Nashville Schools Eye Controversial AI Weapons Detection as Superintendent Cites ‘Unintended Consequences’ of Metal Detectors

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Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) is reportedly considering adopting new, artificial intelligence-based weapons detection systems at all of its schools in the city, after they were initially installed at Antioch High School in the days following the January 22 shooting committed by 17-year-old Solomon Henderson, who killed one student before taking his own life last month.

The school system first announced that Antioch High School would pilot the new AI weapon detection system on January 25, just three days after Henderson committed the attack, and WPLN reported MNPS will now consider whether to adopt the security system at all of its schools during the Tuesday meeting of the school board.

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Tennessee A.G. Skrmetti Praises Trump Admin for Reversing Biden’s Position State’s Right to Ban Transgender Surgeries for Kids

Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti on Friday released a statement praising the Trump administration for reversing the position held by the Biden-era Department of Justice (DOJ) in the lawsuit targeting the Volunteer State’s law banning transgender surgeries, puberty blockers, and other treatments for children, which is now being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Skrmetti made the statement in a post to the social media platform X yesterday, where he also cautioned that the Supreme Court has yet to release a final ruling, despite the federal government dropping its previous support for the non-government plaintiffs that sought to allow minors to receive transgender treatments.

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Nashville Police Say ‘We Know Nothing of’ Bombshell Claim Some Evidence from Covenant Killer Residence Was Excluded from Official Documentation, Secretly Turned Over to FBI

Audrey Hale

A source familiar with the investigation into the March 27, 2023 attack by Audrey Elizabeth Hale on the Covenant School told The Tennessee Star on Thursday that a Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) captain, who led the department’s search of the killer’s residence, ordered police officers not to complete form 110 documents for items obtained during the search conducted on the day of the attack.

This source additionally told The Star that these items were carted away by the FBI, and that no chain of custody exists for the digital evidence obtained during the search of Hale’s home. Further, the source told The Star that firearms were plainly visible in the killer’s bedroom when police conducted their search, but that this evidence has been suppressed from the public.

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Commentary: Mainstream Media’s Attempt to Undermine Trump Is a Gift to Conservatives

Donald Trump

One pivotal byproduct of President Donald Trump’s second term is that it continues to expose the mainstream media’s brazen allegiance to propping up what remains of the Democratic Party at the expense of the American people.  

President Trump’s mere existence as the head of state is once again incensing the mainstream media and exposing their overly cozy relationship with the Democratic Party.

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Former Richmond Radio Host John Reid Says He Entered Lt. Governor Race After Water Crisis in Democrat City

John Reid

Former Richmond-based broadcaster John Reid said on Friday that his entrance into the race to become Virginia’s next lieutenant governor was sparked by the recent water crisis in the commonwealth’s capital, which saw most of the city lose access to running water for six days in January.

Reid, who is the latest Republican to enter the race, made the remarks durin

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ICE on Pace for 1 Million Arrests in Four Years, but Congress Likely to Fund Expansion

ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is on pace to arrest roughly one million illegal aliens by the end of the Trump administration, a sizable figure but well below President Donald Trump’s target. 

The revelation comes as Republicans in the House and Senate look to include border security and deportation provisions and funding in an upcoming spending package that could allow for a significant expansion of ICE arrests.

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Trump DOJ Sues Chicago over Sanctuary City Laws

Brandon Johnson

On Thursday, the Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago over its “sanctuary” laws defying federal immigration authorities.

As Just The News reports, the DOJ sued Governor J.B. Pritzker (D-Ill.) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D-Ill.), among other Democratic officials in the state. The suit states that the “sanctuary” laws in Illinois, and particularly Chicago, are deliberately “designed to and in fact interfere with and discriminate against the Federal Government’s enforcement of federal immigration law in violation of the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution.”

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Trade War with U.S. Neighbors Would Increase Energy Costs on Both Sides of the Border, Experts Warn

Canada Mexico America

President Donald Trump Saturday moved to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico, hoping to pressure the countries to do more to control drug trafficking and illegal immigration into the U.S. Almost immediately after productive discussions with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Monday, Trump agreed to pause the sanctions for one month. 

Negotiations are continuing, and Trump hasn’t offered certainties about the future of his proposed tariffs. Should negotiations break down, energy experts say the tariffs could have impacts on American energy, ranging anywhere from minor increases in gasoline and oil prices to serious impacts to American refineries. 

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Russ Vought Survives Democrats’ Protests, Confirmed to Lead Budget Office

Russ Vought

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, was confirmed by the Senate Thursday night on party lines by a margin of 53-47, as Democrat senators broke decorum by protesting against his confirmation as their names were called.

