U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett Seeking to Chair DOGE Subcommittee

by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 3, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

Tennessee U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) said he has formally submitted his name to be considered to lead the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE). “I have officially put my name in to chair the DOGE committee,”...

Blackburn Explains How Republicans Are Protecting Entitlement Programs

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 11, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) is pushing back against false claims about the Trump administration and Republicans’ efforts to cut waste, fraud, and abuse within Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. On Friday, Blackburn’s office released a fact sheet titled...

Senator Marsha Blackburn’s Resolution Condemning Violence Against Electric Vehicles Blocked by Democrats

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 27, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South

Democratic members blocked Thursday a resolution sponsored by U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) condemning violence against electric vehicles. Blackburn’s two-page resolution, filed as S.Res.146, would have put senators on record of whether or not they condemn “the...

Roger Simon: ‘Absolutely Insane People’ Behind Attacks on Tesla

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 24, 2025 | Culture, National, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show

Roger Simon, the co-founder of PJ Media and author of the Substack “American Refugees,” said the individuals behind the violent attacks on Tesla vehicles and showrooms across the country are “absolutely insane” who refuse to act in a rational manner. Tesla vehicles...

EJ Haust Points Out Hypocrisy Behind Tesla Protests

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 23, 2025 | Culture, National, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show

EJ Haust, official guest host of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show and self-described political refugee from Minnesota, pointed out the hypocrisy behind the protests and vandalism targeted at Tesla vehicles across the country as the left demonstrates its outrage over...

Leftist Group Planning Protests at Tesla Dealerships Across Tennessee on Saturday

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 20, 2025 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South

The group Indivisible Tennessee is planning “Tesla Takedown” protests at four Tesla showrooms across the Volunteer State on Saturday. At 1:00 p.m. local time on Saturday, March 22, the group plans to stage protests outside the Tesla showrooms located in Franklin,...

Vancouver International Auto Show Will Not Feature Tesla Models at 2025 Event, Citing ‘Safety’ Concerns

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 19, 2025 | National, News, Tennessee, World

Tesla vehicles will not be on display at the Vancouver International Auto Show this year due to “safety” concerns, the event’s executive director announced Tuesday. “The Vancouver International Auto Show has removed Tesla as a participant in this week’s event, after...

DOGE Terminates 12 Leases in Tennessee Including Costly IRS Office in Franklin

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 11, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD

The new U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has terminated 12 leases across Tennessee totaling more than $6.2 million in annual lease costs. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) National Office in Franklin, a 135,373 square-foot space with an annual total...

Elon Musk Says Cyberattack on X Originated from ‘Ukraine Area’

by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 10, 2025 | National, News, Tech Media, Tennessee

Billionaire Elon Musk revealed that a massive cyberattack on the social media platform X was found to have come from IP addresses originating “in the Ukraine area.” Outages across X were widely reported beginning Monday. Musk, who acquired the platform in...

Marco Rubio: 83 Percent of USAID Program Funding Eliminated

by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 10, 2025 | National, News, Policy

Secretary of Defense Marco Rubio announced Monday that the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) funding will be slashed by 83 percent. According to usa.gov, USAID “is the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries recovering...