LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman The U.S. economy added 138,000 new jobs in May, according to the jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday. The labor force participation rate fell slightly to 62.7 percent during President Donald Trump’s fourth full month in office, continuing to trend at its lowest rate since the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch Democratic officials have vowed to implement the goals of the Paris climate agreement, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the accord Thursday. New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio vowed to issue an executive order soon to honor the goals of the Paris accord, which is…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Dozens of people perished at an entertainment resort in the Philippines Thursday after a gunman set fire to the facility. A heavily-armed male began firing off shots and setting casino tables on fire after entering Resorts World Manila in Pasay, a suburb on the southwest side of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Former President Barack Obama has waded into the governance of his successor, attacking President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris agreement on climate change. Obama accused Trump of “rejecting the future” and creating an “absence of American leadership” in the world by pulling out of another…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White France’s President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that his country has no interest in taking up the Trump administration’s offer of renegotiating the terms of the Paris climate deal. Macron told President Donald Trump that France will keep open lines of communication with Washington, D.C., but the country will no…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch As President Donald Trump prepared to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris agreement on climate change, the media is rife with stories about how China pledged to fully implement its global warming pledge. China did vow to keep its Paris agreement commitments, but that won’t really mean much…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie The U.S. economy could lose thousands of jobs and billions in revenue if America reverses course with former President Barack Obama’s Cuba policies, according to a report released Thursday by Engage Cuba. President Donald Trump is slated to announce a rollback of Obama’s Cuba policies, but the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Comedian Samantha Bee said Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s infamous tweet that included new word “covfefe” was most likely caused by his over-excitement of using social media. “This is what happens when you’ve abstained from your phone for nine days, you ejaculate just like that,” the TV show host said on-air,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke A teenage girl from Chicago has been charged with the gruesome slaying of an Uber driver, whom she allegedly stabbed to death with a knife and machete she stole from Walmart just minutes before the unprovoked attack. Eliza Wasni, 16, was charged Wednesday afternoon with the murder…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, is looking for a way to remotely guest host Sean Hannity’s radio program, after the Fox News anchor offered him the opportunity to participate. Assange tweeted Tuesday that people had suggested that he host his own weekly podcast from the Ecuador Embassy, where he has been sequestered since…