LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman President Donald Trump quoted former President Abraham Lincoln Tuesday in what could be interpreted as an endorsement of the 16th president’s protectionist ideals. “The first Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, warned that the abandonment of the protective policy by the American government will produce want and ruin among…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman Liberal comedian Rosie O’Donnell protested President Donald Trump Tuesday evening in what was billed as a “resistance address” to the president. O’Donnell joined a number of groups, including the ACLU, MoveOn.org Civic Action, the Hip Hop Caucus and DailyKos, for a protest outside of the White House…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will not attend President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening, continuing her unbroken streak of skipping addresses given by Republican presidents before Congress. Ginsburg was appointed to the high court by former President Bill Clinton in 1993. She…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson An European Union committee voted to lift National Front leader Marine Le Pen’s immunity Tuesday, which means she could face charges in France for tweeting images of Islamic State killings in 2015. Le Pen tweeted out a series of graphic images of ISIS victims — including the decapitated…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Security at the Stewart International Airport in N.Y. failed to screen names against the U.S. government’s “No Fly” terrorist watchlist for an unknown period of time because they reportedly “did not have access” to it. Badge-holding employees and flyers couldn’t be properly screened and vetted at the airport,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Could DREAMers See Path to Citizenship? By Kody Fairfield After a luncheon with the media today, President Donald Trump now seems open to considering possible legal status for some undocumented immigrants as part of a compromise to overhaul the nation’s immigration system. “The time is right for an immigration bill, as long…
By Kitty Testa I’m inclined to agree with Thomas Jefferson that our custom of the President addressing congress is too much like a Speech from the Throne. Jefferson delivered his constitutionally required remarks to congress in writing, and many others have as well. But in recent times the annual address has become a television event…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock Posters advocating “fighting fascism” and promoting an “Upstate Antifa” anti-fascism group were strewn across one university last weekend. “Fighting fascism is a social duty, not an antisocial crime,” read the posters, which contain a link to Upstate Antifa’s Facebook page. “Support your local antifa group and take…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Sarah Hurtubise Congressional conservatives say they have enough support in both houses to force Republican leadership to work on a broader Obamacare repeal bill similar to the one the GOP passed in 2016. “I think we have the votes now to tell the leadership this is what we want to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield An off-duty Los Angeles police officer was caught on cellphone video firing his gun after youths attacked him for holding the arms of a 13-year-old boy during a dispute outside the officer’s home in nearby Anaheim, reports The Blaze. The video of the incident, which took place last…