LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson Pierre de Villiers, the head of France’s armed forces, resigned Wednesday after a public dispute with President Emmanuel Macron. De Villiers said he could no longer carry out his duties amid budget cuts under the new administration. “In the current circumstances I see myself as no longer able…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opposed a Russian human rights sanctions bill weeks before her husband gave a $500,000 speech to a Moscow-based financial firm, according to campaign emails published by Wikileaks. Clinton was joined in her opposition to the sanctions bill, known as the Magnitsky Act, by…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kent Strobl New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman tweeted Tuesday morning a letter sent his former college professor sent him in which the professor apologizes for doubting Edelman and telling him to set “realistic goals.” The professor made the comment in 2006 during Edelman’s sophomore year at Kent State University…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Lawyers for the Knight First Amendment Institute appeared in a federal court in Washington Tuesday to argue the federal government must disclose so-called “secret law” or the collection of legal decisions the federal government does not release to the public. A division within the Department of Justice…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Anders Hagstrom Wisconsin lawmakers took major steps addressing its opioid crisis Monday, as Republican Gov. Scott Walker traveled the state signing 11 bills investing in combating opioid abuse and facilitating treatment. The bills are pieces of the Wisconsin HOPE agenda, an acronym for heroin and opiate prevention and education….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Alexa Archambault Following the death of the Republican health care bill in the Senate, Democrats have intensified their calls for GOP leaders to work with them on fixing Obamacare as opposed to repealing and replacing the highly-controversial legislation. “Democrats have said all along that the [Affordable Care Act] is not…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Oscar Hernandez could have finished his bachelor’s degree, but instead he elected to drop out of college to drive a taxi cab around Havana. The choice for Hernandez was simple: in Cuba, cabbies can earn way more money in a single day, or even one trip, than…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Tuesday the Senate will move forward on the motion to proceed on the Better Care Reconciliation Act despite three Republican senators vowing to vote against the measure. “We’ll have the vote on the motion to proceed to the repeal early next…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Tucker Carlson took a shot at the Democratic party on his Fox News show Tuesday saying “not every person with cyrillic letters in his name is working for Vladimir Putin.” Tucker called the Democratic standard for treason in the Russia investigation “appalling” after playing a sound bite…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock The University of California, Berkeley announced Monday that its student health insurance will cover hair electrolysis and fertility preservation, in addition to other services. UC Berkeley already provides hormone therapy and counseling to transgender students. “There are an infinite number of ways that someone can identify in regard to…