LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White California lawmakers are stepping up their climate campaign ahead of President Donald Trump’s decision Thursday on whether to leave the Paris climate accord. Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown is pushing state leaders across the country to demonstrate support for the nearly 200-nation agreement if Trump pulls out of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett For the seventh time, a government agency has contradicted claims made by environmentalists and found hydraulic fracturing doesn’t pose a grave threat to drinking water. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) published a study Wednesday that examined 116 water wells across the energy-rich regions of Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Luke Rosiak Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose office equipment U.S. Capitol Police seized in a criminal investigation into congressional network security violations, admitted she violates official information security policy and blamed the House’s chief administrative officer for not stopping her. In a May 17 appropriations hearing on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky President Donald Trump is starting his 2020 re-election bid early with a high-dollar fundraiser slated for June 28, according to a report from Politico. The proceeds from the event will go to the “Trump Victory” fund that splits donations between the Republican National Committee and the Trump re-election effort. Each attendee to the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe California may be able to pay for a proposed $400 billion universal health care system through an increased sales tax and a new tax on corporate revenue, according to a report released Wednesday. The report, which was put together by economists at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, projects the state…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin “Landlord Real Estate Tycoon” is a perfect game for the Liberty-minded Capitalist on the go. Here’s how it works; after getting started with a set amount of money and some ‘coins’, the game pulls up a list of locations in a couple of block radius of your area….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Josiah Robinson Teens in Gardendale, Alabama must obtain a business license to cut grass for cash this summer. According to ABC 33/40, the licensure requirement is a result of pressure from officials and other lawn services. The required business license is $110, a significant entry cost for teens. Mowing lawns…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas At least one national media contributor thinks professional singer Ariana Grande, not Secretary of Defense (DOD) Jim Mattis, is the leader America needs to win the war on terror. The Nation contributor and University of Michigan history professor Juan Cole published an article Wednesday centered on Grande and how the Department…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Former Vice President Joe Biden launched a super PAC Thursday to support Democratic candidates, potentially paving the way for a 2020 bid for the presidency. The super PAC is named “American Possibilities” and will reportedly be “dedicated to electing people who believe that this country is about dreaming…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn pledged Wednesday that Senate Republicans will pass a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare this summer. Cornyn, appearing on the “Chad Hasty Show,” said that the Senate will “absolutely” repeal Obamacare “by the end of July at least.” The Senate leader cautioned…