which resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs and weapons and arrests of illegal aliens with violent histories, was “not focused” on making Nashville “safer.”

On Sunday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) carried out an operation in Middle Tennessee which included around 150 traffic stops and, as a result, saw the arrests of individuals on outstanding warrants, including people suspected of having gang affiliation, and the seizure of illegal guns and drugs.

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State Prosecutors ‘Denounce’ Gov. Bill Lee’s Veto of Probation Bill as Republican Sponsor Plans to Override in 2026

Tom Pappert
Bill lee

The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference (TNDAGC) on Tuesday denounced Governor Bill Lee’s decision to use his veto power for the first time to block legislation that would have allowed the Tennessee Board of Parole to deny early release or parole to convicted criminals based on the facts of each individual’s case.

Despite the legislation passing the Tennessee General Assembly with universal support from Republicans, submitted as Senate Bill (SB) 455 by State Senator Paul Rose (R-Tipton County) and House Bill (HB) 527 by State Representative Rick Scarbrough (R-Oak Ridge), Lee reportedly raised concerns that allowing the board to deny parole for those convicted of major crimes would undo Reentry Success Act, a criminal justice reform bill he signed in 2021.

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Biden-Appointed Judge Orders Trump Administration to Admit 12,000 Refugees into the United States

American Greatness
Judge Jamal Whitehead

A Biden-appointed federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to admit around 12,000 refugees into the United States, stymying President Trump’s efforts to re-shape America’s immigration policies.

President Trump signed an executive order on January 20 halting the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), stating that “the policy of the United States [is] to ensure that public safety and national security are paramount considerations in the administration of the USRAP.”

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As Trump Ramps Up Tariffs, TikTok Boosts Pro-China Trade Content

Just the News
TikTok

President Donald Trump’s effort to save popular social media app TikTok has been caught in the escalating tariff war between Washington and Beijing, with Trump suggesting that he may again extend the deadline for a deal. 

A new study concludes that, at the same time as China is using the application as a negotiating chip, the platform is boosting propaganda aimed at undermining U.S. support for Trump’s tariff policies and to promote Chinese goods and manufacturers.

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DOJ Reportedly Gave ‘Limited Immunity’ to Human Smuggler Who Owned Van Driven by Kilmar Abrego Garcia for Details on 2022 Trip

Tom Pappert
Kilmar Abrego Garcia

News emerged on Tuesday that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), who The Tennessee Star reported last week is now investigating Kilmar Abrego Garcia, offered “limited immunity” to the owner of the vehicle driven by the Salvadoran national on his November 2022 trip from Texas to Maryland that was briefly interrupted by a Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) traffic stop in Tennessee.

After confirming the previous reporting by The Star, the ABC News report revealed that Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes, who the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed was the owner of the 2001 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Abrego Garcia in 2022, recently spoke to a DOJ lawyer regarding the stop after being offered the immunity.

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Harvard No Longer Eligible to Receive Future Grants, Trump Admin Says

Daily Caller News Foundation
Harvard University

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced that Harvard will no longer be eligible for new grants after rejecting the Trump administration’s resolution proposal.

The Department of Education (ED) sent a letter to the Ivy League university on Monday alleging Harvard is engaged in a “systemic pattern of violating federal law” and notifying the university of its inability to receive federal funding. The violations cited include a failure to adhere to civil rights laws by illegally using race as a factor for admission decisions and failing to protect Jewish students on campus.

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Trump DOJ Asks Court to Dismiss Abortion Pill Case

Daily Caller News Foundation
Mifepristone

The Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a judge Monday to reject three Republican states’ efforts to restrict access to the abortion pill.

Continuing for now a position staked out by the Biden administration, the Trump DOJ urged the District Court for the Northern District of Texas to dismiss renewed challenges brought by Missouri, Kansas and Idaho, arguing the case should not be filed in that venue.

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Feds Push to Dismantle Google’s Ad Empire After Landmark Antitrust Ruling

Daily Caller News Foundation
google

The Department of Justice formally asked a federal judge to break up Google’s ad-tech empire Friday after an April court ruling found the company illegally monopolized the digital advertising market.

U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, a Clinton-era appointee, ruled in April that Google had unlawfully tied its ad server, DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP), and ad exchange (AdX), controlling both the buy and sell sides of the digital ad pipeline. Now, the DOJ is seeking a structural remedy — specifically, a forced divestiture of both products — to restore competition.

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FBI ‘Misled the Public’ in Claiming 2017 GOP Baseball Shooting Wasn’t Domestic Terror: House Intel

Just the News
James hodgkinson

The FBI “misled the public” for years in claiming a sniper’s attempt to kill Republican congressmen at a June 2017 baseball practice was “suicide by cop”, when it was in fact domestic terrorism, according to a new congressional report released Tuesday.

