LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Jonah Bennett GOP Sen. Marco Rubio is now calling West Point graduate and political extremist Spenser Rapone, who openly expressed support for communism while in uniform, a clear “national security threat.” Following a piece from The Daily Caller which revealed that Rapone had been reported as long ago as 2015 for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Chuck Ross The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday that some news outlets will be left “with egg on their face” over their reporting on the Russia investigation. North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr issued the warning in an interview with CNN. He had been asked to respond to a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: South Windsor, CT town council candidate Ritu Goel withdrew from the race after controversy surrounding her recent Facebook post. Mrs. Goel suggested that gun owners should’ve been killed in the Las Vegas shooting and not innocent victims. The town mayor and members of her community, were appalled by her comments….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Anders Hagstrom A federal judge reluctantly upheld the presidential pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio Wednesday, saying that Arpaio was “escaping punishment for willful violation” of a court order. President Donald Trump pardoned Arpaio, 85, in August, and U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton said Wednesday that she had no choice…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: TIM PEARCE Energy Reporter A new Shake Shack opening up in New York City’s East Village is trading human cashiers in for robots in order to pay the rest of the shop’s employees a $15 an hour wage. The newest building is an experiment that Shake Shack management hope…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Jack Crowe A number of prominent Republican lawmakers are considering legislation that would outlaw the “bump stock” device used by the Las Vegas gunman to enable his semi-automatic rifle to fire like an automatic weapon. Conservative Republicans, historically averse to limitations on Second Amendment rights, appear to have softened on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: JULIEGRACE BRUFKE Capitol Hill Reporter Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Tim Murphy announced Wednesday he won’t seek re-election in the wake of reports the pro-life congressman called on his mistress to have an abortion. “After discussions with my family and staff, I have come to the decision that I will not seek…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Tim Pearce The 9th Circuit Court ruled that an Alaskan hunter does not have the right to travel through Alaska’s wilderness in a hovercraft, despite state law saying otherwise. The most recent ruling against hunter John Sturgeon comes after the U.S. Supreme Court heard his case and decided to send…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Rob Shimshock Massachusetts will remove its only Confederate memorial following Columbus Day weekend, the state announced Monday. The headstone honoring 13 Confederate soldiers sits on Georges Island near Boston, reported The Boston Globe. The state previously boarded up the memorial in June, as pictured below. The now-defunct Boston arm of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Saagar Enjeti Las Vegas shooting victim and U.S. Navy veteran Christopher Roybal posted a vivid description of what it is like to be shot at months before his death, referencing his time serving in Afghanistan. Roybal was a Denver resident working at a fitness center and celebrating his upcoming birthday with his…