LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A video released Wednesday reportedly shows a Baltimore police officer planting drugs on the scene of a crime. The video, filmed in January, reveals a Baltimore Police Department officer putting a soup can with a plastic bag of drugs in it at the crime scene. The officer then…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen So-called pork spending has increased in the five years since Congress banned earmarks, according to a government group tracking federal spending. “Pork-barrel spending is alive and well in Washington, D.C., despite claims to the contrary,” Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) said in its annual Congressional Pig Book released Wednesday….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grace Carr Anti-abortion protesters stormed a Chilean court room and had to be dragged out by government police while the nation’s senators voted to legalize limited abortions late Tuesday night. Chilean senators voted to decriminalize abortion in a limited range of cases, including rape, miscarriage and risk to the mother’s life, according…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Democrats who want to take control of Congress in the 2018 midterm elections are going to have to face the fact that strong supporters of President Donald Trump are most likely to vote, according to a poll released Wednesday. A very strong majority of 71 percent of all who…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed to retaliate against the U.S. on Wednesday after President Donald Trump imposed new sanctions on his country. Rouhani said that the sanctions violate the spirit of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and promised…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield A student from Saudi Arabia, arrested 5 years ago, is potentially facing beheading for his alleged participation in a pro-democracy rally. Mujtaba Al-Sweikat was only 17 when he was arrested at the King Fahd International Airport in 2012 for allegedly attending a pro-democracy rally earlier in the same…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Reuters is reporting that former Republican presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman, will be nominated by President Donald Trump as the next United States ambassador to Russia. Huntsman if confirmed would be filling a role which would play center stage amid the accusations that Trump’s administration colluded with Russia during the 2016…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The people of North Korea have experienced unspeakable horrors in their society, as extreme human rights violations are reportedly common aspects of life in the hermit kingdom. North Korea regularly carries out brutal public executions at schools, sports stadiums, and markets for minor offenses such as petty theft…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grace Carr Charlie Gard has reportedly been granted permanent resident status in the U.S. thanks to an amendment passed by Congress. Congress passed an amendment granting “permanent resident status to Charlie Gard and family so Charlie can get the medical treatment he needs,” Nebraska Republican Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska tweeted Tuesday….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe The Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. after he was promised damaging information related to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign said she would like the opportunity to testify before the Senate. “I’m ready to clarify the situation behind this mass hysteria – but…