The Department of Homeland Security on Friday ended temporary protected status for more than 200,000 Venezuelans amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
DHS on Friday posted a Federal Register notice terminating the 2021 designation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status.
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State Representative Monty Fritts (R-Kingston) on Friday announced his candidacy to become Tennessee’s next governor, joining U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and U.S. Representative John Rose (R-TN-06) in the race for the Republican Party nomination.
Fritts first hinted at his candidacy in a Tuesday post to social media, when he claimed Governor Bill Lee has presided over “out of control budget growth” while allowing the state government to agitate “against the rights of Tennesseans.”
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A new student-led organization at the Nashville School of Law (NSL) launched this month, seeking to support the Hispanic and Latiné legal community.
Latinés United for Change, Hope, and Advocacy (LUCHA) is a “community of students committed to supporting one another, building bridges across law school, and advancing justice through advocacy, education, and service.”
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Armed security guards began working at various park facilities in Metro Nashville on Friday, with park officials reportedly saying the improved security would honor the loss of Alyssa Lockits, who was killed at the Mill Creek Greenway in October 2024.
The increased security was first reported on Thursday by WKRN, which reported that Metro Parks Assistant Director Stevon Neloms called them a “deterrent” for those who may engage in violence.
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Metro Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell on Friday said it was “absurd” for U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) to comment on the violent crime rate in Nashville, where FBI data reportedly ranked it among the ten American cities with the highest violent crime rate. Ogles accused the mayor of being “asleep on the job” and called for the National Guard to be deployed in the city.
Ogles made the remarks after President Donald Trump said he would consider deploying the National Guard to Memphis following his administration’s success at reducing crime in Washington, D.C., urging the president, “send them to Nashville,” in a post to the social media platform X.
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With the Virginia governor’s race entering its final stretch, Virginia Lieutenant Governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears is calling on voters to choose “common sense” over what she describes as radical, out-of-touch policies championed by her Democratic opponent, former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger.
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It has now been three weeks since the historic Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, where the two leaders met to discuss how to end the horrific war in Ukraine. President Trump has extended to Putin hospitality, patience, and incredibly generous terms to provide him with an off-ramp to end the war and Russia’s isolation. Despite Trump’s peacemaking efforts, Putin has not only spurned him and continued the war but also attended a showy summit convened by Chinese President Xi Jinping, where Putin expressed his defiance of U.S. peace efforts and flaunted a closer relationship with China and North Korea.
Putin’s recalcitrance requires a robust response from President Trump to promote peace and reaffirm America’s global leadership. This should be a carefully calculated America First policy initiative to pressure Putin to end the war and promote diplomacy while keeping U.S. troops out of Ukraine. Trump also must demand that Europe do much more to pressure Russia to end the war.
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Tracielynn hails from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. Her dad was in a band, so she was surrounded by music and music performance from an early age. Her dad could play multiple instruments, including sax and banjo. When friends came over, they would ask, “Is that your dad? That’s insane.”
Tracielynn began singing at a very early age, and it became her passion as well. She said, “I love all kinds of music, but where my heart resonates, it’s with country. I love the storytelling aspect of it.”
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