by Zachery Schmidt | Aug 26, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TN LEAD
U.S. Representative Matt Van Epps (R-TN-07) introduced a resolution on the fifth anniversary of America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, condemning the Biden administration’s handling of it. On August 26, 2021, during the final days of the American withdrawal from...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 9, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) introduced a bill on Thursday that would require the U.S. Department of State to develop and implement a policy that “ensures” U.S. tax money does not end up in the hands of the Taliban. Burchett’s bill, the No Tax...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 27, 2024 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
The U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Tim Burchett’s (R-TN-02) bill that would discourage countries that receive U.S. foreign aid from sending money to the Taliban. Burchett’s No Tax Dollars for the Taliban Act filed as H.R.6586, would require the...