The Michael Patrick Leahy Show

Sean Davis: Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Marks Start of Dangerous New American Era

Sean Davis: Charlie Kirk’s Assassination Marks Start of Dangerous New American Era

Sean Davis, CEO and co-founder of The Federalist, described America as entering a dangerous new phase he calls the “post-Charlie Kirk era,” claiming that the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk marked the nation’s first true instance of Christian martyrdom.

On Wednesday’s edition of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, Davis argued that Kirk was murdered because his Christian faith shaped every part of his political beliefs, and that his death represents a moral and cultural breaking point for the U.S.

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Veteran Nashville Broadcaster Neil Orne Opens Up About His Departure From WKRN and the Decline of Local TV News

Veteran Nashville Broadcaster Neil Orne Opens Up About His Departure From WKRN and the Decline of Local TV News

Neil Orne, former Nashville news anchor, sat down with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy for an exclusive interview Monday to discuss his three-decade career in broadcasting, the evolution and decline of local television news, the reasons behind his departure from WKRN, and his vision for creating a new kind of locally focused, independent news platform.

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Rep. Tim Burchett: ‘I Would Love the Opportunity to Be in the U.S. Senate’

Rep. Tim Burchett: ‘I Would Love the Opportunity to Be in the U.S. Senate’

Tennessee U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) said he would “love” the opportunity to serve in the U.S. Senate if appointed by Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), should she win the 2026 gubernatorial election.

Burchett, who has endorsed Blackburn in the gubernatorial race and previously expressed interest in succeeding her in the Senate, said his approach in the U.S. Senate would be direct and action-oriented, unlike some politicians who, he said, talk about forming “study committees” and accomplish little.

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Steve Cortes Unveils Documentary Exposing ‘Big Food’ and ‘Big Pharma’

Steve Cortes Unveils Documentary Exposing ‘Big Food’ and ‘Big Pharma’

Steve Cortes, former senior spokesman and strategist for the 2016 and 2020 Trump campaigns and current head of the League of American Workers, spoke exclusively to The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy about his new documentary, The MISSION: Make America Healthy Again, which exposes the systemic problems in America’s food and healthcare industries.

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‘Propaganda-Palooza:’ Leahy, Pappert Blast CBS’ 60 Minutes Segment Featuring Fired DOJ Attorney Erez Reuveni

‘Propaganda-Palooza:’ Leahy, Pappert Blast CBS’ 60 Minutes Segment Featuring Fired DOJ Attorney Erez Reuveni

The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy and Lead Reporter Tom Pappert strongly condemned CBS’ “60 Minutes” segment featuring fired Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Erez Reuveni, calling it a “propaganda palooza” piece which distorted of the facts surrounding Reuveni’s firing and the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case.

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Aaron Gulbransen: TN Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson the ‘Most Effective’ State Lawmaker in Tennessee History

Aaron Gulbransen: TN Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson the ‘Most Effective’ State Lawmaker in Tennessee History

Aaron Gulbransen with the Tennessee Conservatives Coalition praised Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) as the “most effective and consequential” state lawmaker in Tennessee history amid Johnson being honored as “Legislator of the Year” by the physician advocacy group Do No Harm.

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