by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 9, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and Liberty University law professor, said President Donald Trump’s plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rehear its recent birthright citizenship decision is unlikely to succeed, arguing that the legal standard for...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 9, 2026 | Elections, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tennessee gubernatorial candidate U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) laid out an ambitious conservative agenda for the Volunteer State during an exclusive interview with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy, saying she is prepared to...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 2, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Michael Patrick Leahy, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of The Tennessee Star, criticized the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision striking down President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, calling the ruling “the worst Supreme...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 2, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Judson Phillips, Tea Party Nation founder and former prosecutor, said the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision striking down federal limits on coordinated campaign spending between political parties and candidates could significantly reshape the political landscape...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 26, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Veteran journalist and public affairs specialist Clint Brewer said “elections matter” after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration may move forward with terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Haiti and...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 19, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Veteran Washington correspondent Neil W. McCabe said Friday that continued fighting between Israel and Hezbollah remains the greatest threat to the newly signed U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding. Appearing on The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, McCabe discussed...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 19, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said Metro Nashville’s newly approved $1.5 million for two immigration-focused nonprofits raises serious questions about transparency and compliance with state law. Speaking with guest host of The Michael Patrick...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 18, 2026 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Davis Hunt, founder of the Nashville-based publication The Pamphleteer, said during an interview Thursday with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy that low voter turnout in Metro Nashville elections has allowed progressive political...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 12, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Don Palmer, a senior legal fellow for election integrity with the Heritage Foundation Institute for Constitutional Government, sat down for an exclusive interview Friday with The Tennessee Star’s CEO and Editor-in-Chief Michael Patrick Leahy, where he detailed how a...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 12, 2026 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South
Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, praised the Memphis Safe Task Force after federal officials announced the coalition of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies had surpassed 10,000 arrests since its deployment in September 2025. Appearing...
