Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) participated in a student town hall event at Belmont University on Monday where his presence was met with what he called a “screaming mob.”
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Breitbart The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA), a three-judge panel within the Department of Justice (DOJ), issued an order that will make it easier for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to deport illegal aliens enrolled in former President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The order, issued late last week, dealt with the case of Catalina “Xóchitl” Santiago, a DACA illegal alien. Santiago had deportation proceedings against her terminated by federal immigration judge Michael Pleters, the husband of Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX), citing her DACA status. DHS attorneys appealed Pleters’ decision. The BIA’s three-judge panel sided with DHS and sent the case to a different immigration judge to make a decision. READ THE FULL STORY
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The Hill The Trump administration will pay two energy companies to abandon their offshore wind ambitions and invest in fossil fuels instead. The Interior Department announced on Monday that it would issue a refund to Global Infrastructure Partners, which is part of BlackRock and Golden State Wind, for the money they paid for the opportunity to build offshore wind if they give up their wind leases and invest in fossil energy. The news comes after the department announced a similar agreement with TotalEnergies last month and is part of the administration’s broader crusade against wind energy. READ THE FULL STORY
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CNN King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in the United States today, beginning their four-day state visit to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence. They met President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the White House for tea and then attended a garden party at the British ambassador’s residence in Washington, DC. The visit comes as US-UK relations are strained by the war in Iran, with Trump slamming Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s refusal to assist the US militarily. Although Charles must stay above politics, his government is hoping his US tour can help ease tensions. The trip is underway despite the shooting at a press gala in Washington, DC, on Saturday. The King is expected to make a brief reference to the incident during his scheduled joint address to Congress tomorrow. READ THE FULL STORY
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The California man accused of attempting to carry out a shooting this past weekend at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was charged Monday in a federal court in Washington, D.C., with attempting to assassinate President Trump.
The defendant, Cole Allen, of Torrance, California, was also charged with transporting a firearm and ammunition with intent to commit a felony and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence, according to The Washington Post.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on Friday announced the appointment of Michael D. Skaggs as the publicly owned utility’s new President and CEO through April 2027. Skaggs’ appointment follows the recent retirement of former Don Moul, who retired shortly after President Donald Trump capped pay at $500,000 for TVA executives.
A press release from the TVA Board of Directors described Skaggs as a leader with 40 years of experience in the industry, mostly at TVA, where he most recently spent three years as the chief operating office during Trump’s first term in the White House.
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Legal commentator and retired attorney Mark Pulliam is praising the federal indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), calling it “great news” and arguing the case could ultimately lead to convictions and the loss of the organization’s tax-exempt status.
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Leftist group “the Wide Awakes” denied knowing suspected White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation after reports claimed a connection.
Allen’s journey through leftist politics included joining the informal Wide Awakes movement before he allegedly targeted President Donald Trump at the Saturday night event in Washington, multiple media outlets reported, citing officials who heard from Allen’s family. The Wide Awakes, consisting of little more than a website and an artistic style of protest, considers itself a successor to an anti-slavery movement of the same name that supported Abraham Lincoln for president and defended free speech.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., on Monday unveiled a proposed slate of congressional district maps that would see the state net four-Republican leaning seats.
The map, first reported by Fox News, would limit Democratic seats to Orlando, and three isolated urban bubbles along the southeastern coast.
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The Supreme Court on Monday opted not to hear a gender secrecy case out of Florida, in which parents objected to a policy that kept their child’s school from informing them of a gender transition.
The case involves the School Board of Leon County, Florida, which in 2018 said that when students informed their school’s administration that they would assert a different gender identity, the school would treat students consistent with that gender identity. The plan said that school administrators revealing this to parents could be dangerous to the well-being of a student, CBS News reported.
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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump condemned late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for his recent monologue targeting the First Lady and urged the network ABC to remove him from the air.
During last Thursday’s edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Kimmel delivered a mock version of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. During the skit, the late-night host joked that Melania Trump had “a glow like an expectant widow” while a manipulated video played depicting the First Lady and their son, Barron Trump, being present in the studio audience.
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The Supreme Court on Monday approved the slate of Texas’s new congressional maps, reversing a lower court decision that had blocked their implementation.
The Texas redraw started the string of map redraws across the country that has seen many states attempt to flip the balance of the House for the midterms.
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A Democratic Super PAC will be spending a large sum of money to help unseat Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) in November.
The House Majority PAC (HMP) announced last week that it will spend nearly $1.6 million in television and digital advertising for the Nashville market.
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U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant on Friday confirmed prosecutors will review the reports submitted to his office by Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy, in compliance with the recently passed Memphis Safe Task Force Accountability Act, to determine whether to bring federal charges against alleged offenders.
Dunavant confirmed his office will review the cases during his Friday appearance on WKNO’s Behind the Headlines, when he said it is “entirely the point” of Tennessee’s legislation, which will require Mulroy’s office to notify the Tennessee Attorney General, speakers of the State House and State Senate, and District Attorneys General Conference, in addition to the federal prosecutor’s office, any time the county enters into a plea agreement, reduces or drops charges, or declines to prosecute a case generated by the task force.
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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett announced plans for the state’s 2026 Statehood Day celebrations, marking Tennessee’s 230th anniversary alongside the nation’s 250th anniversary.
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After lawmakers passed the Memphis Safe Task Force Accountability Act, Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy described the bill’s requirement for his office to explain decisions to dismiss, modify, or enter into plea agreements for charges brought as a result of the task force as “busy work” during an April 17 interview.
Mulroy shared the interview with the public on Friday, writing in a newsletter that his remarks, “addressed how narratives not rooted in data—or taken out of context—can shift focus away from the core work of reviewing cases, supporting victims, and making decisions based on facts and the law.”
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