Judge orders return of Maryland father deported by mistake to El Salvador prison • Tennessee Lookout
GREENBERT, Maryland – A federal judge in Maryland on Friday ordered the Trump administration to return its people from El Salvador by April 7th. Judge Paula Sinnis, a ruling from the Maryland U.S. District Court, set up a fight against the Trump administration. Authorities admitted that the deportation of Kilmer Armando Abrego Garcia of Bertlesville, […]
U.S. Senate confirms election denier, Trump defense lawyer for Justice Department • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – The Senate cleared two of President Donald Trump’s Justice Department candidates on Thursday, setting up another lawyer who defended Trump last year, and set up a new lead on civil rights that has been heavily criticized by advocates. The Senate confirmed California lawyer Hermeet Dillon. 52-45 votes He leads the Civil Rights Office, […]
Battle lines drawn as Tennessee legislature speeds toward adjournment • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee lawmakers are hanging up the phone to hemp, Memphis schools and immigrant children to fuss at home before being called to testify at the April 22nd corruption trial. The version of the hemp restriction bill passed the Senate and House Finance Committee this week, but there are huge differences from state regulations and taxes […]
Economists blast calculations for ‘bombshell’ Trump tariffs as faulty while stocks plunge • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – Markets and business owners across the US and around the world were caught up in Thursday after cleaning and sudden tariff announcements that President Donald Trump is punishing many countries where US importers are heavily dependent on, experts say. US Stocks It’s falling sharplyposting its worst day drop since June 2020, financial media […]
States ordered by U.S. Education Department to certify school DEI ban or lose funds • Tennessee Lookout
This story was updated at 6:44pm. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education wrote in a letter to state education leaders on Thursday that all K-12 schools in the state Previous Dear Colleague Letter Diversity, equity and inclusion practices are prohibited if you wish to continue receiving federal financial support. The department’s drastic order gives […]
Pentagon watchdog will probe ‘Signalgate,’ in response to senators • Tennessee Lookout
WASHINGTON – The Department of Defense Inspector’s Office announced Thursday it has launched an investigation into the highly criticized use of Chief Pete Hegses’ signal messaging app to communicate about plans to bomb Yemen. The review comes from letters sent last week from Rhode Island Republican Roger Wicker, Mississippi Republican Roger Wicker, chairman and ranking […]
Tennessee Senate OKs bill to hold charities liable for aiding immigrants who later commit crime • Tennessee Lookout
The Tennessee Senate on Thursday approved a law that allows churches and charities to sue if they provide housing assistance to immigrants without legal status that continues to commit crimes. bill(SB227/HB11) elicited an imposed by Senator Brent Taylor of Memphis and Rep. Rusty Grill of New Bern, who claimed it was a violation of their […]
At least 5 killed in severe storms in West Tennessee; Tornado assessments begin • Tennessee Lookout
A string of intense storms and a possible tornado killed at least five people in West Tennessee early Thursday. The storm left a major path to damage in Fayette, Hardemann and McNairy counties. Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (Tema). The National Weather Service Memphis crew is deployed in Selmer, Tennessee to assess tornado damage. Residents of […]
That sinking feeling in New Hampshire is brought to you by the grand illusion • Tennessee Lookout
Seven years ago, we were in a small space. My wife’s daughters and I shared a home in central New Hampshire with our parents, and even that simple living arrangement was not enough to make it affordable after a while. Property taxes were too high and we climbed (even in our strict fist red town), […]
Tennessee anti-immigration bills show no conception of complex issues • Tennessee Lookout
I was a decent math student up until 9th ​​grade. It was able to quickly and efficiently add, subtract, multiply and divide into your head. Most of that talent was through delving into baseball box scores on my local paper every afternoon. Basic mental mathematics was pretty simple for me, but algebra was different. Algebra […]
