Van Epps Introduces Resolution Condemning Afghanistan Withdrawal

by Zachery Schmidt | Aug 26, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD

U.S. Representative Matt Van Epps (R-TN-07) introduced a resolution on the fifth anniversary of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, condemning the Biden administration’s handling of it. On August 26, 2021, during the final days of the American withdrawal from...

Rep. Andy Ogles Introduces Bill Banning All Pregnant Noncitizens from Entering the U.S.

by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 1, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee

A new congressional bill proposal seeks to prevent pregnant women who are noncitizens from entering America. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision in Trump v. Barbara, struck down a President Donald Trump executive order that sought to outlaw birthright...

Senator Blackburn Demands Transparency, Prosecution in Wake of FBI Monitoring Scandal

by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 7, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) condemned the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) surveillance of her and seven other Republican senators, calling it illegal and unprecedented. On Monday, Fox News first reported that former Special Counsel Jack Smith was...

Reporter Tom Pappert: Case of Newly Pardoned Brian Kelsey Serves as an Example of a Political Prosecution

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 13, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said he believes former Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey’s criminal case is an example of the many “politically biased prosecutions” which were launched under the Biden administration. On Tuesday, after serving...

U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles Introduces Bill to Reinstate Trump-Era Trade Sanctions Against China’s Institute of Forensic Science

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 28, 2024 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would re-list the Ministry of Public Security’s (MPS) Institute of Forensic Science of China onto the Entity List maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of...

Tennessee U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty Latest Republican to Join Pledge Against White House Priorities

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 8, 2024 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) joined a group of 13 other Republican members of the U.S. Senate in signing a pledge vowing to not “aid and abet” the Biden administration in its “project to tear this country apart.” The pledge was created last week on May 31 –...

Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn Joins Pledge Against White House Priorities

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 2, 2024 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD

Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) joined a coalition of nine other senators in signing a pledge vowing to not “aid and abet this White House in its project to tear this country apart.” UPDATE: salute to @HawleyMO and @SenRonJohnson for joining our pledge!...

Tennessee Attorney General Leads Lawsuit Challenging HHS Final Rule on Gender Identity Under the Affordable Care Act

by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 1, 2024 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch led a coalition of 13 other states in filing a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) final rule, which redefines the Affordable Care Act’s...