Day: May 13, 2026

Mississippi Gov. Cancels Special Session amid Redistricting Push in the South

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Tate Reeves

Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves called off a planned special session to redraw the state’s Supreme Court districts, even as he said Mississippi could still revisit its congressional map amid a broader GOP redistricting push in the South.

Reeves announced Wednesday that he would cancel the special session scheduled to begin next week, which had been called to address Mississippi Supreme Court districts. Several Republican lawmakers and President Donald Trump had pushed Reeves to add congressional redistricting to the agenda as part of a broader effort to create safer Republican seats amid a nationwide redistricting battle.

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Congressman Andy Ogles Says Biden DOJ Tried to ‘Willfully Violate the Constitution’ When FBI Seized Phone, Emails

Tom Pappert
Andy Ogles

Leading the “Weaponized and Wiretrapped” press conference featuring congressional Republicans, U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) on Wednesday recounted how he was targeted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) under former President Joe Biden, which he said caused the FBI to serve a search warrant at his residence to seize his cell phone following his 2024 primary election victory. 

“I’d been outspent four to five to one, [and] we’d won overwhelmingly, so it was a day with my family that should have really been a celebration and and relief. My son, our little one, goes outside, takes the dog out, and across the street – we live out in the country on top of a hill on a farm – so these cars were out of place, and he comes in and says, ‘Dad, there’s some cars across the street,’ said Ogles.

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Brent Taylor Announces 30 Endorsements in First Week of Campaign for Tennessee’s Redrawn 9th Congressional District

Tom Pappert
Brent Taylor

State Senator Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) on Wednesday revealed his campaign to represent Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District has received 30 endorsements since he announced his candidacy last Thursday. Endorsements collected by Taylor include multiple members of Tennessee’s congressional delegation, leaders and legislators in the General Assembly, and prosecutors and sheriffs throughout the newly-redrawn district. 

Taylor’s list includes U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN), who both endorsed his campaign at launch, but also highlights endorsements from U.S. Representatives Di

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Biden FBI Secretly Set Up Trump to Be Indicted After He Leaves Office, Arctic Frost Memos Suggest

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In the final weeks of Joe Biden’s presidency, FBI agents tied to Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation memorialized anew their belief that President Donald Trump broke the law in contesting the 2020 election and secretly arranged to preserve their evidence until 2030 in memos that raise alarm they could revive their prosecution after Trump leaves office.

The FBI memos and emails closing out the controversial Arctic Frost investigation – obtained by Just the News – show the bureau chose not to relinquish the evidence it gathered after Smith went to court to dismiss charges against Trump, even though that is the normal practice for agents. Instead, they created a preservation order keeping the evidence in FBI custody for two years after Trump’s second term ends, claiming it was necessary to do so because of ongoing litigation, the memos show.

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Calls Special Legislative Session to Redraw Congressional Map After Supreme Court Ruling

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CBS News   Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed a proclamation convening the Georgia General Assembly for a special session on June 17 to address redistricting in the wake of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling expected to require changes to Georgia’s electoral maps before the 2028 election cycle. The special session comes six weeks after the Supreme Court issued its 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais on April 29, 2026, finding that Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district relied too heavily on race in its construction and was therefore an unconstitutional gerrymander. The regular session of the 2026 General Assembly had adjourned on April 3, making a special session necessary to take up the redistricting work. READ THE FULL STORY   

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Florida Shutting Down ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Immigration Detention Center

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The Hill   Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday that the state’s immigration detention facility, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” will soon close. “When we opened it in the summer of 2025, it was always intended to be temporary, because we were only doing it, because the federal government didn’t have the resources to hold these people themselves,” DeSantis said during a press conference on fentanyl in Titusville, Fla. “Well, now they’ve gotten a lot of money, over the last nine months, they’ve been able to work and adjust their operations accordingly,” he said, referring to the federal government. READ THE FULL STORY   

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Poll Shows AOC Leading Field of Potential 2028 Democratic Candidates

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Breitbart   A recent AtlasIntel poll found far-left Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) leading the potential crowd of 2028 presidential candidates. Unlike other recent surveys that showed failed presidential candidate Kamala Harris as the fan favorite, this survey had the “Squad” member leading the pack with 26 percent support. Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg came in second place with 22.4 percent support, followed by 21.2 percent who chose California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Harris came in a distant fourth place with 12.9 percent support, with all other potential candidates falling into the single digits. READ THE FULL STORY   

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Disgraced Ex-Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, Tennessee State Sen. London Lamar Among Democrats Pulling Petitions for New Congressional Districts

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Barry and Lamar

The Tennessee Secretary of State (TSOS) on Tuesday released a new list of candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, revealing more than a dozen new candidates have pulled petitions to begin gathering signatures ahead of potential congressional campaigns.

