LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Secretary of Defense James Mattis said that Iran is the biggest state sponsor of terrorism in a press conference in Tokyo yesterday, Russia Today reported. “As far as Iran goes, this is the single biggest state sponsor of terrorism in the world,” Mattis said at a press…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Vice President Mike Pence said that the federal judge who halted President Donald Trump‘s travel ban, “certainly” has the right do so, reported The Hill. “He certainly does, and that’s why the administration is complying with that order as we speak,” Pence told ABC’s “This Week” in an…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, has ended his support for UC Berkeley where he received his MBA in 1986. He announced on Friday that he would no longer be supporting UC Berkeley for his own safety and because of Milo Yiannopoulos, whose speech was canceled…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Army, businessman Vincent Viola, has withdrawn his name from consideration due to Defense Department rules concerning family businesses. The Military Times reports that “he had planned to transfer ownership to other family members but turn over operations responsibilities…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) said that the United States cannot prevent “every terrorist attack” and thinks that the refugee vetting system needs improvement in an interview with Reason’s Matt Welch. Amash has been opposed to President Trump’s executive orders, calling them unlawful on social media. He…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Buzzfeed was sued by XBT Holdings, the company named in the dossier that contained unsubstantiated allegations against President Donald Trump, reports McClatchy. The company argued that Buzzfeed included “libelous, unverified” information about them in the lawsuit. XBT Holdings is owned by Russian tech magnate Aleksej Gubarev…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Milo Yiannopoulos, in an interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News, said that the mainstream media is legitimizing violence against conservatives following the cancellation of his speech at UC Berkeley due to riots. Several supporters of Yiannopoulos were injured and pepper sprayed by masked men, while many…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte said that there will be “no peace” with communist rebels after the deaths of six soldiers and the abduction of three by the New People’s Army (NPA). “I have lost many soldiers in just 48 hours, I think to continue…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky) is joining efforts to end the Environmental Protection Agency by cosponsoring Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla) legislation. The Courier-Journal reports that Massie was first identified by the Pensacola News Journal when it reported on Gaetz’s bill as one of the cosponsors. “The…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza U.S. District Court Judge James Robart issued a block on President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations. Politico reports that the judge ruled in favor of the attorneys general of Washington state and Minnesota, who had filed a lawsuit looking to…