President Donald Trump hinted at a major announcement regarding his plans to restore safety in Washington, D.C., following a recent shooting incident in the city.
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Governor Bill Lee Says Nashville Mayor’s Executive Order over ICE Presence ‘Not Helpful’ as Congress Probes Metro
Governor Bill Lee weighed in on the executive order amended by Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell in response to the May federal enforcement operation that saw nearly 200 illegal immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), reportedly describing it as “not helpful” during a Wednesday press conference.
As it currently stands, the executive order amended by O’Connell requires Metro Nashville employees to report any contact with federal immigration officials directly to the mayor, as well as his Office of New Americans, who publish the information on a Metro web page.
Read the full storyDOJ Asks Court to Set Trial Date for Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Face Human Smuggling Charges ‘As Soon as Possible’
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has requested the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee to set a trial date for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the citizen of El Salvador who was deported in March, then returned to the United States last month to face federal human smuggling charges in Nashville.
Acting U.S. Attorney Robert E. McGuire submitted the DOJ motion requesting Chief District Judge Waverly Crenshaw set a trial date on Wednesday, when he noted that Abrego Garcia is legally entitled to receive a jury trial within 70 days of his initial court appearance on June 6, as he has not waived his right to a speedy trial.
Read the full storyCommentary: An America First Merger That Puts American Workers First
Antitrust concerns don’t arise without good reason. More often than not, modern-day mergers between larger players in an industry can mean layoffs for workers and bad deals for consumers. It’s rare that a good deal comes along that spurs economic investment, brings back jobs to the U.S., while benefiting consumers. But that’s the case with the proposed combination of Charter and Cox Communications.
Read the full storyHouse Passes Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’
House Republicans on Thursday passed President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” so it can be sent to his desk in time for the Fourth of July holiday.
Read the full storyAttorneys Claim Kilmar Abrego Garcia Subjected to Torture in El Salvador, Demand Hearing for Potential Supervised Release
Murray Osorio, the immigration law firm representing Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the citizen of El Salvador now facing federal human smuggling charges in Tennessee, on Wednesday submitted an amended complaint seeking new relief that includes the supervised release of the alleged human smuggler back into Maryland.
The amended complaint claims that Abrego Garcia was first misled by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after he was detained in March, when he claims he was reassured he would go before an immigration judge following his detention by agents who identified themselves as part of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).
Read the full storyEducation Department Reviewing Bonuses for Tennessee Teachers
Tennessee teachers looking for the $2,000 bonus that is part of the bill that created Education Freedom Scholarships could see it in the next two months.
Read the full storyU.S. Rep. Andy Ogles Formally Requests President Trump Be Added to Mount Rushmore
Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum on Thursday requesting that he “explore” the addition of President Donald Trump’s figure to Mount Rushmore.
Read the full storyTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent Tells Bannon How U.S. Will Become ‘Best Destination for Capital’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explained Wednesday how tax certainty, cheap energy, and deregulation will transform the U.S. into a top destination for capital.
Read the full storyU.S. Supreme Court to Take Up Two Transgender Athlete Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to take up two cases in its next term on laws banning transgender women from participating in girls and women’s sports, based on biological sex.
Read the full storySteve Robinson Exposes Widespread Chinese Mafia-Linked Illegal Cannabis Network in the U.S.
Steve Robinson, the Editor-in-Chief of The Maine Wire, discussed his new documentary called High Crimes: The Chinese Mafia’s Takeover of Rural America which exposes how a Chinese-backed secret drug empire is taking over small towns across America during an exclusive interview with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy on Wednesday.
Read the full storySenators Blackburn and Hagerty Applaud President Trump’s Tennessee U.S. Attorney Nominations
U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) applauded President Donald Trump’s nominees to serve as the U.S. attorneys for the western and middle districts of Tennessee.
Read the full storyTennessee U.S. Rep. Mark Green Confirms Thursday’s Vote on ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Will be His Last in Congress
Tennessee U.S. Representative Mark Green (R-TN-07) confirmed that his vote to pass the “big beautiful bill” on Thursday morning will mark the end of his career in Congress as he is set to enter the private sector.
Read the full storyIllegal Border Crossings Plunge to All-Time Low in June
Illegal border crossings reached an all-time low in June thanks to what border czar Tom Homan labeled Tuesday as the “Trump Effect.”
Only 6,070 encounters were recorded at the U.S.-Mexico border last month, according to Homan, who oversees the Trump administration’s border control and deportation efforts. Homan credited the drop in border encounters to the deterrent effect of the administration’s strict immigration enforcement policies and harsh consequences for illegal entry.
Read the full storyCommentary: After Lone Star Success, DOJ Sues Kentucky, Minnesota over In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
Attention, all parents and college students worried about the ever-rising cost of college tuition. The Department of Justice has finally—after three decades—started enforcing the federal law that prohibits states from offering in-state tuition to illegal aliens unless they also offer in-state tuition to everyone else—including all citizen students from out of state.
The law it’s enforcing has existed since 1996, when Congress passed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act.
Read the full storyWashington Hotline Allows Illegal Immigrants to Report U.S. Citizens for First Amendment Activity
The Washington State Office of the Attorney General has launched a taxpayer-funded hotline in three counties that would allow residents, including foreign nationals and illegal immigrants, to report U.S. citizens for engaging in legally protected speech and activity, in addition to hate crimes.
The launch of the hate crimes and bias incidents hotline in King, Clark and Spokane counties occurred almost exactly a year after The Center Square reported that Oregon’s hate crime and bias incident hotline mostly tracks legal activities.
Read the full storyNew Documents Reveal AG Keith Ellison Taking All-Expense-Paid Trips with Pfizer-Backed Front Group
Previously unreported documents obtained by The Minnesota Sun reveal new details about two trips taken by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison at the expense of the Attorneys General Alliance (AGA), a nonprofit organization that received more than $3 million from the political action committee run by Pfizer.
These documents reveal that Ellison was one of 14 attorneys general who attended the AGA-paid trip to South Africa from November 27 to December 3, 2022, and then, the following year, was one of 17 who attended the all-expense-paid trip to Spain from November 27 to December 3, 2023.
Read the full storyCommentary: We Must Protect Online Freedom of Speech at All Costs
Proposed child online safety legislation poses a grave threat to our most fundamental rights, and above all, free speech. However well-intentioned, such proposals are in clear violation of the First Amendment and promise to cast unprecedented chilling effects on all online discourse. As important as it is to protect children online, we’re not allowed to violate the Constitution to do so, and for child online safety proposals to succeed, they must successfully navigate around this hurdle. Sadly, existing proposals crash into our Constitutional rights head on.
The First Amendment is abundantly and explicitly clear on this point: “Congress shall make no law . . . “abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press. . .” This includes online discourse and extends to both individual users, including those under the age of 18, and the platforms which host online content. These groups have first amendment rights—namely to access and engage with speech online, and to choose which content to host on their platforms, no different from the editorial discretion protected as part of freedom of the press.
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