LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos President Barack Obama placed a letter to Donald Trump inside the top left drawer of the Resolute desk and left the oval office for the last time Friday, just a few hours ahead of Trump’s inauguration. Footage from outside the White House shows Obama alone in the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Members of the group refusefacism.org targeted a reporter with The Daily Caller News Foundation late Thursday evening, destroying personal property in the process. The group’s protest began Thursday afternoon, the day before President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office. An unnamed member of the organization approached TheDCNF…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson A Russian manufacturing company has minted a $10,000 coin to commemorate the inauguration of Donald Trump as president. The coin was manufactured by Art Grani and features the face of Trump on one side, with the Statue of Liberty and the words “In Trump we trust” on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch President Obama’s time in the White House is ended, and after eight years, his administration has imposed more than 3,000 regulations and added nearly $8 trillion to the national debt. Obama started his presidency on a wave of optimism, working with a Democratic-controlled Congress to pass a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Brendon Berger Hello, my name is Brendon and I am an NFL fan. I love watching football, in particular the Pittsburgh Steelers, because who doesn’t like watching the good guys win? I’ve purchased Madden EVERY year for going on 20 years now, regularly take the first day of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett A group of veterans crashed GOP Arizona Sen. John McCain’s office Wednesday to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state and were subsequently arrested after refusing to leave. About 10 veterans showed up at McCain’s office Wednesday to try and persuade him not to vote in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Six NASA-funded scientists are about to begin six months of simulated life on the Red Planet. They’ll live not on Mars, but in a tiny dome simulator in Hawaii that’s just 36 feet wide and 20 feet tall, designed to closely simulate the Red Planet’s conditions. The mission…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Officials in Illinois will attempt a Philadelphia-style soda tax implemented on retailers statewide, which critics argue will only lead to higher prices and angry shoppers. The proposed legislation will place a large beverage tax on sugary products in the name of improving public health and curbing obesity. The…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti President Barack Obama pledged throughout the 2008 campaign to end the “bad war” in Iraq and win “the good war” in Afghanistan. Now, days away from the end of his tenure, it’s clear all he’s done is make both worse. Obama’s vacillating strategy — withdraw from then politically ignore…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky A Democratic lawmaker plans to initiate impeachment proceedings against President-elect Donald Trump as soon as possible, according to a Wednesday interview with The Young Turks. Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin won election in Maryland’s 8th Congressional District for the first time in 2016, and it appears the former…