Bill Seeks to Deport Noncitizens Who Commit Child Care Fraud

by Zachery Schmidt | Jan 23, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South

Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), along with other senators, introduced a bill that would deport child care providers who are non-citizens who commit fraud. Besides deportation, the Stop Fraud by Strengthening Oversight and More Accountability for Lying and Illegal...

Tennessee National Guard Returns from Southern Border Deployment

by Zachery Schmidt | Nov 25, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee

All of the Tennessee National Guardsmen returned to the state after completing their 12-month deployment helping secure America’s southern border. The guardsmen began returning home at the end of October, with the last group returning to Tennessee on Monday. They were...

Beacon Poll: Marsha Blackburn Dominating Gubernatorial Race, Tennessee Democrats Favor Socialism

by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 5, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD

The Nashville-based Beacon Center of Tennessee’s November poll highlights deepening political polarization between Republican and Democratic voters in the Volunteer State. The poll, which surveyed 1,200 registered voters in the state between October 26-29, featured...

Tennessee Identifies 42 Potential Non-Citizens Who Voted in Elections

by Zachery Schmidt | Oct 28, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South

Secretary of State Tre Hargett announced on Monday that Tennessee had identified 42 potential non-citizens who voted in U.S. elections. Tennessee will be referring these individuals to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for investigation, Hargett said. The state used...

Far-Left ‘No Kings’ Targets 33 Tennessee Towns for Anti-Trump Protests

by Zachery Schmidt | Oct 14, 2025 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South

Places throughout Tennessee will be participating in an upcoming nationwide protest against President Donald Trump. Thirty-three locations will be involved in the second iteration of the “No Kings” protests, which will be taking place on Saturday. The second “No...

DOJ Charges Tren de Aragua and Rival Faction Members with Murder, Human Trafficking, Robbery, and Other Crimes

by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 22, 2025 | Justice, National, News

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced indictments against 27 alleged members and associates of Tren de Aragua (TdA). Of the people charged, six are alleged gang members, 19 are allegedly members of a TdA splinter faction named Anti-Tren, and two others are...

Another Round of Democrats Go to El Salvador to Support Alleged MS-13 Member

by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 21, 2025 | Justice, National, News

Four Democratic House Representatives went to El Salvador on Monday to support an alleged Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member, Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Robert Garcia (D-CA-42), Maxwell Frost (D-FL-10), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ-03), and Maxine Dexter (D-OR-03) traveled to...

ICE Has Arrested over 1,000 Illegal Alien Workers Since Trump Took Office

by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 16, 2025 | Justice, National, News

ICE announced this week that it has arrested over 1,000 illegal alien workers since President Donald Trump took office on January 20th. Homeland Security Investigations acting Executive Associate Director Robert Hammer said this is the highest arrest rate in its...

Paul Teller Discusses Journey in the Conservative Political Movement

by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 16, 2025 | National, News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show

Paul Teller, executive vice president of Advancing American Freedom, sat down with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy on Tuesday for an exclusive interview to discuss his journey in the conservative political movement through the years...

ACLU Files Another Lawsuit Against Trump’s Use of Alien Enemies Act

by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 14, 2025 | Justice, National, News

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed another lawsuit last week against the Trump administration over its use of the 1798 Aliens Enemy Act to deport illegal immigrants. This is the ACLU’s third lawsuit against the administration regarding this issue. The...