LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr States with medical marijuana programs are experiencing substantially lower rates of opioid addiction and overdoses, according to a new research study. Critics of legal marijuana programs often fear access to the plant will have a negative impact on public health, but the study, published in Drug and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke House Freedom Caucus Member Rep. Mo Brooks of Alabama said he plans to force a vote on a full repeal of the Affordable Care Act using a procedural tool that could cause some major headaches for GOP leadership. Brooks — who introduced a one-sentence bill to repeal…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has no plans to change city policies that shield illegal immigrants, even after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced Monday he will withhold Department of Justice (DOJ) funds from local jurisdictions that don’t comply with federal immigration law. Emanuel has adamantly defended Chicago’s status…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch A National Academies of Science (NAS) committee ruled the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should continue to conduct studies exposing humans to air pollutants the agency claims causes premature death. The committee found that “EPA’s procedures are consistent with and indicative of ethical approaches to human-subjects research” and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters Tuesday that Judge Neil Gorsuch will be confirmed to the Supreme Court on Friday, Apr. 7. “We’re going to get Judge Gorsuch confirmed,” McConnell told reporters. “There will be an opportunity for the Democrats to invoke cloture. We’ll see where…
Andrew Follett A former employee of the famed animal rights group, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), said her former employer intentionally euthanized healthy and adoptable dogs and cats. Ex-PETA employee Heather Harper-Troje filed an affidavit, obtained by the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF), alleging her supervisors asked her to euthanize healthy…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Sen. Rand Paul, a Republican from Kentucky, took to the floor of the Senate on Monday to say that the addition of Montenegro to the NATO alliance holds no national security value. He voted against a cloture motion which would have ratify the Accession Protocol for Montenegro to become the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield On Monday, host of “Morning Joe” Joe Scarborough called for President Donald Trump to fire Chief White House Counsel Steve Bannon in order to salvage his presidency. The conversation that led to the host making his comments, revolved around President Trump’s low approval ratings. Scarborough stated, “His [Trump] base is 35-36%….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rescind a slew of Obama administration policies aimed at tackling global warming and promote “energy independence.” “The miners told me about the attacks on their jobs and their livelihoods,” Trump told those gathered at Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters where he…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jenna Ranger According to Oklahoma State Rep. George Faught, who introduced a bill that would make abortions on the grounds of genetic abnormalities, such as Down’s Syndrome, illegal with no exceptions: “Life, no matter how it is conceived, is something to be protected.” The left consider this statement along with many…