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  • Trump Picks Penny Schwinn, Who Declined to Enforce Tennessee’s CRT Ban and is Affiliated with Prominent Never Trumper, for Key Education Position
    Trump Picks Penny Schwinn, Who Declined to Enforce Tennessee’s CRT Ban and is Affiliated with Prominent Never Trumper, for Key Education Position
Top Story: Pro-Life Doctors Urge Incoming Trump Admin to Put Abortion Pills Under the Microscope
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Penny Schwinn
January 18, 2025

Trump Picks Penny Schwinn, Who Declined to Enforce Tennessee’s CRT Ban and is Affiliated with Prominent Never Trumper, for Key Education Position

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday announced that Penny Schwinn, the former Tennessee Education Commissioner who resigned amid controversy in 2023, and made similar controversial departures from both Texas and Florida, would serve as his administration's Deputy Secretary of Education. Trump made the announcement in a post to Truth Social, where...
Jonathan Skrmetti
January 17, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti Confident Settlement with BlackRock Will Help to Abolish ESG Investing Among Other Asset Managers

Donald Trump inauguration Jan 20, 2017
January 17, 2025

President-Elect Trump to Take the Oath of Office on Personal Bible and Lincoln Bible

Donald Trump and JD Vance
January 17, 2025

Trump-Vance Inauguration to Move Indoors on Monday, President-Elect Announces

Jonathan Skrmetti
January 17, 2025

AG Skrmetti Declares ‘Tennessee Beats ESG’ After Legal Settlement with BlackRock over Retirement Funds Used for ‘Radical Ideology’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Mike Pence
January 17, 2025

Mike Pence’s Nonprofit Opposes Confirmation of RFK Jr. as President-Elect Says Ex-VP Suffers from ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’

TikTok, Supreme Court
January 17, 2025

Supreme Court Upholds Law That Could Shut Down TikTok

Todd Bensman, Michael Patrick Leahy
January 17, 2025

Todd Bensman Uncovers Billions of U.S. Taxpayer Money Funding United Nations Agencies, NGOs Aiding and Assisting Illegal Migrants

Tom Zawistowski, Michael Patrick Leahy
January 17, 2025

Tom Zawistowski ‘Frustrated’ Ohio Governor Stalling in Announcing U.S. Senate Appointment to Fill JD Vance’s Seat

SCOTUS
January 16, 2025

U.S. Supreme Court Signals it May Rule on TikTok Ban Friday

Maraschino Cherry
January 16, 2025

Tennessee Legislation Would Ban Controversial Red 40 Food Dye Targeted by RFK Jr. from Schools

Mechzilla catching Super Booster
January 16, 2025

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Catches Descending Rocket Booster Using ‘Mechazilla’ for Second Time

US Atty Reagan Fondren, Fayette County Courthouse
January 16, 2025

Biden DOJ Sues Tennessee County over Alleged Election Discrimination as Trump’s A.G. Nominee Awaits Confirmation

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News from the States

Glenn Youngkin
January 18, 2025

Poll Shows Majority of Virginians Still Positive on Youngkin’s Job as Governor, but Voters May Elect Democrat in 2025

Polling released on Thursday shows the majority of Virginians continue to hold a positive view of the performance by Glenn Youngkin as Governor of Virginia, though suggested voters may nonetheless vote for a Democrat to succeed him when casting ballots in November. The survey, released by Christopher Newport University's Wason...
Jon Husted
January 18, 2025

DeWine Picks Husted as Ohio’s Next Senator

University of Michigan students
January 18, 2025

University of Michigan Ends Partnership with Chinese University

Arizona State House Speaker Steve Montenegro
January 17, 2025

Arizona House Republican Majority Issues Conservative Blueprint for 2025

Women's Volleyball
January 17, 2025

Virginia Democrats Shelve Bill to Protect Girls’ Sports Despite Support from Youngkin, Earle-Sears, Athlete Riley Gaines

Hospital Exterior
January 17, 2025

Virginia Hospitals Provide $3.7 Billion in Community Support and Generate $62.2 Billion in Economic Impact, New Report Shows

Maricopa County election processing
January 17, 2025

Arizona Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee Passes Bill to Speed up Election Tabulation Modeled After Florida Law

