by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 14, 2025 | National, News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show
Garrett Ziegler, former Trump administration staffer and founder of the nonprofit Marco Polo, sat down for an exclusive interview last week with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy to discuss his group’s publication titled “Report...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 2, 2025 | Justice, National, News
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Tuesday that the agency recorded a record-low number of southern border encounters in March. Last month, CBP said it encountered 7,180 illegal aliens, a daily average of 230 people. “Under the leadership of...
by Zachery Schmidt | Mar 17, 2025 | National, News, Politics
President Donald Trump said the pardons done by former President Joe Biden during his final days in office were voided because Biden used an autopen. “In other words, Joe Biden did not sign them but, more importantly, he did not know anything about them! The necessary...
by Zachery Schmidt | Feb 12, 2025 | Economy, National, News
Inflation in America rose 0.5 percent in January, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Currently, America’s inflation is 3 percent. This represents the first time inflation has been at this percentage since June 2024. In January, the inflation for...
by Zachery Schmidt | Feb 3, 2025 | Culture, National, News
A new Gallup poll released Monday shows Americans are “more optimistic” about the upcoming economy under President Donald Trump. The poll found that 53 percent of Americans think the country will see economic growth over the next six months. Republicans (78 percent)...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 24, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
EJ Haust, a digital marketing expert and official guest host of The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, said Tennessee U.S. Representative Andy Ogles’ (R-TN-05) proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution, allowing President Donald Trump to serve a third term shuts down the...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jan 20, 2025 | National, News, World
President Donald Trump announced that America will pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Trump announced this shortly after being sworn in on Monday. This marks the second time Trump has pulled out of this climate agreement. In June 2017, Trump left the agreement...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 9, 2025 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday urging him to eliminate the Presidential Medal of Freedom once assuming office. Burchett’s letter comes days after President Joe Biden awarded 19 recipients...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 28, 2024 | Elections, National, Tennessee
Long-time pollster John McLaughlin said President Joe Biden failed to change the narrative surrounding his presidency during Thursday night’s CNN debate against former President Donald Trump. McLaughlin (pictured above) said he has never seen a worse debate...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 15, 2024 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
All 11 members of the Tennessee congressional delegation sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting the “swift approval” of Governor Bill Lee’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration due to severe storms that devastated communities across the Volunteer State...