Almost every Democrat yelled in protest as the vote was called, each one saying on whose behalf they were voting against the confirmation.

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Tyler O’Neil Details How Far-Left Dark Money Groups Infiltrated the Federal Government in His New Book ‘The Woketopus’

Tyler O'Neil

Tyler O’Neil, managing editor of The Daily Signal, previewed his new book titled, “The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government” on Friday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, explaining how his latest publication explores how dark money groups “infiltrated and brainwashed the federal government” under the Biden administration.

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Commentary: Senator Yarbro Misguided in Blaming Elon Musk for Tennessee’s Over-Reliance on Federal Grants

State Sen. Jeff Yarbro

Tennessee State Senator Jeff Yarbro (D-Nashville) has filed legislation that could put Elon Musk behind bars if the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), under Elon’s leadership, “hurts Tennesseans” by blocking federal grants. But let’s be clear, blaming Musk for Tennessee’s reliance on federal money is like blaming the mirror for what it reflects. The real issue isn’t Musk or DOGE; it’s why Tennessee finds itself so dependent on these grants in the first place.

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Transgender Sex Offender Arrested for Allegedly Exposing Himself at Virginia School Bathrooms

Richard Cox

It was revealed on Thursday that Richard Cox, who is reported to be a convicted child sex offender, allegedly exposed his genitals in four separate incidents between October and December of 2024, including at two Northern Virginia high schools and one locker room where he was granted access to women’s facilities due to his purported status as a transgender woman.

Inmate information made public by the Arlington County Sheriff’s Office shows Richard Cox was booked into jail on December 6, after he was charged with 22 crimes, including identity theft, entering or loitering near a school or daycare as a convicted sex offender, indecent exposure, and indecent liberties with a child.

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Arizona Senate Passes Bill that Would Require a Two-Thirds Majority for County Supervisors, City and Town Councils to Raise Taxes

Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen

The State Senate passed a bill on Monday sponsored by Senate President Warren Petersen (R-Mesa) that will require a two-thirds majority for county supervisors, city and town councils to raise taxes. SB 1013, which passed 17-12 down party lines, also requires the same majority to increase assessments and fees, and preempts further regulation by municipalities and counties due to it being a matter of statewide concern. 

In a video released on X, Warren said, “I’ve heard from many of you that you have been concerned about how much taxes, water bills and fees have been going up at your local government, your city or your county.” He also released a statement which further explained his reasoning for bringing the bill. “I’ve received a number of concerns and complaints from Arizonans who are frustrated with recent hikes on taxes and fees, especially in this era of inflation,” he said. “We want government to be more efficient with taxpayer dollars, and this is a step in the right direction.” 

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Nashville Democrat Jeff Yarbro Wants Elon Musk in ‘Jail’ if DOGE ‘Hurts Tennesseans’ by Blocking Federal Grants

State Senator Jeff Yarbro

Tennessee State Senator Jeff Yarbro (D-Nashville) on Thursday filed legislation that he said could lead to the jailing of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk, if the government reformer’s work “hurts Tennesseans” by denying them grant funding through DOGE’s efforts to cut wasteful spending.

Senate Bill (SB) 1128 by Jeff Yarbro, submitted Thursday as the “Shielding Tennesseans from Oligarchic Power and Eliminating Lawless Obstruction of Necessities” (STOP ELON) Act, would create a new felony offense that would be applied to anyone who, according to a description of the bill, interferes “with an individual’s or entity’s receipt of a loan, grant, or financial assistance,” to which the government previously said they were entitled.

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Rep. Andy Ogles Leads House Push to Repeal ‘Disastrous’ Home Rule for Washington, D.C.

Rep. Andy Ogles

U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) is the House sponsor of legislation that would repeal home rule in Washington, D.C., effectively returning governing powers over the nation’s capital to the U.S. Congress.

Ogles introduced the legislation alongside Senator Mike Lee (R-UT). First unveiled by The Daily Caller, the Republicans titled their bill the Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident (BOWSER) Act, named after the city’s controversial mayor, Muriel Bowser.

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Media Giants Politico, NYT, and AP Receive Millions in Taxpayer Funding, Records Show

A host of corporate media outlets and their parent companies took in taxpayer cash from government customers over the last decade, federal records reveal.

Outlets such as Politico, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal parent company Dow Jones & Co Inc., The Associated Press and others raked in taxpayer dollars from a myriad of federal agencies, according to public U.S. spending records. Trust in the corporate media has plummeted to its lowest levels since at least 1972, as numerous reporting blunders from major outlets continue to drive trust down.