Ohio Gov Mike DeWine
January 16, 2025

DeWine Directs Millions to Combat Campus Crime Across Ohio

Morgan Griffith
January 16, 2025

Virginia U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith Predicts House Plan for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ Will Eventually Lead to Two Packages of Legislation

Winsome Earle Sears
January 16, 2025

Winsome Earle-Sears Raises over $3 Million for Governor Campaign, Including $50,000 from Kevin McCarthy

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs State of the State Address 2025
January 15, 2025

Governor Katie Hobbs’ State of the State Speech Provokes Strong Rebuttal from Republican Legislative Leaders

Minnesota State House Chamber
January 14, 2025

Minnesota House Republicans Elect Speaker as DFL Members Boycott First Day of Session

DOGE Virginia GOP
January 14, 2025

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears Release Statements Backing Federal Cuts Under DOGE

January 14, 2025

Arizona Senate Republicans Outline Bold, Conservative Agenda for 2025 Legislative Session

softball
January 14, 2025

Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones Announces Fair and Safe Athletic Opportunities Act Banning Biological Boys from Girls’ Sports

Orlando Jose and son Jack Dona
January 14, 2025

Stolen Valor Legislation Introduced in Arizona Legislature in Honor of Veteran Father of Conelrad Member

John Curran
January 14, 2025

Virginia Lt. Gov. Candidate John Curran Promises to Use MAGA Pulpit Against State Lawmakers If Elected

National News

Women's March
January 18, 2025

50K People Expected to Protest Trump Inauguration in Washington This Weekend

Protest organizers expect approximately 50,000 people to gather in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration. The number is drastically smaller than the 500,000 people that protested Trump's first inauguration in 2017, but experts told The Hill that the protest this year is to keep voters engaged rather...
Trump Smiling
January 18, 2025

Commentary: President Trump Can Make American Intelligence Great Again

January 18, 2025

Pro-Life Doctors Urge Incoming Trump Admin to Put Abortion Pills Under the Microscope

The Imaginaries
January 18, 2025

The Imaginaries Release New Music

Chinese citizens
January 17, 2025

China’s Population Declines for Third Straight Year amid Rising Economic Struggles

Kristi Noem
January 17, 2025

Kristi Noem Pledges to End CISA Anti-‘Misinformation’ Efforts, Focus on Security

January 17, 2025

CBO: America’s Budget Deficit Will Break Post-WWII Records

Donald Trump (July 13, 2024)
January 17, 2025

Trump to Tap Sean Curran for Secret Service Director: Sources

Donald Trump inauguration Jan 20, 2017
January 17, 2025

President-Elect Trump to Take the Oath of Office on Personal Bible and Lincoln Bible

Donald Trump and JD Vance
January 17, 2025

Trump-Vance Inauguration to Move Indoors on Monday, President-Elect Announces

TikTok, Supreme Court
January 17, 2025

Supreme Court Upholds Law That Could Shut Down TikTok

Todd Bensman, Michael Patrick Leahy
January 17, 2025

Todd Bensman Uncovers Billions of U.S. Taxpayer Money Funding United Nations Agencies, NGOs Aiding and Assisting Illegal Migrants

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm
January 17, 2025

Biden’s Green Loan Office Offers Up a Staggering $22 Billion in Admin’s Final Hours

January 17, 2025

Commentary: Time to Ask Tough Questions About These Student Loan Bailouts

Tales of Young Patriots
January 17, 2025

Review: Norm Grant’s ‘Tales of Young Patriots’

Lee Zeldin
January 17, 2025

Lee Zeldin Tells Senator He ‘Doesn’t Believe’ in ‘Armed Bureaucracy’ When Asked About ‘Outrageous’ EPA Raid

TikTok
January 16, 2025

Joe Biden Will Not Enforce TikTok Ban on Final Day in Office: Report

Commentary

Trump Smiling
January 18, 2025

Commentary: President Trump Can Make American Intelligence Great Again

Eight years ago, after Donald Trump’s historic 2016 presidential election victory, I published an article with the same title above, listing urgent recommendations for President Trump to reform America’s then-17 intelligence agencies so they could revert to the great agencies they once were that helped our nation win the Cold War. I...
January 17, 2025

Commentary: Time to Ask Tough Questions About These Student Loan Bailouts

President Joe Biden
January 16, 2025

Commentary: A Bleak Goodbye

January 16, 2025

Commentary: Citizens-First Immigration Reform Is Top of Mind for Americans

Mollie Engelhart, Robert F. Kennedy Jr
January 15, 2025

Commentary: If You Care About Healthy Food, Confirm RFK Jr.

