LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Luke Rosiak Closing tax loopholes can draw bipartisan support and is imperative for balancing the federal government’s books, Republican Sen. Jeff Flake says in a new report “Tax Rackets.” The report is his seventh major project examining the federal deficit. Flake reviews how tax loopholes increase the national debt…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday his thinking on Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has changed since a Tuesday chemical weapons attack that killed more than 70 people. Trump, appearing a joint press conference with Jordanian King Abdullah, said his “attitude has changed very much” with regard to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan have said they are willing to let Obamacare “implode,” but doing so tacitly lets a potentially unconstitutional program continue. Under the leadership of former Speaker John Boehner, the House filed suit against the Obama administration in 2014,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson The German government agreed on a proposal Wednesday to outlaw child marriages after finding more than 1,500 cases of immigrant minors having adult spouses. The Central Register of Foreign Nationals has documented a surge in child marriages in recent years. As of July 2016, 1,500 minors of non-German…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett Progressive groups cheered the removal of White House Chief Strategist Stephen Bannon from the National Security Council principals committee, saying that Wednesday’s decision constitutes a win against white supremacy and extremism. One of the groups, Jewish Voices for Peace, said that Bannon’s removal comes just in time for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Benjamin Hitzig Dave Rubin is a comedian turned talk show host who believes in the principles of Liberty, Social Liberalism, and Free Speech. Unlike many other journalists and talk show hosts who try to spin a story to fit an agenda, Dave Rubin listens. Tons of people have been on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grant M. Deltz A bill reportedly approved by German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet will fine social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook up to 50 million euros for failing to promptly remove hate speech and fake news from their websites. “Social-network providers are responsible when their platforms are…
By Dries Van Thielen Marijuana users will no longer face criminal charges in Kansas City. A recent referendum in the largest city of Missouri decriminalized marijuana. Therefore, consumers will no longer face jail time and the civil charge will drop to $25. On April, 4, voters in the Kansas City area cast their ballots…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) have teamed up once more to fix a “broken” criminal justice system, according to a press release by Senator Paul. The two introduced the REDEEM Act which would, according to Paul, “help people convicted of nonviolent crimes successfully…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Paul Meekin Russia claimed at a U.N meeting today that the chemical weapons attack that killed nearly 100 people in Idlib, Syria, was the fault of the rebels – claiming the airstrike carried out by the Syrian government was designed to attack a rebel weapons cache, which in turn ignited…