LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grace Carr Broadway star Patti LuPone had strong words for the Trump administration while on the Tony Awards red carpet Sunday, refusing to perform if the president ever attended her show. LuPone, whose performance in “War Paint” earned her an acting nomination, said that President Donald Trump shouldn’t see her show, telling Variety reporter Gordon Cox on the red…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The U.S. is seeking almost two million dollars in civil penalties from a Chinese company accused of laundering money for a North Korean bank, the Department of Justice revealed Thursday. Mingzheng International Trading Limited allegedly conspired to evade U.S. economic sanctions on North Korea and served as a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A white woman apologized for her “white guilt” and privilege in a speech about race and inclusivity at DePauw University Saturday. Francesca Moroney Cooper, married to a wealthy lawyer and a 1992 graduate of the college, sought to address inequality in America and how white people have more privilege than…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A University of Florida instructor claimed that patriotism is “drenched in whiteness” and suggests that black Americans are “uncivilized” and “un-American” in a study discovered Thursday. The Journal of Ethnic Studies published graduate student instructor Dr. Micah Johnson’s study, entitled “The paradox of black patriotism: double consciousness,”…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe Former Trump transition team aides were ordered to preserve any documents related to Russia and the activities of a number of campaign officials, according to a memo issued by the transition team’s general counsel office Thursday. The memo, which was obtained by the New York Times and Politico, says former…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson The Russian defense ministry claims to have killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a May 28 airstrike in Raqqa, Syria. Russian forces in Syria launched the airstrike after receiving intelligence that ISIS leaders were planning a meeting in the outskirts of Raqqa. “According to the information that…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Joe Scarborough went after former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Friday for tweeting several statements about Robert Mueller, calling the Department of Justice special counsel a member of the “deep state.” WPost headline"Trump's actions now a focus now a focus of Mueller…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Ticket sales for Thursday’s annual congressional baseball game were higher than nearly every other major league game. A stunning record-setting 24,959 tickets were purchased for the game, according to a report from the New York Times. That’s more attendance than five of the twelve regular major league games played…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman President Donald Trump blasted former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Twitter after expressing frustration with reports that he is under investigation for potential obstruction of justice. “They made up a phony collusion with the Russians story, found zero proof, so now they go for obstruction of justice…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett The Pentagon is preparing to send nearly 4,000 troops to Afghanistan to fight in America’s longest war in an effort to turn the tide against the Taliban. A Trump administration official told the Associated Press that Secretary of Defense James Mattis is likely to make the troop…