Crown Heights Shrmira Attack
January 15, 2025

Commentary: Intifada in America

LA firefighters
January 14, 2025

Commentary: Woke DEI and Green Nihilism Result in Los Angeles Fires

Senator Marsha Blackburn
January 13, 2025

Commentary: With the New Year, Here’s How Congress Can Get to Work for Tennesseans and the American People

Blue Collar Work
January 11, 2025

Commentary: America Is Already Seeing Signs of a Trump Economic Revival


Entertainment and Lifestyle

The Imaginaries
January 18, 2025

The Imaginaries Release New Music

The Imaginaries, one of my favorite musical couples, are comprised of blues rocker Shane Henry and pop singer and pianist Maggie McClure. I featured them in September of 2022 and explored how they, coming from two different musical backgrounds, combined their efforts to bring us the unique folk/pop-rock duo, The...
Tales of Young Patriots
January 17, 2025

Review: Norm Grant’s ‘Tales of Young Patriots’

January 15, 2025

Music Spotlight: Noah Thompson

UFL Roughnecks
January 2, 2025

The United Football League Announces Its 2025 Season

Linda Lavin
December 30, 2024

Legendary Tony and Emmy Award-Winning Actress Linda Lavin Has Died

San Jose State University
December 27, 2024

Seven SJSU Women’s Volleyball Players Will Transfer amid Controversy over Male Teammate

Keith Urban
December 26, 2024

Singer Keith Urban to Host Nashville’s Live New Year’s Eve Event

Taylor Austin Dye
December 19, 2024

Music Spotlight: Taylor Austin Dye

A bright room with large windows and a circle of modern chairs arranged along the walls
December 10, 2024

Time Wellness Tennessee Launches Residential Treatment Facility in Taft, Now Accepting Clients


Latest News

Women's March
January 18, 2025

50K People Expected to Protest Trump Inauguration in Washington This Weekend

Protest organizers expect approximately 50,000 people to gather in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration. The number is drastically smaller than the 500,000 people that protested Trump's first inauguration in 2017, but experts told The Hill that...
Penny Schwinn
January 18, 2025

Trump Picks Penny Schwinn, Who Declined to Enforce Tennessee’s CRT Ban and is Affiliated with Prominent Never Trumper, for Key Education Position

President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday announced that Penny Schwinn, the former Tennessee Education Commissioner who resigned amid controversy in 2023, and made similar controversial departures from both Texas and Florida, would serve as his administration's Deputy Secretary of Education. Trump...
Trump Smiling
January 18, 2025

Commentary: President Trump Can Make American Intelligence Great Again

Eight years ago, after Donald Trump’s historic 2016 presidential election victory, I published an article with the same title above, listing urgent recommendations for President Trump to reform America’s then-17 intelligence agencies so they could revert to the great agencies they once...
Glenn Youngkin
January 18, 2025

Poll Shows Majority of Virginians Still Positive on Youngkin’s Job as Governor, but Voters May Elect Democrat in 2025

Polling released on Thursday shows the majority of Virginians continue to hold a positive view of the performance by Glenn Youngkin as Governor of Virginia, though suggested voters may nonetheless vote for a Democrat to succeed him when casting ballots...
Jon Husted
January 18, 2025

DeWine Picks Husted as Ohio’s Next Senator

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine picked Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted as Ohio’s next senator. “The person who is suited to be the next United States Senator is a person who has been close to me the last six years. A person...
University of Michigan students
January 18, 2025

University of Michigan Ends Partnership with Chinese University

The University of Michigan has announced it will end its Joint Institute with Chinese Shanghai Jiao Tong University, following growing concerns from lawmakers about national security. First established in 2006, this marks the third American university to end a joint...
January 18, 2025

Pro-Life Doctors Urge Incoming Trump Admin to Put Abortion Pills Under the Microscope

The American Association of Pro-Life OB-GYNS (AAPLOG) Action sent a letter Friday to GOP officials urging them to question President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees about their stance on late-term abortion and to investigate the safety of the abortion pill. AAPLOG’s letter asks Republicans consider...
The Imaginaries
January 18, 2025

