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  • Tennessee Star Files Public Records Request Seeking Justification for Proposed $1.5 Million in Grants for Pro-Illegal Alien Nonprofits
    Tennessee Star Files Public Records Request Seeking Justification for Proposed $1.5 Million in Grants for Pro-Illegal Alien Nonprofits
TN Top Story: Federal Class Action Lawsuit Claims xAI Turbines Powering Memphis-Area Data Centers Caused Nuisance for Mississippi Residents
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Top Commentary: The Left’s Cycle of Manufactured Hysteria, Institutional Damage, and Quiet Retreat from the Smoking Wreckage
TSNN Featured: Constitutional Law Expert Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Major Supreme Court Battles, State of the Rule of Law in Wide-Ranging Interview
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Marsha Blackburn for Tennessee
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Tennessee

Supreme Court
June 12, 2026

Don Palmer: Pending Supreme Court Case May Require States to Overhaul Mail-in Ballot Laws

Don Palmer, a senior legal fellow for election integrity with the Heritage Foundation Institute for Constitutional Government, sat down for an exclusive interview Friday with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy, where he detailed how a pending U.S. Supreme Court decision could compel several states to overhaul...
Marsha Blackburn
June 12, 2026

Senator Marsha Blackburn Demands Answers from Kik, Messaging App Used by Graham Platner, over Report Calling App ‘Predator’s Paradise’

Freddie O'Connell
June 12, 2026

Tennessee Star Files Public Records Request Seeking Justification for Proposed $1.5 Million in Grants for Pro-Illegal Alien Nonprofits

Data center hearing
June 12, 2026

Metro Planning Commission Pushes Off Data Center Zoning Regulations into the Future

Hannah Said
June 12, 2026

High School Student Who Has ‘Deep Commitment to Social Justice’ Appointed to Serve on Metro Nashville Public School Board

Tom Pappert, Shelby County Sheriff on-scene
June 12, 2026

Pappert Praises Memphis Safe Task Force, Says ‘They’ve Seen Massive Success’ at 10,000 Arrest Mark

Natural Gas Turbines
June 11, 2026

Federal Class Action Lawsuit Claims xAI Turbines Powering Memphis-Area Data Centers Caused Nuisance for Mississippi Residents

Wiring Money
June 11, 2026

Financial Technology Association Sues Tennessee over Law Taxing Money Transfers Sent Out of Country

Fixing a tractor
June 11, 2026

Commentary: When You Buy It, You Should Be Able to Fix It

Hans Von Spakovsky
June 11, 2026

Constitutional Law Expert Hans von Spakovsky Discusses Major Supreme Court Battles, State of the Rule of Law in Wide-Ranging Interview

Tom Pappert, Mayor Freddie O'Connell
June 11, 2026

Pappert Questions Why Nashville Would Fund Nonprofit Challenging State Immigration Enforcement Measures

Karmelo Anthony
June 10, 2026

Former Prosecutor Judson Phillips Analyzes Karmelo Anthony Murder Conviction and 35-Year Sentence

NAACP Protest
June 10, 2026

NAACP Seeks Injunction to Stop Tennessee Redistricting One Day After Tennessee Democrats Drop Lawsuit

National News

Donald Trump
June 12, 2026

Trump Has Issued 266 Executive Orders; Only 70 Have Been Codified Into Law

President Donald Trump has issued 266 executive orders in his second term but only 70 have been codified into law, according to Mark Meadows, a White House chief of staff in the first Trump administration and a former North Carolina GOP congressman. “That’s a start, but Congress needs to double...
Tulsi Gabbard
June 12, 2026

Tulsi Gabbard Releases Declassified Docs About Ukrainian Biolabs

construction worker
June 12, 2026

Meta Unveils Program to Train American Workers for Data Center Construction Jobs

Group of immigrants at border
June 12, 2026

Trump Administration Has Tracked Down 146,000 Unaccompanied Migrant Children Lost During Biden Years

Jay Clayton
June 12, 2026

Senate Seeking to Confirm Trump’s DNI Pick as Warrantless Spy Powers Stalls

Karmelo Anthony
June 12, 2026

Family of Austin Metcalf Getting Threats After Karmelo Anthony Convicted of Murdering Their Son

concealed carry
June 12, 2026

Trump’s DOJ Probing Blue City over Concealed Carry Permits

Harmeet Dhillon
June 12, 2026

Harmeet Dhillon Discusses Trump DOJ’s Strategy for Taking Down Democrat Gun Bans

Classroom displays a Pride Flag
June 12, 2026

Whistleblower Vindicated: Biden Officials Invented Loophole to Impose Gender Identity, Flout Court

Dr. Anthony Fauci
June 12, 2026

Sen. Rand Paul Releases Timeline of Dr. Fauci’s Extensive Contacts with the U.S. Intelligence Community

Christine Blasey Ford
June 12, 2026

Commentary: The Left’s Cycle of Manufactured Hysteria, Institutional Damage, and Quiet Retreat from the Smoking Wreckage

Carrie Brockwell
June 12, 2026

Music Spotlight: Carrie Brockwell

Bill Pulte
June 11, 2026

Congress Scrambles on FISA as Pulte Appointment Sparks Revolt

Commentary

House for Sale
June 12, 2026

Commentary: Is Director Bill Pulte of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Jeopardizing the U.S. Housing Market?

