LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grant M. Deltz Following Sunday’s surprising French presidential election resulting in a May 7 runoff election, the political folk of the world have seemingly become experts on politics in France. If you are late to the party and want a rundown on the two frontrunners to be the next…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Amid rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, it appears that the US-South Korean coalition is moving anti-missile defense systems into strategic positions. The U.S. military has started moving parts of the controversial THAAD anti-missile defense system into a planned deployment site in South Korea, Yonhap news agency reported…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky A strong majority of likely voters in the 2018 midterm elections believe that President Donald Trump either lied or stretched the truth during his time in the White House, according to a Tuesday poll released by Firehouse Strategies. Eighty percent of likely voters on either side of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order (EL CHAPO) Act, according to a press release on the Republican’s website. The US government is seeking the criminal forfeiture of $14B+ in drug proceeds & illicit profits from El…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Republicans in the Senate are calling on newly-confirmed agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue to support agriculture trade in President Donald Trump’s administration. “As you assume your new position in the Administration, I call on you to be a champion for free trade,” Nebraska Republican Sen. Ben Sasse wrote…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield It seems as though anything President Donald Trump touches, instantly becomes illegal. A federal judge on Tuesday blocked any attempt by the Trump administration to withhold funding from “sanctuary cities” that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration authorities, saying the president has no authority to attach new conditions to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett The Mexican Foreign Minister said Tuesday that construction of a border wall separating the U.S. and Mexico is a “hostile act.” Luis Videgaray Caso, the foreign minister, not only labeled construction as hostile, but stated that Mexico will refuse to contribute in any way to the border wall, Reuters reports….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Americans are expressing their support for a larger federal government, according to a poll released Monday by the Pew Research Center. Americans are split on their preferences for both the size and scope of the federal government. Some 48 percent of Americans would rather have a big…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Doctors could use “artificial wombs” to save premature babies, according to new research published by scientists with the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The study, published Tuesday, successfully kept unborn lambs alive in an artificial womb with nutrient-rich liquids. Lambs raised using the artificial wombs were normal in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell A crazy conspiracy theory about Taylor Swift made its way around the internet in China recently. With 700 million internet users, rumors travel fast in China. A particularly odd one started with Wu Xiaoping, the owner of a Chinese tech company. Once it hit cyberspace, it went viral….