by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 14, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The South
Nearly double the number of National Guard troops currently deployed in Memphis are en route to the city to continue operations under the Memphis Safe Task Force, a spokesperson from the Memphis Police Department (MPD) confirmed. On Thursday, the MPD spokesperson told...
by Zachery Schmidt | Nov 4, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Gov. Bill Lee announced on Tuesday that Tennessee will allocate $5 million in state funds to food banks to help people facing delays in governmental food assistance. As the government shutdown goes on, Lee said he is “grateful to non-profit partners serving...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 1, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
President Donald Trump called on Tennessee U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to ensure the U.S. Senate works to pass the “big, beautiful bill” during an event at the White House Wednesday. Trump, while speaking at an event marking the first 100 days of his...
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
California filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and his administration, arguing that he lacks the authority to implement widespread tariffs. On April 2, Trump announced tariffs on countries with which America has a trade imbalance. A week later, except for...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 14, 2025 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti is among a coalition of attorneys general representing 28 states and Guam calling on the Trump administration to crack down on illegal Chinese e-cigarettes being flooded into the U.S. The attorneys general request the...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 8, 2025 | National, News, Policy
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) eliminated parole protections this week for almost 1 million foreign nationals who came into America using the CBP One app. “Canceling these paroles is a promise kept to the American people to secure our borders and protect...
by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 2, 2025 | Justice, National, News
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from removing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans. Two months ago, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem revoked Venezuelan TPS status after the Biden administration extended it. The termination of...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 28, 2025 | National, News, Politics, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show
National political reporter Neil W. McCabe said he believes the journalist from The Atlantic who was mistakenly included in a group chat among top Trump administration officials is an example of “a war against the Trump administration being fought from the inside.” On...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 25, 2025 | Education, News, Tennessee, The South
JC Bowman, founder and president of Professional Educators of Tennessee, said he believes that the Tennessee Department of Education is “ill-equipped” to handle billions in funds that the federal government would presumably distribute under the Trump administration’s...
