LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is very optimistic about Judge Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation proceedings, according to an interview Thursday morning. Gorsuch was appointed to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat by President Donald Trump in February, and has been meeting with members of Congress ahead of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Uber, the ride-sharing tech giant, said it’s ditching a secretive tool used to elude authorities and regulators for years. Uber was evading officials of local governments, both within the U.S. and abroad, through a covert proprietary technology called “Greyball,” according to a lengthy story from the New York Times. The ride-hailing…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Attorney General Jeff Sessions told conservative radio personality Hugh Hewitt that he is open to hiring outside counsel to investigate internal practices at the Obama-era Department of Justice. Hewitt asked Sessions if he would bring in an independent investigator to probe the Justice Department’s handling of controversies…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Former President Barack Obama made a last-minute change to the way wiretapped intelligence is shared Jan. 12, which may have contributed to the proliferation of leaks plaguing the Trump administration. Obama changed the way National Security Agency intelligence is shared 8 days before leaving office, which allows globally…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A former New York Police Department officer killed himself after the FBI approached him during a traffic stop Wednesday. Gerard Benderoth, also a bodybuilder, shot himself in the head when the FBI and state agents came up to arrest him, reports the New York Daily News. “While…
Gage Fenwick, a former Libertarian candidate for Alabama Legislature, proposes two innovative solutions to soothe Alabama’s hemorrhaging budget.
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Paul Meekin “The press is depressingly shallow. They blow up little things, speculate about conspiracies and constantly obsess about “who’s winning?” Offensive remarks are taken out of context and amplified. Days later, it’s forgotten and the media move on to the next sensational accusation.” – John Stossel If you’ve…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman The New York Teamsters Local 707 pension fund has officially run out of money, making it the first pension fund of its type to dry up the way it did. The fund, which supported the retirement plans of 4,000 retired Teamsters on Long Island, ran out of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A study has found 94 percent of universities in the UK censor speech. The Free Speech University Rankings, published by the outlet spiked, ranks UK universities according to a color code. The color red denotes a school that has actively repressed speech, amber signifies a school that…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Aidan Mattis Latest in the statehood movement from the Federal Capitol of the United States of America comes a bill introduced by Democratic Del. Eleanor Holmes Norten. Norten argues that DC, a 227 year old federal municipality, deserves statehood because it is larger than two states, pays more in…