LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grace Carr A teacher is suing the California Teachers Association for taking educators’ money but reportedly giving them no political voice or representation in return. Bhavini Bhakta, a California educator who was laid off shortly after receiving her school’s teacher of the year Award in 2009, never intended to become an activist….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Henry Rodgers House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appeared on CBS Monday morning to respond to members of her own party calling for her to step down from her position. Among others, Democratic Reps. Kathleen Rice of New York, Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, Filemon Vela of Texas and Tim Ryan of Ohio called…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield As the debacle that is the GOP leadership’s attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) continues, it appears more and more as if the changes to the law are a mere “dog and pony show.” The Washington Examiner is now reporting that the GOP leadership…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota appeared on “Morning Joe” Monday and said that the alleged Russian election interference was the fault of the Obama administration, and the reason former President Barack Obama didn’t investigate further was because he didn’t want to put “his thumb on the scale” for then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review lower court rulings blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order on refugee and migrant entry, and stayed injunctions barring the order’s enforcement. The announcement is a major victory for the president, whose signature immigration policy has been…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grace Carr Black Lives Matter advocates attempted to hold up the Minneapolis Pride Parade Sunday by protesting the inclusion of police in the march. A group of about 75 protesters — some of which wore rainbow garb and carried a “Justice for Philando” banner while shouting slogans like “No KKKops at Pride!” — briefly blocked intersections and caused several…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson The British Conservatives reached a deal Monday with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to form a minority government. Prime Minister Theresa May and the Conservatives needed backing from at least nine members of parliament to reach a majority. DUP, a conservative Northern Irish party, will give them…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas had stern words for his colleagues when the Court declined to hear a case challenging California’s handgun laws, saying that the jurists do not understand the importance of self-defense. The case, supported by the National Rifle Association, involves San Diego resident Edward Peruta,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley The Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear a landmark religious liberty case concerning the rights of merchants who object to participating in same-sex weddings given their moral and theological convictions. The case, Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, has been pending before the high court for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen A study on the increasing minimum wage in Seattle, Wash., found that the low-income workers in the city actually have been losing an average of $125 per month since the hike went into effect. Seattle has been gradually increasing the minimum wage for workers in the city for years hoping to get to $15 per…