LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie President Donald Trump said Wednesday afternoon that senators should not leave Washington, D.C. for the August recess without taking action to repeal and replace Obamacare. The president said that any Republican senator who remains opposed to debating the Senate bill is signalling to their constituents that they…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley The Supreme Court denied a Department of Justice request to clarify its June 26 travel ban ruling Tuesday, effectively upholding a lower court order which curtailed Trump administration guidance on the scope of exemptions from the ban. The high court allowed President Donald Trump’s travel ban to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen The U.S. military rents office space in Trump Tower for security operations around the president, but doesn’t pay the Trump Organization directly, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The government entered an agreement to rent 3,475 square feet at Trump Tower for $130,000 per month, according to a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Joshua Gill The Chinese government banned religion for all members of the Communist Party of China, and threatened to punish those who show any support for religion. Every one of the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) nearly 90 million members must not only disavow any personal religious beliefs, but must also…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A video released Wednesday reportedly shows a Baltimore police officer planting drugs on the scene of a crime. The video, filmed in January, reveals a Baltimore Police Department officer putting a soup can with a plastic bag of drugs in it at the crime scene. The officer then…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen So-called pork spending has increased in the five years since Congress banned earmarks, according to a government group tracking federal spending. “Pork-barrel spending is alive and well in Washington, D.C., despite claims to the contrary,” Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) said in its annual Congressional Pig Book released Wednesday….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Grace Carr Anti-abortion protesters stormed a Chilean court room and had to be dragged out by government police while the nation’s senators voted to legalize limited abortions late Tuesday night. Chilean senators voted to decriminalize abortion in a limited range of cases, including rape, miscarriage and risk to the mother’s life, according…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Democrats who want to take control of Congress in the 2018 midterm elections are going to have to face the fact that strong supporters of President Donald Trump are most likely to vote, according to a poll released Wednesday. A very strong majority of 71 percent of all who…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed to retaliate against the U.S. on Wednesday after President Donald Trump imposed new sanctions on his country. Rouhani said that the sanctions violate the spirit of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and promised…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The people of North Korea have experienced unspeakable horrors in their society, as extreme human rights violations are reportedly common aspects of life in the hermit kingdom. North Korea regularly carries out brutal public executions at schools, sports stadiums, and markets for minor offenses such as petty theft…