by Laura Baigert | Aug 9, 2021
FRANKLIN, Tennessee – Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he put the nation’s state governors on notice, in an exclusive interview with The Star News Network on Saturday, because they are a real point of influence for the Chinese Communist Party. The...
by Casey Owens | Aug 9, 2021
Governor DeSantis is facing two separate lawsuits related to the executive order (EO 21-175) he signed on July 30th that banned school districts from issuing mask mandates in schools. Both plaintiffs, a father of three from Broward County and a group of parents...
by Star News Staff | Aug 9, 2021
by Matthew Boose What do you call a regime that lies constantly, and then admonishes the people when they question the integrity of the regime and its anointed figurehead? If you ask Joe Biden and his propagandists on cable news, it’s called “democracy.” Anyone...
by Rachel Alexander | Aug 9, 2021
An analysis of recent data from the Arizona Department of Health Services found that zip codes with the highest vaccination rates in Arizona also have some of the highest percentage increases in COVID-19 cases. At the same time, zip codes with the lowest...
by Chris Butler | Aug 9, 2021
A Spring Hill woman who says she helped craft a new state law that limits teaching Critical Race Theory (CRT) in public schools said she objects to certain guidelines state officials have proposed on the matter. Tricia Stickel told The Tennessee Star in an...
by Chris Butler | Aug 9, 2021
If Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee favors a special legislative session to fight COVID-19 mask mandates in public schools, he has not yet put out a forceful enough statement saying as much. Lee’s office though, released the following remarks: As the Governor reiterated...
by Star News Staff | Aug 9, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Conor Lamb launched a long-expected Senate bid in his state Friday morning, becoming the latest to join a crowded primary field in one of the country’s most competitive races. Lamb, a 37-year-old Marine, first won...
by Cooper Moran | Aug 9, 2021
Former President Donald Trump praised opposition from Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) relating to the new, bipartisan infrastructure deal. “Congratulations to Senator Bill Hagerty in remaining true to “AMERICA FIRST!” Trump said in the statement...
by The Center Square | Aug 9, 2021
by Lattice Publishing Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve Bank and Congress have taken unprecedented steps to stabilize the economy after entire industries and sectors ground to a halt last year amidst the public health crisis. The Fed has...
by Star News Staff | Aug 9, 2021
by Mary Margaret Olohan Gov. Greg Abbott asked the state’s Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) Friday to say whether transgender surgeries for children constitutes child abuse. The Texas Republican called on Jaime Masters, commissioner of the DFPS,...
by Star News Staff | Aug 9, 2021
by Star News Staff | Aug 9, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Over half of New York voters think Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo should be criminally charged after an investigation found he sexually harassed 11 women, a new poll shows. The Quinnipiac University poll found that 55% of voters think Cuomo...
by Star News Staff | Aug 9, 2021
by Deion A. Kathawa The Hill reports that a Colorado federal magistrate judge, N. Reid Neureiter, “sanctioned lawyers who challenged the 2020 presidential election results, calling their election claims ‘fantastical.’” “Plaintiffs’ counsel shall jointly and...
by Chris Butler | Aug 9, 2021
Tennessee State Rep. Bruce Griffey (R-Paris) said Sunday that if he and other state legislators hold a special session, then they should consider restraining the governor’s emergency powers. Griffey said legislators should take up the governor’s authority to...
by Star News Staff | Aug 9, 2021
by Star News Staff | Aug 9, 2021
by Harry Wilmerding Denver spent twice as much money on its homeless population than it did on its students and police, a Common Sense Institute August report showed. The city spent between $41,679 and $104,201 per person on its homeless population, compared to...
by Star News Staff | Aug 9, 2021
by Angela Morabito As the controversy over Critical Race Theory rages across the country, several prominent teacher preparation programs are training future teachers to use Critical Race Theory in the classroom. Several of the nation’s largest teacher...
by Star News Staff | Aug 9, 2021
by Julien Fernandez Much has been made of the idea that the GOP and the American conservative movement in general are currently in the midst of an ideological “civil war” which began the moment Donald Trump left office. Supposedly, the Paul Ryan fusionist...
by Star News Staff | Aug 9, 2021
by Julie Kelly At least one federal judge handling several Capitol protest criminal cases is paying attention to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s show trial about the events of January 6. Judge Thomas Hogan, 83, who has served on the D.C. District Court for nearly...
by The Center Square | Aug 9, 2021
by Tyler Arnold With the new school year less than a month away, politicians are not in agreement on whether Virginia state law requires school divisions to impose mask mandates for students, teachers and faculty. Gov. Ralph Northam said current law requires...
by The Center Square | Aug 9, 2021
by J.D. Davidson What the first of meeting of Ohio’s new redistricting commission lacked in substance Friday, it made up for in history. The first-ever meeting of the commission lasted only a few minutes; enough time for members to take the oath of office and...
