Day: May 9, 2025

Nonprofit Claiming ICE Operations ‘Terrorizing’ Nashville Previously Tapped by Biden Admin to Release Illegal Immigrants in Tennessee

Tom Pappert
ICE arrest

The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC), a Nashville-based nonprofit that has condemned the recent immigration enforcement operation in the area, was previously asked by federal agencies under the Biden administration to facilitate the release of thousands of illegal immigrants into the Volunteer State.

As news emerged that the joint operation by Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain illegal immigrants living in the Nashville area had resulted in nearly 100 arrests, TIRRC Executive Director Lisa Sherman Luna reportedly accused the state and federal law enforcement agencies of “terrorizing our communities” by “kidnapping our people off the street based on nothing but the color of their skin.” 

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Trump Presses Johnson to Raise Taxes on Wealthy for Budget Bill: Reports

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Donald Trump and Mike Johnson

President Trump is reportedly pressing House Speaker Mike Johnson to raise taxes on the wealthy for the Republicans’ budget bill.

Trump talked to Johnson privately on Wednesday about the tax increase and closing the so-called “carried interest loophole,” according NBC News, based on what the outlet said was multiple sources. The carried interest loophole is the tax break for carried interest on assets held for more than three years.

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Education Department Investigates University of Pennsylvania over Foreign Funding

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University of Pennsylvania

The Education Department  is investigating the University of Pennsylvania over foreign funding, alleging that inaccurate disclosures were provided to the agency.

The department’s Office of the General Counsel opened the investigation Thursday, sending a records request to the university “after a review of the university’s foreign reports revealed inaccurate and incomplete disclosures,” the agency alleged.

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Trump Appoints Ed Martin to DOJ Task Force, After Pulling Nomination to Be DC’s Federal Prosecutor

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President Trump is appointing Ed Martin, who was his first choice for U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., to be director of the Justice Department’s Weaponization Working Group and the U.S. pardon attorney.

“Ed Martin has done an AMAZING job as interim U.S. Attorney, and will be moving to the Department of Justice as the new Director of the Weaponization Working Group, Associate Deputy Attorney General, and Pardon Attorney,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Thursday. “In these highly important roles, Ed will make sure we finally investigate the Weaponization of our Government under the Biden Regime, and provide much needed Justice for its victims. Congratulations Ed!”

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New Pontiff Leo XIV Mirrors Predecessor’s Views on Key Issues, Said to Have More Serene Temperament

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Cardinal Robert Francis Provost and Pope Francis

For the first time ever, the Catholic Church chose an American, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, to lead its more than 1.4 billion followers spread throughout the world. The Holy See was already 1,743 years old when the U.S. established itself as a nation. While this marks a new chapter in the Catholic papacy, and the new pontiff has taken the name Leo XIV, people are asking: Who is he? 

Pope Leo was selected to be Bishop of Rome by his fellow Cardinals just one day after the conclave began, reportedly securing enough votes after four ballots. As cardinal, he received much less attention than other frontrunners in the lead-up to the conclave, and his election likely took many by surprise. 

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Trump Urges SCOTUS to Permit End of Biden-Era Mass Migration Pipeline

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Breitbart   President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) is urging the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to permit the administration to end a parole pipeline, created by former President Joe Biden, that imported more than half a million migrants to American communities. In March, the Trump administration revoked the legal status of more than 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who were allowed into the U.S. interior via a Biden-era parole pipeline known as the CHNV program. Following the announcement, two non-governmental organizations (NGOs) partially funded by Alex and George Soros’s Open Society Foundations sued the Trump administration to keep the parole pipeline intact. READ THE FULL STORY                 

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70 Percent of Americans Report Peak Financial Stress

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Study Finds   Americans are drowning in money worries, and it’s taking a serious toll on their mental health. A new survey reveals that 70% of Americans say their financial stress has hit an all-time high, with more than three-quarters feeling totally alone in their struggle to manage money pressures. Even worse, this financial strain is affecting people’s overall well-being, with 20% reporting worse mental health over the past year. The findings come from a nationwide poll of 2,000 people conducted by Talker Research for Doctor On Demand by Included Health, offering a troubling glimpse into how economic pressures are reshaping Americans’ relationship with both mental and physical health. READ THE FULL STORY               

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Detained Tufts Student Ordered Released by Federal Judge

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Axios   A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to release detained Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk. Federal judges in Vermont have now ordered the release of two international students who were abruptly detained over pro-Palestinian speech or protest. Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student who was detained during a U.S. naturalization interview, was released last month. READ THE FULL STORY               

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George Santos Asks Trump for Sentence Commutation, Clemency After Guilty Plea

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George Santos

Former GOP Rep. George Santos is asking President Trump for clemency or commutation of his seven-year prison sentence for wire fraud and identity theft.

“I’ll take a commutation, clemency, whatever the president is willing to give me,” Santos told British media personality Piers Morgan on Thursday. “Seven years and three months in prison for a first-time offender over campaign matters just screams ‘over the top,’ and I would appreciate if the president would consider.”

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Analysis: Republicans Sidestep Senate Filibuster, Tie Debt Ceiling Hike to Trump Tax Cuts, Border Security

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Speaker Mike Johnson press conference

In Washington, D.C. there are a few facts of life and one of them is that since its inception more than a century ago, the debt ceiling one way or another will be increased. Often that will be done on a bipartisan basis under regular order, usually requiring 60 votes in the Senate for passage, thus requiring compromises in order to get it across the finish line.

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Commentary: Immigration Cannot Solve the U.S. Birth Dearth

Star News Contributor
Babies

Like all other First World countries, the United States is experiencing a significant decline in fertility.  President Trump has suggested paying Americans to increase the nation’s fertility rate. He is right to be concerned. Low fertility and increasing life expectancy are the two primary drivers of population aging. Some have argued that because immigrants tend to have more children, immigration can fix this problem. But the latest fertility data show that immigration has at most a small impact on birth rates.

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Commentary: America Cannot Have Free Trade Without Fair Trade

Daily Caller News Foundation
Port of Baltimore

Critics of President Trump’s reciprocal trade policy have argued it is either too disruptive or an all-out affront on free trade. The reality is, there is no free trade without fair trade, and there’s no way to reverse thirty years of unfair trade without disruption. Decades of failed trade policy have created an unlevel playing field for American manufacturers and producers – including my farmers and ranchers in West Texas. Worst of all, it has jeopardized our entire country’s economic and national security. Thankfully, we have a President who understands the gravity of this existential threat and is willing to exert the political courage to address it head-on.

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