LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman The mother and stepfather of the NSA contractor who reportedly admitted to the FBI she leaked classified information from the Trump administration say their daughter is a “patriot.” “I know that she’s scared. She is scared that they won’t let her out,” said mother Billie-Jean Davis, according…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky A narrow majority of Republican voters want President Donald Trump to hand over control of his Twitter account to members of his communications staff, according to a poll published Wednesday. Fifty-three percent of right-leaning voters say that Trump tweets “too much,” according to the Morning Consult published Wednesday. Republicans were slightly…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie The House Freedom Caucus (HFC) called for Congress to forgo the August recess Tuesday evening to continue to work on key legislative agendas, like tax reform and the 2018 budget. “We need to work through August recess to get everything done,” HFC Chairman Mark Meadows of North…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin Superman isn’t brave…He’s smart, handsome, even decent. But he’s not brave. No, listen to me. Superman is indestructible, and you can’t be brave if you’re indestructible. It’s people like you and your mother. People who are different, and can be crushed and know it. Yet they keep…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Islamic State terrorists attacked Iran for the first time Wednesday with two attacks in the country’s capital. The simultaneous attacks targeted Iran’s parliament building and a shrine dedicated to the Islamic Republic’s first Supreme Leader, Ruhollah Khomeini. The ISIS attackers used AK-47 style assault rifles, handguns and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green formally drafted articles of impeachment that are designed to force President Donald Trump out of office Wednesday. The representative asserted that the president obstructed justice by firing former FBI Director James Comey in May. Other Democrats, like California Rep. Maxine Waters and House Minority…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell President Donald Trump caught a lot of flak for withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement, and now North Korea is sharing its two cents on the matter. North Korea, a country not known for its efforts to make a better world, decried Trump’s decision as the “height…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grace Carr Out of every four black boys in California classrooms, three failed to meet reading and writing standards on the most recent round of testing, according to data from the state Department of Education (DOE). The state DOE administered the tests in the fall of 2016, but released the data at…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley The relationship between President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has reportedly become so strained that the AG offered to resign. ABC News, citing unnamed sources, reports that the president remains fixated on Sessions’ decision to recuse himself from the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley President Donald Trump had a crisp message for former FBI Director James Comey ahead of his testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. “I wish him good luck,” Trump told reporters at the White House, in response to questions about the former director’s testimony. JUST IN:…