Day: August 29, 2025

Nashville Country Artist Alexis Wilkins Sues FBI Whistleblower Kyle Seraphin over ‘Honeypot’ Claims

Tom Pappert
Alexis Wilkins

Nashville-based country music artist and political pundit Alexis Wilkins on Wednesday filed a defamation lawsuit against Kyle Seraphin, a former FBI agent who blew the whistle against the agency during the Biden administration.

Wilkins alleges in her lawsuit that Seraphin intentionally defamed her during an episode of his podcast, the “Kyle Seraphin Show,” when the former FBI agent claimed Patel had a “honeypot” problem, and described an individual who matched her professional experience, before claiming this unnamed “honeypot” worked for Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency. 

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Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia Ask Court to Prohibit Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem from Commenting on Alleged Human Smuggler

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A legal filing submitted by the criminal defense attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Thursday night asked U.S. District Court Judge Waverly Crenshaw to issue an order prohibiting Attorney General Pam Bondi, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and other Trump administration officials from making “extrajudicial comments” about the case against the alleged human smuggler. 

The motion specifically requested Crenshaw to prohibit the prosecutors, as well as “everyone in their supervisory chain,” plus Bondi and Noem, “from making extrajudicial comments that pose a substantial likelihood of materially prejudicing this proceeding.”

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Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr Calls on County Commission to Censure Member Who Called ICE ‘Emboldened’ Terrorists

Kaitlin Housler
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Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr is calling on the County Commission to formally censure Commissioner Hope Oliver (District 1) and remove her from the Public Safety Committee, condemning her recent remarks comparing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to terrorist organizations as “morally reprehensible.”

During Monday’s meeting of the Public Safety Committee, Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh defended the sheriff’s office’s (RCSO) pending 287(g) partnership with ICE, which allows local law enforcement to assist federal immigration efforts.

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Trump Admin Asks Congress to Cancel $5 Billion in Foreign Aid Using Hotly-Contested Maneuver

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced the cancellation of nearly $5 billion in funding for a wide array of foreign aid programs Friday morning, building on the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on spending determined to be wasteful.

President Donald Trump sent House Speaker Mike Johnson a letter Thursday evening of his intent to rescind $4.9 billion in congressionally approved funding for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the State Department through the rarely-used “pocket rescission” maneuver. The administration is seeking to clawback more than $3 billion in funding for USAID, roughly $300 million for the USAID-States Democracy Fund as well as State Department contributions to peacekeeping activities and international organizations, the New York Post first reported.

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Minnesota’s School Security Failure and Pathway to Radicalization Probed After Shooting

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The deadly shooting at a Minnesota Catholic school should prompt school security review and an investigation into how the transgender-identifying attacker was radicalized, experts say. 

The attack, which left two students dead and more than a dozen injured after Robin Westman, a transgender-identifying 23-year-old, targeted students at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis while they were attending a back-to-school Mass at the church of the same name. Westman had previously posted disturbing and incoherent content on social media, including images of weapons with “Kill Donald Trump” and “Nuke India” written on them. 

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Joni Ernst Not Seeking Reelection: Reports

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Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst will reportedly not seek reelection for a third Senate term.

Ernst, who began serving in the upper chamber in 2015, will announce next Thursday that she will not run for reelection in 2026, CBS News first reported. Ernst’s decision to pass on running for reelection comes after the White House and Senate GOP leadership lobbied her to seek a third Senate term.

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Most of Trump’s Sweeping Global Tariffs Not Legal, Appellate Court Says

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Axios   A federal appellate court on Friday upheld a lower-court ruling invalidating the bulk of President Trump’s sweeping global tariffs. The ruling could quickly upend the global trade order Trump has built, cutting off a major new source of cash for the government and raising huge questions about what businesses are supposed to do next. Trump said the ruling would “literally destroy the United States of America” if it stands, and promised an appeal to the Supreme Court. READ THE FULL STORY               

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Investigation Finds Migrants Used Hidden Cameras to Cheat on Truck License Tests

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Breitbart   Florida police have discovered how migrants who cannot speak English have been getting licenses to drive 18-wheelers on the nation’s highways. With news breaking all across the country of major highway accidents that have killed Americans perpetrated by non-English speaking migrants behind the wheels of massive semi trucks, many have wondered how they could be getting their licenses. Investigators in Florida have discovered that one way is by using hidden cameras and ear pieces when they enter a drive’s license facility to take their commercial truck driving license (CDL) test, WTLV-TV reported. Investigators from the Florida State Police have discovered that some foreign-born applicants are using a camera and an ear piece connected to someone outside the DMV facility who speaks their language to cheat on the tests. The applicant uses the camera to scan the test so his cohort can read the questions, then they tell the applicant how to answer the test questions over the ear piece. That way, the migrants can pass the test without having read a single question or understood any of the answers. READ THE FULL STORY                 

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Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Redistricting Map into Law

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KVUE   On Friday morning, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he has signed House Bill 4, which redraws the state’s congressional districts. The governor posted a video on his X account, saying, “Today, I signed the One Big Beautiful Map. This map ensures fairer representation in Congress. Texas will be more RED in Congress.” The newly signed law will shift districts in Austin, Houston, North Texas and the Rio Grande Valley, in hopes of creating five more Republican seats in the U.S. House. READ THE FULL STORY                   

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Voter Registration Deadline Nears for Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District Primary

Kaitlin Housler

Voters in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District must register soon to vote in the special primary election on October 7.

Voters in the 7th District – which includes Stewart, Montgomery, Robertson, Houston, Dickson, Cheatham, Humphreys, Hickman, Perry, Decatur, Wayne, and parts of Davidson, Benton, and Williamson counties – must be registered to vote in the special primary by the end of September 8.

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