The 27-page House Intelligence Committee report concludes “the FBI’s bottom line – ‘the FBI does not believe there is a nexus to terrorism’ – was based upon falsehoods, half-truths, and manipulations of the known facts.”

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Canada ‘Is Not for Sale,’ Carney Tells Trump in White House Meeting

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Axios   Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told President Trump on Tuesday that Canada “is not for sale,” nor will it be. Trump has repeatedly threatened Canadian sovereignty, but Carney’s Liberal Party staged a political comeback by rallying against Trump’s annexation threats. “Never say never,” Trump responded, to which Carney repeatedly said: “Never.” READ THE FULL STORY                 

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Second Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Use of Alien Enemies Act to Remove Certain Migrants

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CBS News   A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from deporting noncitizens detained in the Southern District of New York under President Trump’s proclamation invoking the wartime Alien Enemies Act. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein said in a 22-page decision that the president’s March proclamation ordering the summary removal of Venezuelan migrants exceeded the scope of the Alien Enemies Act, an 1798 law that the Trump administration has relied on to deport noncitizens that his administration claims are part of the gang Tren de Aragua. The Alien Enemies Act gives the president the power to detain and deport migrants when there is a declared war between the U.S. and a foreign nation, or when there is an “invasion” or “predatory inclusion” against the U.S. by a foreign nation or government. READ THE FULL STORY                 

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Pete Hegseth Moves to Axe One-Fifth of Four-Star General Officers

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Breitbart   Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday instructed the military to shed 20 percent of its four-star general officers as the Trump administration moves to reduce inefficiency in the military. Hegseth also called for the National Guard to remove 20 percent of its top officers and directed the military to cut an additional ten percent of its general and flag officers, which could include one-star officers. In earlier rounds of staff reductions, the secretary explained that the firings are “a reflection of the president wanting the right people around him to execute the national security approach we want to take.” READ THE FULL STORY                 

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USDA Announces Tennessee Appointments for Key State Director Positions

Zachery Schmidt

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced last week the appointments for the Tennessee state directors of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Rural Development (RD).

These two state directors are important in implementing President Donald Trump’s agenda. FSA state directors enact the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s policies in planning, organizing, and administering FSA programs through state offices nationwide.

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Grassley Pushes to End Rogue Judges Through Congressional Action

Just the News
Chuck Grassley

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley on Monday promised to continue working to end the possibility of “rogue” judges through Congressional action by pushing to codify a bill that clarifies the role of the judiciary branch.

Republicans have been pushing back recently on the district judges who have blocked the Trump administration from carrying out its agenda through nationwide injunctions, including efforts to deport illegal Venezuelan migrants through the Alien Enemies Act. 

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Commentary: From One Fake Left-Wing Hysteria to the Next

American Greatness
Donald Trump

The decade-old age of fables like Russian collusion, laptop disinformation, or the pangolin/bat cause of COVID is not over; it is just hitting midstream.

For much of April, amid stock downturns, in the classical paranoid style, we were assured by the Wall Street Journal news reporters and the liberal press that Trump had either a) guaranteed an inevitable recession, b) engineered a losing trade war he likely regretted, c) crashed the stock market, d) lost his once majority favorability ratings, e) mostly had a failed first 100 days, or f) all of the above.

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Commentary: It’s Time to Defund My Former Employer Planned Parenthood

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For 17 years, I worked at Planned Parenthood and spent my days telling women that the abortion industry cares for them and that abortion is healthcare. I believed Planned Parenthood helped women and women needed abortion to succeed.

I grew up in Mexico City with a passion for helping women. When I came to the U.S., I knew I wanted to be a women’s doctor. When I heard that the local Planned Parenthood, an organization that ‘cared for women,’ was looking to hire someone who spoke Spanish, I thought I had found my dream job.

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Chinese Companies Are Moving to Texas, Nevada to Avoid Trump’s Tariffs

Daily Caller News Foundation
Chinese workers

A growing wave of Chinese manufacturers are packing up and moving to the United States under the weight of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Chinese goods.

Trump’s tariffs have made it too expensive for many Chinese firms to export goods to the United States, forcing companies that once thrived on cheap labor in Asia to set up shop in places like Dallas, Houston, and Reno, according to the South China Morning Post (SCMP). For some, it’s the only way to stay in business.

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Fender and Brad Paisley Release ‘Lost Paisley’ Telecaster

Bethany Bowman

A few years back, I learned that Fender made Telecaster guitars with a paisley design specifically for Brad Paisley. I did not know that Fender had been making Telecaster guitars with a paisley design long before the country superstar was even born. Those with extra cash can purchase one of these vintage 1968 beauties for around $4,000. It was pinkish/red on silver cling foil. Elvis’ guitar player, James Burton, played one.

Fast-forward to 2022, when Alan Cross found an ammo case covered in the same paisley cling foil, except it was bluish-green. He recognized the pattern immediately and purchased the hand-decorated case for $20 from Craigslist.

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