The United States is withdrawing this week from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a 31-year-old agreement with Russia. The decision to withdraw is the right move.
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Poll: Parents Overwhelmingly Support School Choice
More than three in four Americans think that parents should be able to decide which public school their child attends, according to a new poll.
Read the full storyJuly Jobs Report: 164,000 Jobs Added, Unemployment Remains at 3.7 Percent
The U.S. economy added 164,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate remained at 3.7%, according to Department of Labor data released Friday.
Read the full storyTrump Pulls Intelligence Nominee Amid Unflattering Coverage
Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, withdrew Friday as President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the director of national intelligence.
Read the full storyUS Leaves INF Treaty, Says Russia ‘Solely Responsible’
The United States on Friday pulled out of the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty to develop its own new warheads after the Russians refused to destroy their new missiles NATO says violate the pact.
Read the full storyCommentary: Confessions of a Recovering Neoconservative
The realignment of the political Right has prompted a public confessional of sorts, a raw acknowledgment that millions of us were led astray by Republican leaders we trusted, we voted for, and we defended during times of war. We only have ourselves to blame, of course, because we did it with our eyes wide open. But the Trump era is forcing many Republicans to reexamine what we once believed and reassess what actually is true.
Read the full storyCommentary: Racist Purge Decimates Democrats’ Campaign Committee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairwoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17) has been facing growing criticism from Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Hispanic Caucus members who charged that the DCCC lacked diversity and was, in essence, a bastion of white privilege.
Read the full storyElijah Cummings’ Baltimore Home Was Burglarized Hours Before Trump Tweets
Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings’ Baltimore home was burglarized Saturday morning, hours before President Donald Trump criticized the Democrat and blasted the Maryland city as a “very dangerous & filthy place” in a series of tweets.
Read the full storyPro-Abortion Groups Sue Over Missouri Law Banning Abortion After 8 Weeks
Pro-abortion groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Missouri government officials over a ban on abortions after eight weeks that the state passed in May.
Read the full storyChina Buys U.S. Soybeans for First Time Since June
CHICAGO – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday confirmed private sales to China of 68,000 tonnes of soybeans for the 2019/20 marketing year, the first such purchase by a private buyer since the trade war between the world’s two largest economies broke out more than a year ago.
Read the full storyTulsi Demands Kamala Harris Apologize to ‘People Who Suffered Under Your Reign as Prosecutor’
Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard demanded Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris apologize to the “people who suffered under [her] reign as prosecutor” during the second night of the Democratic debates.
Read the full storyThe Senate Confirmed 13 Trump Judges While America Watched Democrats Debate
The Senate confirmed 13 judges President Donald Trump chose while America had its eyes on the Democratic primary debates Tuesday and Wednesday.
Read the full storyCommentary: The Trump Economy Remains Strong Enough as 2020 Fast Approaches
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an inflation-adjusted 2.1 percent in the second quarter of 2019, upping the ante for the remaining quarters in order to get to 3 percent growth for the year, according to data compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Read the full storyCommentary: Freedom of Assembly Under Fire
Do law-abiding American citizens still have the right to gather peacefully to discuss their ideas without fear of government censorship and retribution?
Read the full storyACLU Accuses Trump Administration of Continuing Family Separations at Border
In a court filing on Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union accused the Trump administration of separating nearly 1,000 migrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border after a court order to end the practice.
Read the full storyMexico Says Immigration Through Its Country Down Nearly 40 Percent
The Mexican government is claiming the number of U.S.-bound illegal migrants traveling through its country has decreased by 39% since May, a result of their bolstered enforcement efforts.
Read the full storyFed Lowers Interest Rates as Expected, Leaves Door Open to More Cuts
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday for the first time since 2008, citing concerns about the global economy and muted U.S. inflation, and signaled a readiness to lower borrowing costs further if needed.
Read the full storyJudge Dismisses DNC Lawsuit Against Trump Campaign, WikiLeaks Over Stolen Emails
A judge in New York on Tuesday dismissed the Democratic National Committee lawsuit against members of the Trump campaign and WikiLeaks, saying they were not legally liable for publicizing emails that Russian hackers stole from the party’s computer systems.
Read the full storyMajority Supports Requiring Doctors to Care for Babies Born Alive in Botched Abortions, Poll Shows
The vast majority of likely voters support requiring doctors to provide medical care for babies who are born alive during botched abortions, according to a poll released Monday.
Read the full story‘I Wrote the Damn Bill!’ — Bernie Responds to Criticism of Medicare for All From Ryan and Delaney
2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had a firm response to fellow candidate Tim Ryan’s accusation that he “doesn’t know” what kinds of benefits Medicare for All would provide on Tuesday.
Read the full storyCommentary: Democrats Have Nothing But Your Money After Dem Debate
There were two lucid moments during last night’s Democratic Debate. The first was former Rep. John Delaney who, in his opening statement, delivered a scathing rebuke to Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizbeth Warren for their “fairy tale economics” that risk bankrupting the economy.
