LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Jonah Bennetton GOP Sen. John McCain issued a statement Monday saying that he will produce a military strategy for Afghanistan in September, if President Donald Trump has no plan to offer. “More than six months after President Trump’s inauguration, there still is no strategy for success in Afghanistan,” McCain…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Will Rackeon The independent government agency tasked with auditing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday threw cold water on the Trump administration’s plan to hire 15,000 new immigration and border agents. The DHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) said in a new report that it is unlikely DHS…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Paul Meekin When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen. – George Washington Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is enigmatic game and seminal touchstone in modern interactive entertainment history. Released in 2007 as the War in Iraq raged, it was among the first modern…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Benjamin Hitzig For the last two years, we have time and time again been told about this thing called “The Swamp.” This isn’t a literal swamp, like the ones in Florida, but rather a metaphor for the disgusting climate that produces the politicians and lobbyists that only work for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Annie Holmquist It’s becoming increasingly apparent that there’s a decline of knowledge amongst today’s young people. The Nation’s Report Card – which shows that less than half of students are proficient in every academic subject – offers ample evidence of this. Other evidences are found through the comparison of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Henry Rodgerson Multiple reports have surfaced saying former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci was only hired to get rid of former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus. Scaramucci was removed from his position Monday, after 10 days on the job. The dismissal came alongside reports that White House senior…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Scaramucci Fired Before He Was Even Sworn In Michael Bastasch on July 31, 2017 White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci just 10 days after the Wall Street financier took the job. Sources told The New York Times that Kelly said to “members of the White House staff…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley ABC News White House correspondent Jon Karl told “This Week’s” Martha Radatz Sunday that Gen. John Kelly, the newly-minted White House chief of staff, will be a far more powerful presence in the West Wing than his predecessor, Reince Priebus. Karl says Kelly’s potential rivals have diminished…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Lee Enochs The hapless and ineffectual Mitch McConnell must immediately resign as Senate Majority Leader. While this reality is long overdue, being the disastrous architect of the Republican’s most recent healthcare debacle should seal his fate. The handwriting is clearly on the wall and as wise King Solomon once…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Martin Cothran If the birds and bees followed Planned Parenthood’s new guidelines concerning them, they would eventually have to be put on the endangered species list. The nation’s largest provider of abortions has new guidelines out on how to talk about sex to preschoolers. Having made it out…