by Kaitlin Housler | Oct 9, 2025 | News, Politics, State News, The South, Virginia
U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA-09) said the ongoing government shutdown is a politically motivated “bullying tactic” by Democrats, designed to appease the progressive wing of their party and attack President Donald Trump rather than engage in...
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...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 27, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tennessee U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) said he would like to see the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) come out “guns blazing” to identify and cut wasteful federal spending. Burchett was appointed last week to serve on the U.S. House...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jan 17, 2025 | Economy, National, News
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects the federal government’s budget will have a deficit of $1.9 trillion in Fiscal Year 2025, which runs from October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025. Furthermore, it predicts that the deficit will continue to increase. CBO...
