A litigation group run by veteran Democrat election lawyer Marc Elias helped coordinate legal challenges from California and Illinois to stop President Donald Trump’s agenda.
Democracy Forward, where Elias is chairman, coordinated an online conference with lawyers working for the California and Illinois state attorneys general offices to challenge executive orders from Trump, according to records obtained by The Daily Signal.
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Tennessee U.S. Representatives Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) and Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) have both expressed interest in taking over U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn’s (R-TN) seat in the Senate if she were elected governor next year.
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Robby Starbuck, the Tennessee-based conservative filmmaker and activist, announced on Friday that he settled his lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, which was filed after its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot made a series of false claims about him.
Starbuck announced the lawsuit in May, when he posted a video showing Meta AI claim he was convicted of a crime related to the protest at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and that he filmed the inside of the building while at the Capitol. The filmmaker revealed that he was not in Washington, D.C. on that day, and never faced any such charges.
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Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale wrote in a newly released journal entry that the world was too hostile to school shooters, arguing the public should have greater empathy for them, as many suffer from various mental illnesses.
The FBI released more than 450 pages written by Hale on Wednesday, nearly a year after The Tennessee Star published the killer’s 2023 journal, with much of the new entries dated to years prior to her March 27, 2023 attack where she killed six.
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A federal investigation has been launched into Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James for potentially violating President Donald Trump’s civil rights through her lawsuit against him, according to multiple reports.
The acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued subpoenas related to James’ civil fraud case against Trump and his company, as well as her case against the National Rifle Association, the New York Times reported on Friday.
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President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he has directed the Department of Commerce to begin work on a new census that excludes noncitizens, likely setting up more legal challenges against his administration.
“I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024,” Trump stated on Truth Social. “People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” the president added.
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The Trump administration on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to allow immigration enforcement in Los Angeles to continue unhindered.
A district court judge should not be able to “micromanage” immigration enforcement in a district where one in every 10 individuals is an illegal alien, the administration’s emergency application argues.
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Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed what many in Austin speculated: he will call special session after special session until bills are passed.
Abbott called the current special session, which began July 21, to address 18 legislative items, including relief for Hill Country flood victims and Congressional redistricting.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office early Friday announced that the country’s security cabinet approved a plan to take over Gaza City, marking another escalation in its war with Hamas, the Associated Press reported.
Netanyahu told reporters before the security council meeting, which began Thursday and stretched into Friday morning local time, that he planned to take over Gaza before turning it over to nearby allies who opposed Hamas.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., on Friday condemned an effort to push Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to investigate the government of Ireland over a proposed boycott of Israel.
“The United States must send a clear signal that efforts to economically isolate Israel will cary consequences and that U.S. law designed to combat such discrimination will be enforced,” a handful of lawmakers wrote to Bessent this week.
Read the full storyWashington Examiner President Donald Trump ousted Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long two months after he was confirmed to the role. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as interim commissioner until Long’s replacement is found, a White House official confirmed to the Washington Examiner. A reason for Long’s removal so soon into his term wasn’t given. Shortly after his firing, Long announced he would be moving to an ambassadorship role in Iceland. READ THE FULL STORY
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The Associated Press The Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles, a White House official said Friday, weeks after the Department of Justice accused the school of antisemitism and other civil rights violations. UCLA is the first public university to be targeted by a widespread funding freeze over allegations of civil rights violations related to antisemitism and affirmative action. President Donald Trump’s administration has frozen or paused federal funding over similar allegations against elite private colleges. In recent weeks, the administration has struck deals with Brown University for $50 million and Columbia University for $221 million but has explored larger settlements, such as with Harvard University. READ THE FULL STORY
Read the full storyBreitbart General Motors plans to import batteries from China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) for its second-generation Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle, despite the high tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. The Wall Street Journal reports that General Motors has announced that it will source batteries for its upcoming second-generation Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle from China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL). This decision comes despite the steep tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on Chinese imports, which currently stand at around 80 percent for EV batteries. GM’s decision to import batteries from CATL is a temporary measure until the automaker and its Korean partner, LG Energy Solution, can ramp up their own manufacturing of lower-cost lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the United States. The new Bolt is scheduled to begin production at GM’s Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas later this year and is expected to reach dealerships in 2026 as the company’s most affordable electric vehicle. READ THE FULL STORY
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A study conducted by MoneyGeek shows Memphis has the most dangerous commutes of over 120 metropolitan areas nationwide.
The study, which examined average yearly fatal crashes during morning rush hours (6:00 a.m.-9:00 a.m.) from 2019 to 2023 across U.S. metro areas, found Memphis to have the most dangerous commutes, with an average of 0.84 fatal crashes per 100,000 residents.
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Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti signed onto a bipartisan letter this week with other attorneys general asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to crack down on illegal offshore gambling.
The attorneys general cited hearing reports of these offshore gambling sites increasing their presence in America.
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A Tennessee resident received over 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death of another person.
According to court documents, law enforcement traced Nathan Hunter Whitaker, of Greeneville, to a death that was attributed to fentanyl toxicity in February 2023. Shortly after the victim died, Hunter Whitaker sold fentanyl-laced, counterfeit Roxicodone 30mg pills to a confidential informant.
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A bombshell House Intelligence Committee (HPSCI) Majority Staff Report recently released by Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard explains in detail how the rules for drafting intelligence assessments were deliberately ignored to produce a highly politicized Intelligence Community Assessment (ICA) in early January 2017, designed to sabotage the first Trump administration.
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by Jerry Dunlevy Close to one-third of the hundreds of detainees released from detention at Guantánamo Bay since the terrorist attacks of 9/11 are either confirmed to have returned to terrorism or are suspected of having done so, according to new data released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. ODNI revealed in a declassified report late last month that 739 suspected terrorists have been released from Guantánamo Bay after the Cuban island base began to be used as a detention facility in the wake of 9/11. Of those, ODNI assessed that 137 of the detainees who were let go are “confirmed of reengaging” in terrorist-related activities, with the Defense Intelligence Agency putting the number at 140 of the detainees. This means the U.S. intelligence community believes that 18.5% (or, alternatively, 18.9%) of the former detainees held at Gitmo have rejoined terrorism in some form or fashion. Of those confirmed to have rejoined terrorism, 39 are now deceased, 23 are now in foreign custody, and 75 remain at large. Additionally, ODNI assessed that another 97 former Gitmo detainees are “suspected of reengaging” in terrorism, while the DIA put the number at 95 former detainees, meaning something close to 13% of former detainees are…
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Covenant School shooter Audrey Elizabeth Hale, who identified as a transgender man when she killed six on March 27, 2023 at the Christian school she once attended, began considering attacking a school as early as 2019, journal entries released to The Tennessee Star by the FBI on Wednesday reveal.
In a journal entry written months after Hale determined she was attracted to other women, and just days after she wrote a written confession of her attraction to a former classmate, the killer seemed to express frustration upon realizing her feelings toward a specific individual were unrequited.
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Republican state senators are taking action against State Senator Analise Ortiz (D-Phoenix) after she alerted her followers on social media to the location of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
Ortiz posted on her Instagram page, “There is confirmed HSI presence near 67th Ave and Peoria, behind the Walmart. Peoria Police are also involved. Many agents are not in uniform and vehicles may be unmarked. We are still working on getting full details, but out of caution, we advise those at risk of detention or deportation to avoid the area.”
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Aaron Gulbransen, political operative and founder of the Tennessee Conservatives Coalition, said U.S. Representative John Rose (R-TN-06) comparing his opponent in the 2026 Tennessee gubernatorial race, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), to Jeb Bush is “bizarre” and “dumb.”
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