A federal appeals court in New Orleans, on Friday, temporarily blocked a federal rule allowing the abortion drug Mifepristone to be dispensed through the mail.
A panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Louisiana would likely succeed in its challenge to the federal rule that was adopted under the Biden administration, according to Reuters.
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Metro Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell reportedly confirmed there is no property tax relief included in his budget, which will instead include a “Legacy Business program” that will offer grants to some Nashville businesses.
O’Connell reportedly confirmed his stance on Friday to Fox 17, who reported the mayor, “is not proposing property tax cuts in his budget proposal because it would not line up with the property assessment timeline.”
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Donald Trump has now survived more known assassination attempts than any other U.S. president after Saturday’s shooting in Washington.
The gunman arrested at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is at least the sixth person apprehended while trying to kill Trump since 2016, a Daily Caller News Foundation analysis of media reports and court records found. The number of attempts is higher if counting plots foiled in their early stages, including those by Iran, ISIS terrorists and a Wisconsin cultist. Barack Obama is a close second with five known attempts.
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In the days following the Tennessee General Assembly’s adjournment of its latest legislative session, Americans for Prosperity–Tennessee (AFP-TN) Grassroots Director Pamela Furr is pointing to a series of key policy wins advancing the organization’s priorities in education, taxes, and regulatory reform.
During a Friday appearance on The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, Furr highlighted AFP’s role in expanding school choice, reducing government regulation, and advancing limits on taxation, framing the session as a success for advocates of limited government.
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The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee on Friday announced federal charges against Trenton Abston, the 25-year-old from Memphis who entered an Alford plea and was granted a judicial diversion by Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Taylor Bachelor earlier this month, almost one year after he was accused of stalking and attempting to kidnap Mayor Paul Young.
U.S. Attorney Michael Dunavant’s office said a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment against Abston, charging him with one count of attempted kidnapping and one count of stalking.
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Tennessee Governor Bill Lee ordered state lawmakers to convene next week for a special legislative session to formally review the state’s congressional map in the wake of a high-stakes ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court opening the door for states to redraw racial gerrymandered districts.
In the case of Louisiana v. Callais, the Court ruled Wednesday that Louisiana’s revised congressional map, which was designed to create a second majority-black district, constituted an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.
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A convicted criminal with violent intentions attended an irregular Catholic community, and FBI agents turned it into an anti-Catholic witch hunt.
The Trump administration released a report Thursday on eradicating anti-Christian bias from government, shedding new light on an internal FBI memo which created a firestorm about religious discrimination under former President Joe Biden. The Daily Caller News Foundation pieced together a timeline of the infamous anti-Catholic memo’s origins based on an analysis of the new information and documents of the underlying case.
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The Hill President Trump on Friday suggested that the War Powers Act, which requires presidents to seek congressional authorizations for foreign conflicts, is unconstitutional, as the Iran war hit 60 days, a key milestone under the Vietnam War-era law. The U.S. and Israel launched attacks against Iran on Feb. 28, but Trump formally notified Congress on March 2 about U.S. military operations against the country — 60 days ago Friday. Ahead of his departure for a weekend in Florida, Trump was asked whether he would now seek approval from lawmakers. READ THE FULL STORY
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The Justice Department has filed a complaint against New Jersey laws that provide in-state tuition and financial assistance to illegal immigrants.
The laws discriminate against U.S. citizens who aren’t granted the same tuition rates, scholarships and other subsidies, which is unconstitutional, according to the complaint.
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Wall Street Journal The Defense Department has completed agreements with eight technology companies, including many of the industry’s biggest, to use their artificial-intelligence capabilities in classified settings, boosting the Pentagon’s efforts to gain access to cutting-edge AI tools. The department said Friday it was now capable of using in classified settings the technology and models from the ChatGPT maker, OpenAI; Alphabet’s Google; Elon Musk’s SpaceX; Microsoft; Amazon.com; Oracle; Nvidia; and a startup, Reflection AI. SpaceX owns Musk’s AI company, xAI. While some of the companies, including OpenAI and SpaceX, had initial deals with the Pentagon agreeing to have their AI tools used by the military in all lawful scenarios, completing the contracts is an important step toward embedding them in day-to-day operations. The deals show how much of Silicon Valley is agreeing to the Defense Department’s terms in a way that Anthropic didn’t when it rejected the Pentagon’s contract earlier this year in what spiraled into a monthslong feud. The deals also highlight how the Pentagon is racing to incorporate AI into its systems. READ THE FULL STORY
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CBS News A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from revoking legal protections for more than 2,800 Yemeni nationals allowed to temporarily live and work in the United States, finding that the Department of Homeland Security likely acted unlawfully when it moved to end the benefits earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Dale Ho in New York ruled in favor of 16 Yemeni nationals who either have Temporary Protected Status or are applying for the protection. He agreed to keep the program in place while their lawsuit proceeds. Ho, appointed by former President Joe Biden, found that former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem likely violated the law when she failed to adhere to the process mandated by Congress for reviewing a country’s conditions before she moved to end TPS for Yemen. READ THE FULL STORY
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Spirit Airlines is preparing to shut down after a failed effort to get federal money to get the commercial airline in operation, according to a news report Friday.
The discount carrier was hoping to finalize a $500 million bailout from the federal government, the Wall Street Journal reported. The Trump administration had been hesitant to fund a bailout, and Spirit bondholders argued it would hurt them economically.
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The Justice Department has opened an investigation into three dozen Illinois school districts to determine whether pre-K–12 students were taught sexual orientation and gender identity content in classes without the schools notifying parents.
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division is leading the investigation.
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The Senate unanimously voted Thursday to pass a resolution that preemptively bans them from trading on prediction markets such as Polymarket amid growing concerns of insider trading on such platforms.
The bill, which was introduced by Ohio GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno last week, comes after a U.S. soldier was accused of allegedly using classified information to place bets on Polymarket about the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
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Two manufacturing companies announcing expansion plans in Tennessee anticipate creating more than 500 jobs.
The companies, Stella-Jones and Light Electric Vehicles (LEV) Manufacturing, will invest more than $50 million to complete their expansion project.
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U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-09) released a statement smearing the nation’s highest court as “Donald Trump’s Jim Crow Supreme Court” following Wednesday’s ruling in a high stakes case that has opened the door to redrawing Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District.
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The Trump administration repealed three anti-Second Amendment regulations, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Wednesday.
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The Trump administration released a 566-page report Thursday on eradicating anti-Christian bias from government, shedding new light on an internal FBI memo which created a firestorm about religious discrimination under former President Joe Biden.
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Last week, UCLA law students shouted profanities, held signs with graphic obscenities, and booed a Department of Homeland Security attorney invited to campus to speak by the law school’s Federalist Society chapter.
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