Could the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Director Bill Pulte be making decisions that will destabilize the U.S. housing market and lead to another financial crisis? That’s what many right-of-center organizations are warning.
Christine Blasey Ford
June 12, 2026

Commentary: The Left’s Cycle of Manufactured Hysteria, Institutional Damage, and Quiet Retreat from the Smoking Wreckage

Fixing a tractor
June 11, 2026

Commentary: When You Buy It, You Should Be Able to Fix It

research lab
June 11, 2026

Commentary: Bill Gates’ Billions Shape U.S. Medical Research

students
June 10, 2026

Commentary: Public Schools Are in a Downward Spiral

China and California
June 9, 2026

Commentary: The Way China Captured California

US Capitol
June 6, 2026

Commentary: Allegations of Corruption by Top Democrats and Reinvestigations

At the Office
June 5, 2026

Commentary: May Jobs Report Shows The Summer Hiring Season Started with a Bang

second amendment
June 5, 2026

Commentary: Violent Crime Drops as More Americans Pack Heat

Weekend Spotlight

Proposed New Titans Stadium
May 19, 2026

Nashville to Host 2030 Super Bowl in New Titans Stadium

National Football League (NFL) owners voted Tuesday at the Spring League Meeting to award Nashville as the 2030 host city for host Super Bowl LXIV, which will mark the first time Tennessee will host the NFL’s championship game
Chris Fenton
May 18, 2026

Hollywood Executive Chris Fenton Eyes Tennessee Expansion While Launching New Family Film ‘Bad Counselors’

Full body MRI scan
May 17, 2026

Preventive Healthcare Goes High-Tech with Specialized Whole-Body MRI Clinics

classroom discussion
May 15, 2026

Declining Literacy Rates Spark New Concerns About Civic Understanding Among Young Americans

Jack Daniels
April 28, 2026

French Company Vies with American Company to Acquire Iconic Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey

Dr. Omar Hamada
March 7, 2026

Dr. Omar Hamada Identifies the Five Medical Tests You Must Take for Early Detection of Deadly Illnesses

Professional nurse
February 21, 2026

Tennessee Nurses Are Logging in as Online Nurse Practitioner Programs are Booming Across the State


Entertainment and Lifestyle

Carrie Brockwell
June 12, 2026

Music Spotlight: Carrie Brockwell

Carrie Brockwell's latest album, That's Real, is a breezy country-infused Yacht Rock-inspired record that encourages listeners to embrace authenticity, let go of expectations, and simply groove.
Texas Tech Brendan Sorsby
June 10, 2026

Leahy, Brewer Raise Concerns About Sports Betting’s Growing Influence on College Athletics Amid Sorsby Ruling

Travis Bolt
June 2, 2026

Travis Bolt Makes Grand Ole Opry Debut

Paige King Johnson
May 30, 2026

Music Spotlight: Paige King Johnson

Jordan Ranier
May 23, 2026

Music Spotlight: Jordan Rainer

May 21, 2026

Ashley Anne Releases ‘Generational Heartbreak’ EP

Braxton Keith
May 19, 2026

Music Spotlight: Braxton Keith

Chris Fenton
May 18, 2026

Hollywood Executive Chris Fenton Eyes Tennessee Expansion While Launching New Family Film ‘Bad Counselors’

Clint Black
May 14, 2026

Clint Black Releases New Memoir


Latest News

Supreme Court

Don Palmer: Pending Supreme Court Case May Require States to Overhaul Mail-in Ballot Laws

Don Palmer, a senior legal fellow for election integrity with the Heritage Foundation Institute for Constitutional Government, sat down for an exclusive interview Friday with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy, where he detailed how a pending U.S. Supreme Court decision could compel several states...
Marsha Blackburn

Senator Marsha Blackburn Demands Answers from Kik, Messaging App Used by Graham Platner, over Report Calling App ‘Predator’s Paradise’

Donald Trump

Trump Has Issued 266 Executive Orders; Only 70 Have Been Codified Into Law

Tulsi Gabbard

Tulsi Gabbard Releases Declassified Docs About Ukrainian Biolabs

construction worker

Meta Unveils Program to Train American Workers for Data Center Construction Jobs

Group of immigrants at border

Trump Administration Has Tracked Down 146,000 Unaccompanied Migrant Children Lost During Biden Years

Jay Clayton

Senate Seeking to Confirm Trump’s DNI Pick as Warrantless Spy Powers Stalls

Marsha Blackburn for US Senate
Tennessee Leads
National Constitution Bee

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