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Donald Trump

Tennesseans have dim view of U.S. economy, poll finds

Char Daston

May 8, 2025

The majority of Tennesseans from across the political spectrum say the U.S. economy is in bad shape, according to a new poll from Vanderbilt University.

Filed Under: Business, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, Donald Trump, economy, Gov. Bill Lee, Vanderbilt Poll, Vanderbilt University

Thousands of Tennesseans join in nationwide protests of President Donald Trump

Paige Pfleger, Justin BarneyandLaTonya Turner

April 5, 2025

Rain and flooding didn’t stop Tennesseans from attending the “Hands Off” protest of the Trump administration’s current policies at Centennial Park on Saturday.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Aftyn Behn, Department of Veterans Affairs, Donald Trump, lgbtq, protest

Trump administration could have wide-reaching effects on Tennessee school lunches

Camellia Burris

March 19, 2025

A bill to expand school lunch meals to thousands more Tennessee kids is moving through the statehouse. The measure allows kids who qualify for reduced lunch to get free meals.

Middle Tennessee school districts are bracing for potential fallout from two Trump administration decisions that could change how schools provide food.

Filed Under: Education, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, Metro Nashville Public Schools, MNPS, Trump Administration

A former Tennessee lawmaker wasn’t allowed to reverse his guilty plea. Now, Trump has pardoned him.

Jonathan Mattise, AP

March 12, 2025

Former Sen. Brian Kelsey announced on social media Tuesday that he received a “full and unconditional pardon” for the scheme that he pleaded guilty to in 2022, before he tried and failed to take back his plea.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Brian Kelsey, Donald Trump

Families and doctors sue over Trump’s order to halt funding for gender-affirming care

Geoff Mulvihill, AP

February 4, 2025

Individuals who say they have been denied care since he signed it last week filed a lawsuit in a Baltimore federal court on Tuesday. They’re joined by a group of families of LGBTQ+ people and a medical organization.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Donald Trump, gender-affirming care, transgender

This Nashville asylum seeker faced prison for a tweet. Trump’s executive order jeopardizes his future.

Rose Gilbert

February 4, 2025

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The family came to Nashville as asylum seekers about two years ago. Now, they are among thousands facing an uncertain future.

Filed Under: from Nashville to Erbil, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, asylum, Donald Trump, Immigration, Nashville Kurds, Turkey

ICE officials will need legal authorization to enter Nashville public schools, district says

Char Daston

January 27, 2025

How do new immigration enforcement policies affect students in Metro Schools?

Filed Under: Education, Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Donald Trump, Immigration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Metro Nashville Public Schools, undocumented immigrants

Flights canceled and funds frozen for refugees approved to resettle in Tennessee

Rose Gilbert

January 27, 2025

A resettlement nonprofit says dozens of people were expected, including some intending to reunite with families in Tennessee.

Filed Under: Politics, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Donald Trump, Immigration, Nashville International Center for Empowerment, refugee resettlement

Nashville’s airport could become ‘Trump International’ under new bill

Marianna Bacallao

January 17, 2025

The proposal from Rep. Todd Warner comes two years after statehouse Republican clashed with Nashville over control of its Airport Authority Board.

Filed Under: Metro, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: 114th Tennessee General Assembly, BNA, Donald Trump, General Assembly, John Lewis, legislature, Nashville International Airport, Tennessee Legislature, tnleg, tnpol, Todd Warner, Zulfat Suara

Tennessee’s Title X family planning funding could change under a second Trump term

Catherine Sweeney

November 19, 2024

Tennessee’s rigid anti-abortion policies lost the state millions of dollars in family planning funding under the Biden Administration. Experts say it’s not easy to predict what the Trump Administration will do about it.

Filed Under: Health Care, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: abortion rights, contraception, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Medicaid, reproductive health, Title X

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