LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Attorney General Jeff Sessions has asked for the resignations of all remaining U.S. attorneys appointed by former President Barack Obama. A U.S. attorney is the chief federal prosecutor in a particular jurisdiction. It has become standard practice during recent transitions for appointees of the previous administration to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi had planned to retire from Congress if Hillary Clinton won the presidential election. “If Hillary had won, I was ready to go home,” she told reporters Friday. Instead, she opted to stick around and try to fend off Republican efforts to dismantle…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A Queens postman testified against two New York Police Department officers Thursday, alleging they terrorized him. Karim Barker told the court that the NYPD officers brutally assaulted him because he unknowingly gave directions to a cop killer, reports the New York Daily News. “I won’t ever be…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Secretary of Defense James Mattis condemned the actions of hundreds of Marines who were caught sharing nude pictures of their female colleagues on social media Friday. Mattis’s statement came in response to the revelation that members of the Marines United Facebook page were sharing links to Google Drive folders that…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock The University of Missouri has given over $1 million in “incentive payments” to its administrators, over $400,000 of which was received by the chancellor who resigned from the school following its 2015 protests. “In 2015, 2016 and 2017, the Board of Curators or System President approved approximately…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Earlier today, Rep. Justin Amash left a sober and simple message to his constituents in Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District after missing his first ever vote as a Congressman. Lucky for Amash, his fans responded to his apology with praise and support. On Friday, Amash was out taking the fight…
Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway called for paid parental leave in a speech to the United Nations on International Women’s day this Wednesday.
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman A former union official with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) pleaded guilty to federal charges of embezzling over $180,000 from a branch of the union, according to the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice. Takisha Brown Dorsey, who was elected chairperson of the union representing corrections…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A college president condemned “hate” after a message surfaced telling white girls to take off their hoop earrings, but took care to avoid condemning the original message. The president of Pitzer University, Melvin L. Oliver, responded to the message, “White Girl, Take OFF Your Hoops!!!” in emails…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Islamic State leaders have retreated from their de facto capital in Raqqa, leaving their men behind to die as U.S.-backed forces close in on the Syrian city. The ISIS leaders are planning to continue their fight in other friendly areas in Iraq and Syria, a defense official…