Read the full storyEXCLUSIVE: The Tennessee Star Report Talks to Mark Green About His Recent Trip to El Paso and the Democrats’ Desire for Open Borders
On Tuesday’s Tennessee Star Report with Steve Gill and Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – the duo spoke to U.S. Rep. Mark Green, a Republican congressman representing Tennessee’s Seventh Congressional District, who weighed in on his recent visit to the El Paso southern border.
Read the full storyCommentary: Democrats Try to Stop Wall Funding They Voted for in 2018 After Recent Supreme Court Decision
Brick by brick, figuratively speaking, with a serious assist from the Supreme Court ruling that reprogramming $2.5 billion of counter-narcotics monies may be used, Donald Trump is fulfilling his promise to get the southern border wall built.
Read the full storyPompeo: Trump Wants Forces Reduced in Afghanistan by Next US Election
WASHINGTON/KABUL – U.S. President Donald Trump wants combat forces reduced in Afghanistan by the next U.S. presidential election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, in comments that underlined the growing pressure from Washington to cut troop numbers there.
Read the full storyLecturers Earn $6,000 Per Hour Pushing ‘White Privilege’ to Students
White liberal academics can earn more in a day lecturing about their own “white privilege” than the median black household makes in three months, public records obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation and U.S. Census data show.
Read the full storyJudges Seated by Trump Begin to Transform ‘9th Circus’
The Trump administration gained a rare victory this summer in the most unlikely of venues—the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which is widely viewed as the most liberal federal appeals court.
Read the full storyTrump Warns China to Negotiate Trade Deal Now Rather Than Later
As U.S.-China trade talks are set to begin, U.S. President Donald Trump is warning China against negotiating a deal after the 2020 U.S. presidential election — declaring a delayed agreement would be less attractive than a deal reached in the near term.
Read the full storyMan Who Shaun King Falsely Accused of Murdering Black Girl Dead from Apparent Suicide
A Houston-area man who social media activist Shaun King falsely accused of murdering a 7-year-old black girl late in 2018 has died from an apparent suicide after hanging himself in his jail cell earlier in July.
Read the full storyCommentary: Nicholas Sandmann Was Denied the Justice He Deserves
A Jimmy Carter-appointed federal district court judge in Kentucky on Friday dismissed Nicholas Sandmann’s defamation lawsuit against the Washington Post. The Covington Catholic High School student’s two other suits against CNN and NBC remain active, however.
Read the full storyAttorney General William Barr Puts Additional Limits on Asylum Claims
Attorney General William Barr ruled Monday that being a member of a family harassed by gangs is not enough to qualify for asylum.
Read the full storyNeil McCabe From OANN Joins the The Tennessee Star Report After Touring Elijah Cummings Baltimore District
On Tuesday’s Tennessee Star Report with Steve Gill and Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 am to 8:00 am – Gill and Leahy talked to One America News Networks Neil McCabe about the disgusting conditions in Elijah Cummings Baltimore district after he toured the areas yesterday. Towards the end of the segment, the team questioned where $1.8 billion went from then-President Barack Obama’s stimulus law, which was allocated to Baltimore in 2015. Leahy: Steve, we are joined now by our good friend, Neil McCabe from One America News Network. Neil, you were in Baltimore yesterday. Tell us about that. Did you have to take a passport and did you get any inoculation shots? McCabe: Ah, you know I’ve had great times in Baltimore in the past but this is kind of a scary tour. We kind of went into some of the neighborhoods that are Elijah Cummings’s represents and it was really made me sort of uncomfortable. You see the filth. You see the garbage piling up. You know, not just in these neighborhoods but there’s a war memorial, it’s like a museum, it’s directly opposite of city hall and the trash…
Read the full storyCommentary: The Multiculturalist Left Demands We Provide America’s Greatness to Everyone But Ourselves
The Trump versus “the squad” brouhaha merely affirms what pundits have been saying since Trump’s MAGA movement swept up the American Right in 2016: American politics, from here on out, is American nationalism versus multiculturalism. A drift on the American Right towards nationalism, and deeper polarization between multiculturalism and nationalism, seems inexorable.
Read the full storyIsrael, US Test Missile Defense in Alaska
U.S. and Israeli officials say tests in Alaska of a jointly developed missile defense system have been successful.
Read the full storyCountering China, Trump Seeks to Increase Domestic Production of Rare Earths
President Donald Trump recently invoked a provision of the Defense Production Act to ensure the timely delivery of rare earth materials to the nation’s industrial base. Having made the determination rare earths are “essential to national defense,” Trump authorized a wave of potential investment in the industry.
