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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 11, 2025 | Economy, National, News
China announced on Friday that it was increasing its tariffs on American goods to 125 percent. This tariff increase follows the American government’s announcement this week that it would impose a 125 percent tariff on Chinese goods. In his executive order,...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 9, 2025 | National, News, Policy
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that it will create a Second Amendment Enforcement Task Force. In a memo to employees, the DOJ said the Second Amendment has been “treated as a second-class right” in America, but now, the department will use its...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 8, 2025 | National, News, Policy
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a waiver on Tuesday to build a new border wall in California. This waiver will allow this 2.5-mile border wall to be built immediately. DHS’ waiver will waive environmental laws, including the National...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 7, 2025 | Economy, National, News
President Donald Trump reacted to China’s retaliatory tariffs by threatening additional tariffs on the country. Last week, China announced a 34 percent tariff on American products after Trump unveiled a 34 percent reciprocal tariff on the Chinese. However, Trump on...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 7, 2025 | Economy, National, News
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told billionaire Bill Ackman and others to “ease off the rhetoric a little bit” regarding America’s new reciprocal tariffs on its trading partners. “I would urge everyone, especially Bill, to ease off the...