The Imaginaries Release New Music

The Imaginaries, one of my favorite musical couples, are comprised of blues rocker Shane Henry and pop singer and pianist Maggie McClure. I featured them in September of 2022 and explored how they, coming from two different musical backgrounds, combined...
Chinese citizens
January 17, 2025

China’s Population Declines for Third Straight Year amid Rising Economic Struggles

China’s population declined for a third straight year in 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics of China reported on Friday. The total population of China stood at 1.408 billion at the end of 2024, a decline of 1.39 million from...
Kristi Noem
January 17, 2025

Kristi Noem Pledges to End CISA Anti-‘Misinformation’ Efforts, Focus on Security

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will crack down on domestic terrorism, the border, and cybersecurity attacks rather than waging war against election misinformation, secretary nominee Kristi Noem vowed. During her Friday confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and...
January 17, 2025

CBO: America’s Budget Deficit Will Break Post-WWII Records

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects the federal government’s budget will have a deficit of $1.9 trillion in Fiscal Year 2025, which runs from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025. Furthermore, it predicts that the deficit will continue to...
Jonathan Skrmetti
January 17, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti Confident Settlement with BlackRock Will Help to Abolish ESG Investing Among Other Asset Managers

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti told The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy that ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) investing is “dead” at the “biggest asset manager in the world” on Friday as a result of a settlement...
Donald Trump (July 13, 2024)
January 17, 2025

Trump to Tap Sean Curran for Secret Service Director: Sources

President Trump plans to announce Secret Service agent Sean Curran, who heads his detail, to be the agency’s director, according to three sources in the Secret Service community. Curran, who has served in the agency for more than two decades,...
Donald Trump inauguration Jan 20, 2017
January 17, 2025

President-Elect Trump to Take the Oath of Office on Personal Bible and Lincoln Bible

President-elect Donald Trump will use his personal Bible and the Lincoln Bible to take the Oath of Office on Monday, the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee announced Friday. Trump’s personal Bible was given to him by his mother in 1955 to mark...
Donald Trump and JD Vance
January 17, 2025

Trump-Vance Inauguration to Move Indoors on Monday, President-Elect Announces

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance’s swearing-in ceremonies will take place inside the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Monday amid record low temperatures and possible snow forecasted for the day. Trump announced Friday that he has ordered the Inauguration...
Jonathan Skrmetti
January 17, 2025

AG Skrmetti Declares ‘Tennessee Beats ESG’ After Legal Settlement with BlackRock over Retirement Funds Used for ‘Radical Ideology’

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti on Friday celebrated a legal settlement between the State of Tennessee and BlackRock, Inc., which resulted in the company changing its policies related to Environment, Social, and Governance investing. "Tennessee beats ESG," wrote Skrmetti in...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Mike Pence
January 17, 2025

Mike Pence’s Nonprofit Opposes Confirmation of RFK Jr. as President-Elect Says Ex-VP Suffers from ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’

The dark money nonprofit founded by former Vice President Mike Pence on Friday urged Republicans in the U.S. Senate to vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who President-elect Donald Trump nominated to become secretary of the U.S. Department of...
TikTok, Supreme Court
January 17, 2025

Supreme Court Upholds Law That Could Shut Down TikTok

The Supreme Court upheld a law on Wednesday forcing TikTok’s Chinese owners to divest from the app or face a ban, paving the way for the app to shut down on Jan. 19 “There is no doubt that, for more...
Todd Bensman, Michael Patrick Leahy
January 17, 2025

Todd Bensman Uncovers Billions of U.S. Taxpayer Money Funding United Nations Agencies, NGOs Aiding and Assisting Illegal Migrants

Todd Bensman, a senior national security fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, is bringing attention to the billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars that are continuing to fund United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that work to aid and...
Arizona State House Speaker Steve Montenegro
January 17, 2025

Arizona House Republican Majority Issues Conservative Blueprint for 2025

The Arizona House Republicans issued a “2025 Majority Plan” this week, laying out their plans for this year’s legislative session. The conservative blueprint contains sections on securing elections, securing the border, protecting individual rights and liberties, economic prosperity, improving education,...
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