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Phill Kline, former Kansas Attorney General and current law professor at Liberty University School of Law, said the mounting litigation against President Donald Trump’s executive actions can be attributed to Congress continuing to provide the executive branch with more power over the years. Noting the ongoing litigation challenging a number of Trump’s executive orders, specifically his efforts to downsize the federal workforce and save federal funds, Kline said the tension […]

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration in a 5-4 decision to uphold a federal judge’s court order to pay $2 billion in foreign aid for work that’s already been done. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett ruled against the administration with Biden-appointed Justice Ketanji Brown and Obama-appointed Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor – even though Roberts had paused the order days earlier for […]

President Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly slashing 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in an “aggressive” reorganization, according to a memo obtained by the Associated Press (AP) Wednesday. Christopher Syrek, the VA Chief of Staff, reportedly told top officials in the department that the move is intended to return the VA to 2019 staffing levels at 400,000 employees, according to the memo. The move comes as the Trump administration […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — No more refugees will be coming to Nashville for the foreseeable future after a local nonprofit that helps resettle refugees received an email saying the Department of State terminated all its agreements for the program.   At the Nashville International Center for Empowerment (NICE), the nonprofit works to resettle refugees who were cleared to move to Nashville legally. Last year, NICE helped resettle about 500 people in […]

In the latter half of the 20th century, global security hinged on nuclear deterrence — now a group of leading AI experts warns that advanced artificial intelligence demands a similar national security strategy. Just as the specter of mutual assured destruction (MAD) once kept superpowers in check, the experts argue, the threat of a runaway AI catastrophe must spur a new doctrine of mutual assured AI malfunction (MAIM). In a […]

Republican voters in Williamson County narrowly voted to retain the current leadership of the Williamson County Republican Party, with bonda fide voters electing the incumbent Elevate-2025 slate over the challenging Williamson County Conservatives slate. A hand recount of the votes returned the same results, with the Elevate slate of candidates winning by slim margins, with the number of votes separating ranging from just 14 votes to 78 between the various […]

SMYRNA, Tenn. (WKRN) — A woman wanted out of New Mexico "for multiple sex crimes against a child" was arrested in Smyrna, according to U.S. Marshals. A Middle Tennessee Task Force of the U.S. Marshal Service found 46-year-old Lesa Lasster at a Smyrna residence Wednesday. The Farmington Police Department in New Mexico had requested help from U.S. Marshals with finding Lasster. Nashville’s ‘Most Wanted’ fugitives: Man sought for sexual battery […]

A new report shows that America’s private sector added 77,000 jobs in February. The ADP National Employment Report released on Wednesday shows that hiring has slowed to “the smallest level gains since July.”

Representative Dan Newhouse (R-WA-04) introduced a censure resolution Wednesday against Representative Al Green (D-TX-09) after he disrupted President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session. Green refused to sit down and kept yelling during the beginning of Trump’s speech.