LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions expressed shock at the swift public backlash to his fiery rhetoric on federal marijuana policy and his opposition to legalization. Speaking on a range of issues at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona Tuesday, Sessions addressed his opposition to further easement of marijuana…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A Sacramento, Calif. officer was placed on administrative leave Tuesday after dash camera footage showed him beating a jaywalker. The Sacramento Police Department also plans to launch a criminal investigation into the unidentified officer’s actions, reports Fox News. “I can tell you the actions of this officer…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ethan Barton A federal grand jury indicted a Department of State employee Tuesday on multiple charges that she conspired to defraud the U.S. government by concealing gifts from and contacts with Chinese spies. Candace Marie Claiborne was already facing charges that she obstructed justice and made false statements. Tuesday’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch The Keystone XL oil pipeline could generate about $44 million in tax revenues a day once it’s fully up and running, according to a new report. “The expected economic, environmental, and strategic benefits of the Keystone pipeline outweigh its costs,” Kimberly VanWyhe, energy policy director at the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson German police are investigating Islamist extremism as a possible motive behind the Tuesday bombing of German soccer team Borussia Dortmund’s team bus, German media report. Three “serious explosions” explosions went off by the team bus as the players were about to head to the stadium for the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos President Donald Trump declined to issue a public statement of confidence in Steve Bannon Tuesday, indicating his chief strategist is indeed on the chopping block. Rumors of a major shakeup that could involve Trump firing Bannon are swirling in Washington following his demotion from the National Security Council…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen A Politico Magazine article shows the real smoking-gun connection between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin: An influential Jewish organization that has “has suddenly taken on outsize importance” in both the White House and Moscow. The article published Friday endeavors to show a link between Trump, who has many ties…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows said Republicans are growing closer to a consensus on repealing and replacing Obamacare and are presenting a plan to House Speaker Paul Ryan Tuesday. Meadows told USA Today he planned to deliver a plan that kept language requiring insurers to cover…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos White House press secretary Sean Spicer apologized on CNN Tuesday for referencing the Holocaust in remarks about the recent chemical weapons attack in Syria believed to have been carried out by the Assad regime. (RELATED: Press Sec. Spicer Forgets History, Says Even Hitler Didn’t “Sink to Using Chemical Weapons”) …
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock The father of a male student who committed suicide after he was accused of sexual harassment by a classmate at the University of Texas has filed a lawsuit against the school for infringing on his son’s Title IX liberties. Thomas Klocke, a straight male student at UT…