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Judge Strips Immunity from Ohio State Officials for Firing Professor Who ‘Triggered’ Student

Ohio State University campus

Major decisions on campus free speech from the Supreme Court and an influential federal appeals court in recent years have apparently not reached public universities under their jurisdiction, given their treatment of faculty and a Christian apologist.

U.S. District Judge Michael Watson slapped down Ohio State University for allegedly violating its own lofty ideals by terminating a lecturer for his pedagogy in a “Crucial Conversations” class that he taught 48 times with no complaints from students, until one complained in the 49th.

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New Scientific Journal by ‘RealClearPolitics’ Parent Foundation Aims to Revolutionize Public Health Publishing

RealClearFoundation launches Journal of the Academy of Public Health

The RealClearFoundation – parent of RealClearPolitics – announced on Wednesday the launch of the Journal of the Academy of Public Health (JAPH). The journal aims to start a new chapter in the world of scientific publishing and shake up the field of public health with a commitment to open access, transparency, and scholarly inclusivity.

Leading the charge are co-founders Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and Dr. Martin Kulldorff. Dr. Kulldorff now co-leads the journal as Editor-in-Chief with Dr. Andrew Noymer of the University of California, Irvine. Their vision, articulated in Kulldorff’s inaugural paper “The Rise and Fall of Scientific Journals and a Way Forward,” is to reform how scientific research is shared and critiqued.

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New Bill Would Criminalize ‘Left-Wing Lunatics’ Holding U.S. Highways Hostage

Black Lives Matter protest on Minneapolis interstate

Republican Georgia Rep. Mike Collins reintroduced legislation Thursday to criminalize protests that block highways.

Collins’ Safe Passage on Interstates Act would make intentionally blocking interstate highways a crime, according to background information on the bill obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Though criminal penalties on intentionally obstructing highways exist at the state level, Congress has not yet passed a law making this conduct illegal nationwide, according to Collins’ office.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi Pulls Funding for Sanctuary Cities

Attorney General Pam Bondi, Downtown Boston

Newly-minted Attorney General Pam Bondi immediately ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pull funding from sanctuary cities and called for an investigation into the funding of organizations that provide assistance to illegal migrants.

Just moments after being sworn in as the 87th Attorney General of the United States, Bondi on Wednesday issued a memo that pauses federal grants administered by the DOJ to localities that refuse to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The move will likely foment a court battle between the Trump administration and major sanctuary cities like Chicago, Boston and New York City that prohibit assistance to deportation officers.

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Former USAID Director Mark Moyar Spills Agency’s Abuse and Waste That He Says Runs Deep

Mark Moyar

A former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) director appeared Wednesday on Fox News to reveal details on what he said were the agency’s misused resources and deeply rooted corruption.

Dating back to the early days of the Trump administration, former director Mark Moyar, who took office in February 2018, recounted, on “Jesse Watters Primetime,” what he said was an agency culture steeped in inefficiency and malpractice, starting with an unconventional orientation exercise that labeled him as a Scandinavian woman in a “privilege walk.” This exercise, meant to highlight systemic privileges and disadvantages, instead served as a prelude to the deeper issues plaguing USAID.

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Commentary: Trump, Musk Are Sticking It to the Administrative State Right Out of the Gate

Elon Musk and Donald Trump

It was President Ronald Reagan who famously said, “as government expands, liberty contracts.”

Like with so many other things, Reagan was ahead of his time with this commonsense observation. A vast unchecked bureaucracy is indeed a direct assault on individual liberty — and tens of millions of Americans are adversely affected by it each and every day.

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Over 20,000 Federal Workers Accept Trump’s Offer of Eight-Month Buyout

Empty Office

After President Donald Trump offered all federal workers the option to resign from their posts in exchange for eight months of paid vacation, at least 20,000 federal employees have accepted the unprecedented offer.

As reported by TownHall, the offer from President Trump applies to any and all federal employees who decide to resign by February 6, which will make them eligible for 7 to 9 months of severance. The 20,000 who have accepted thus far comprise about 1% of the federal workforce, with the Trump Administration aiming for as many as 5% to 10% to accept the offer. The total could increase significantly on Wednesday, with 24 hours left before the offer expires.

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State Audit Reveals Why Voter Citizenship Was Not Tracked in Arizona, Discovers U.S. Non-Citizen Residents Illegally Registered to Vote

Lorie Shaull

After concerns arose last year over the numbers of noncitizens on Arizona’s voter rolls, Governor Katie Hobbs ordered an audit to figure out why there were so many. The audit, which was released last week, examined the problems that arose at the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) within the Arizona Department of Transportation, which offers “motor voter” automatic voter registration to Arizonans conducting driving related transactions. The audit investigated a “glitch” allowing over 200,000 voters who did not show documented proof of citizenship (DPOC) prior to 1996, and found another glitch allowing U.S. nationals to register to vote. 