Read the full storyCommentary: Google’s Algorithms Threaten Free and Fair Elections
In the wake of the dumpster fire that was the Mueller hearings this week, Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s reputation was left in ashes, the Democrats are covered in soot, and the Russian collusion fairytale is toast. The Democrats’ impeachment hopes are also dead, whether they choose to believe it or not. But the question of election meddling remains very much a vital topic of discussion, just not in the way Democrats and the leftist corporate media would like.
Read the full storyWhen Asked if Antifa Should Be Designated a ‘Domestic Terror Organization,’ Students Say Yes
This month, Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Bill Cassidy proposed a resolution that would officially label the radical leftist group Antifa a “domestic terrorist organization.”
Read the full storyUS Marshals to Sell Seized North Korean Cargo Ship
The U.S. Marshals Service, which has custody of the North Korean-owned ship Wise Honest, is reviewing how to sell the seized vessel as ordered by a federal court that has yet to decide officially if the Otto Warmbier family will receive the sale proceeds.
Read the full storyWall Street Journal Corrects ‘Bombshell’ Report on North Korea Nukes
The Wall Street Journal quietly added a massive correction to a story that, if accurate, would have had significant implications for nuclear talks between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Read the full storyNetfilx’s New Film Release ‘Secret Obsession’ Exposes California’s Dumb Gun Laws
When Netflix’s bland new psychological thriller “Secret Obsession” was released last week, I never expected keen political insights, let alone a unique cinematic twist. (Warning: Some spoilers ahead.) Under closer scrutiny, however, the film solidifies the need for individual rights, and presents a damning picture of California’s unconstitutional gun laws.
Read the full storyCommentary: Teaching Kids Violence and Hate in Chicago
It’s reminiscent of the Hamas summer camps where little kids are taught to hate and slaughter Jews. But in this case, the young kids are taught to hate and beat ICE not Jews and unlike the terrorist camps, they weren’t founded by UNICEF A local chamber of commerce gathered 25 local businesses together to host an East Side [of Chicago ]community day where kids took turns smashing a piñata designed to look like an ICE officer. When the kids weren’t beating ICE officer piñata, they got to throw balls at President Trump.
Read the full storyHamline Univ. Offers Social Justice Major Complete with ‘Gender Politics’ Course
A Minnesota university is offering a social justice degree with courses ranging from “Gender Politics” to “Diversity and Education.”
Read the full storyUS, Guatemala Sign Deal to Restrict Central American Asylum-Seekers
President Donald Trump says Guatemala has signed a deal with the U.S. that would restrict Central Americans from seeking asylum in the United States.
Read the full storyMore US Marines in Custody in Human Smuggling Investigation
PENTAGON – The number of U.S. military personnel taken into custody in connection with an alleged human smuggling operation in southern California is growing.
Read the full storyTrump Calls Baltimore ‘Disgusting, Rat and Rodent Infested Mess’
President Donald Trump is not a fan of Baltimore, or the Democratic lawmaker that represents much of the city in Congress.
Read the full storyCommentary: How Our Culture Disempowers Teens
Teenagers are extraordinarily capable. Louis Braille invented his language for the blind when he was 15. Mary Shelley, daughter of libertarian feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, wrote Frankenstein when she was 18. As a young teen, Anne Frank documented her life of hiding from the Nazis during World War II. Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Prize at 17.
Read the full storyTrump Supports Labeling Antifa a ‘Major Organization Of Terror’
President Donald Trump lent support to labeling Antifa a terrorist organization Saturday, calling the group a collection of “gutless Radical Left Wack Jobs.”
Read the full storyTrump Denies Apple’s Request to Be Exempted From Tariffs on Chinese-Made Goods
President Donald Trump said Friday on Twitter that Apple will “not be given Tariff wavers” for product parts made in China.
Read the full storyTrump Threatens Retaliation Over France’s Digital Tax
President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. will hit back after French President Emmanuel Macron imposed a 3% tax on digital companies like Facebook and Amazon.
Read the full storySupreme Court Allows Trump to Build 100 Miles of Wall With Military Funds
The Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to reprogram $2.5 billion in Pentagon funds to start construction on 100 miles of border wall in a late Friday order.
Read the full storyJudge Michael Warren Commentary: In Defense of the Betsy Ross Flag
Patriot Week renews America’s spirit by deepening the appreciation of the First Principles, Founding Fathers and other Patriots, vital documents and speeches, and flags that make America the greatest nation in world history. From September 11 (anniversary of the terrorist attacks) to September 17 (anniversary of the signing of the Constitution), a different flag is commemorated each day. Each flag is an emblem of freedom and represents one of the founding First Principles derived from our Declaration of Independence: the rule of law, the Social Compact, equality (racial), equality (gender), unalienable rights, limited government, and the right to alter or abolish an oppressive government (revolution). Those flags include, among others, the long-forgotten suffragette banner that was boldly marched in parades and marked protests; the Union standard that flew over Fort Sumter (taken down by the Confederates and gallantly raised after the fort was retaken), and our current Old Glory.
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