Prominent Democrats now collecting signatures include former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, who has pulled a petition to seek the Democratic Party’s nomination to represent Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District. Barry, who resigned in 2018 after pleading guilty to felony theft of public funds used to facilitate an extramarital affair with her bodyguard, last ran for Congress in the 7th Congressional District in 2024. Her record was expunged in 2021.

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Shawn Farash Torches Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry’s Comeback Attempt

Kaitlin Housler
Shawn Farash

As former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry is again weighing a run for Congress, this time in Tennessee’s newly redrawn 6th Congressional District, podcaster and Trump impressionist Shawn Farash said Barry’s infamous romantic scandal with her security guard that led to her resignation in 2018 remains one of the “funniest stories” he has ever heard.

Barry, a Democrat, resigned as Nashville Mayor in 2018 after it was revealed she financed an affair with her bodyguard, MNPD Sgt. Rob Forrest, using nearly $175,000 in taxpayer money and utilizing taxpayer resources and vehicles to facilitate meetings at the Nashville City Cemetery.

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Pro-Life Influencers Kick Off Firestorm over New Acting FDA Head

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President Donald Trump’s new acting Food and Drug Administration commissioner is sparking backlash among some in the pro-life movement.

Trump confirmed on Truth Social that FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Kyle Diamantas will oversee the agency in an acting capacity after former FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned on Tuesday. Live Action Founder and President Lila Rose alleged Tuesday in an X post that Diamantas was previously “listed in court records as counsel for Planned Parenthood of Greater Orlando.”

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Five Republicans Vote with Democrats to Keep South Carolina’s Race-Based Congressional Maps Alive

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Five South Carolina Republicans joined Democrats Tuesday to block a Trump-backed redistricting push that could have helped the GOP target the state’s lone Democratic-held House seat.

The state Senate voted 29-17 on a proposal to take up redistricting after the regular legislative session ends, falling two votes short of the two-thirds threshold needed to move forward. The vote came after President Donald Trump took to Truth Social, urging South Carolina Republicans to “GET IT DONE!” and said he would be “watching closely.”

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Tennessee Sheriff Claims Potential New Immigration Law Does Not Apply to Him

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Daron Hall

The sheriff of Tennessee’s second-biggest county by population is claiming that a new potential state immigration law does not apply to him.

Nashville-Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall told Tennessee Outlook that the county does not need to follow House Bill (HB) 2219, which requires county sheriffs to enter into a 287(g) program agreement with the federal government, because he lacks the required certification.

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Reeves Describes ‘Havoc’ Inside Tennessee Capitol During Redistricting Vote

Kaitlin Housler
State Rep. Lee Reeves

Tennessee State Representative Lee Reeves (R-Franklin) sat down with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy, where he offered a detailed firsthand account of last week’s chaotic scenes inside the Tennessee Capitol during the three-day special session on congressional redistricting.

During Tuesday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, Reeves said he witnessed “havoc” unfold from his seat inside the House chamber as Democrats joined demonstrators in protesting the Republican-backed congressional map approved during the special session.

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DHS Identifies 10,000-Plus Foreign Students Working for ‘Highly Suspect’ Employers

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The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday announced its identification of more than 10,000 foreign students who allegedly work for dubious employers as part of its crackdown on visa work programs.

“This is only the tip of the iceberg. Over the past year, we’ve dramatically expanded our oversight of OPT,” a DHS spokesman said. “Many of these employers include NGOS engaged in suspicious activities. We’ve discovered empty buildings and locked doors at addresses where hundreds of foreign students are allegedly employed.”

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Commentary: The Hidden Health Hazard Behind America’s Fertility Crisis

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America’s fertility rate has hit a new record low of 1.57 in 2025, well below replacement rate. It’s been on this steep downward trajectory since 2007.

The MAHA movement has recently brought much-needed attention to America’s fertility crisis, with Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy calling it a “national security threat.” MAHA is proactively addressing the root health causes of the rising infertility crisis in our country, like reducing environmental toxins and chemical exposure and improving diet and nutrition by reducing consumption of ultra-processed foods, to improve natural fertility.

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