Merissa Hamilton, co-founder of the conservative grassroots EZAZ which performs election integrity work, spoke to The Arizona Sun Times about the audit. “I have little to no confidence that neither MVD or the Governor’s task force have identified and resolved all of the issues with the voter registration and management process,” she said. “A voter we identified last year that stated they are not a citizen and do not know how they got registered wasn’t identified as being part of this problem investigated by the Secretary’s office. Clearly, there are still unidentified non-citizens on the voter rolls. The voters deserve a comprehensive audit of the rolls with a thorough review by DHS. The clown show that our election administration has come to be known as nationally must end. Our taxpayers deserve best in class elections.”

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Pat Herrity Says Lieutenant Governor Bid ‘About Getting Winsome over the Finish Line’ in Virginia Gubernatorial Race

Pat Herrity

Fairfax County Supervisor Pat Herrity, the only elected Republican in the county, today said that his campaign to become the next Lieutenant Governor of Virginia was motivated by an effort to help the Republican ticket on Election Day, and particularly to help Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears win her election to succeed Governor Glenn Youngkin.

Asked on Wednesday by The Virginia Star publisher John Fredericks how he expected to win in November if Earle-Sears should perform poorly, as a January poll showed former Representative Abigail Spanberger winning against Earle-Sears by 10 percent, Herrity pointed to his years of electoral success in Fairfax County.

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Reagan-Appointed Judge Temporarily Stops Trump Admin from Pulling Men Out of Women’s Prisons

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A Reagan-appointed federal judge temporarily stopped the Trump administration from moving three male inmates out of women’s prison facilities on Tuesday in part because they don’t “present any threat” to female inmates.

District Judge Royce Lamberth, who took the bench in 1987, ruled on Tuesday to temporarily block President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep men in men’s prisons even if they identify as women. The ruling was in favor of “three male-to-female transgender women” who sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) in the Washington, D.C., district court to stop their transfer, alleging that Trump’s directive violates federal law and their constitutional rights.

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Before it Was Shuttered, USAID Routed Funds to Soros-Aligned Causes, Terrorists and Drag Queens

USAID Administrator Samantha Power

Before the Trump administration closed USAID’s doors, the agency regularly routed funding to causes aligned with George Soros’ nonprofit empire, terrorists and drag queens.

The agency came under scrutiny from the new administration over failures to ensure transparency in its funding to organizations across the globe and concerns that the leadership was not responding to explicit policy directives from the State Department and the wider executive branch to align its programs with Trump policies and the U.S. national interest.

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Rubio Scores Win in Opening Salvo Against China as Panama Backs Out of Beijing’s Investment Program

Marco Rubio and Panama

Secretary of State Marco Rubio scored a win in the Trump administration’s opening salvo against China by convincing Panama to back out of China’s signature investment program, and in the process, developing a playbook to combat China’s broader influence in the region and around the globe. 

Rubio’s trip was preceded by stark demands from President Donald Trump who, playing the bad cop, has insisted that the United States would be forced to move to exert control over the Panama Canal if Chinese influence around the valuable waterway is not curtailed. 

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CIA Offers to Pay Out Entire Agency: Report

CIA logo

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reportedly offered payouts to its entire workforce Tuesday, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The CIA has apparently become the first intelligence agency to offer its employees a way out, as they were reportedly offered a bid to quit their jobs in exchange for roughly eight months of pay and benefits, the outlet reported. Trump administration officials told the outlet that the move is a signal to help those who oppose President Donald Trump’s agenda find other work.

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Bukele Agrees to Receive ‘Criminal’ Migrants Deported from the U.S.

El Salvador and America

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele agreed on Monday to accept undocumented migrants of any nationality who have committed serious crimes on U.S. soil from the United States.

This was announced to the press by the Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio, after almost three hours of meeting with Bukele at the Salvadoran president’s farm on the lake in the Coatepeque municipality.

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Tennessee Catholic Conference Praises ‘Landmark’ Education Freedom Act for ‘Empowering Parents’

Teaching Students

A statement released by the Tennessee Catholic Conference on Monday praised the Education Freedom Act, the school choice plan presented by Governor Bill Lee, endorsed by President Donald Trump, and passed by the General Assembly last month, creating 20,000 scholarships to help families choose alternative schools for their children.

The conference, the policy arm of the Catholic Diocese of Nashville, Memphis, and Knoxville, said it was celebrating the passing of the school choice plan, calling it “a significant step forward for advancing opportunities for all students across our state,” and “landmark legislation” that reflects the Tennessee’s commitment to giving children better education opportunities.

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