Have you ever wondered how agencies like the Department of Defense (DOD) decide which private contractor gets to build American satellites and military technology? Do they throw a coin in the air and whoever guesses right wins? With examples of billion-dollar rocket launches blowing up, cheap guns jamming, and old Humvees failing to protect the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A dean at Boston University urged students to “practice compassion” in an era of “institutionalized racism” and “policies hostile to Muslims” in a Sunday statement. Sandro Galea, the dean of and professor at Boston University’s School of Public Health, made the remarks in a statement titled “On Compassion,” featured…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock A college fired its LGBTQ director Jonathan Higgins, after the former director tweeted he was wary of “white gays and well-meaning women” and that “police are meant to service and protect white supremacy,” according to a Friday report. Jan Collins-Eaglin, an associate dean at Pomona College in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Joshua Gill Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Christians United For Israel conference Monday, affirming the American Christian Zionists as Israel’s best supporters. Netanyahu addressed the 2017 CUFI summit in Washington, D.C., in a live stream as he was on a diplomatic visit to Budapest, Hungary. He praised Christian evangelicals…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke The House Budget is slated to release their 2018 budget resolution Tuesday, which includes instructions for reconciliation for tax reform. The committee’s budget — which is expected to be marked up Wednesday — calls for steep cuts that would balance the budget over the course of a decade. The top-line levels…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Richard Pollock Ronald Glass, former director of democratic initiatives in Russia for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has broken a long silence, condemning then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s inaction after Russia banished the USAID program from its borders in 2012. “She was absent. The silence was deafening,”…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe The Senate will delay its vote on the health care bill, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Saturday night. My statement on @SenJohnMcCain pic.twitter.com/WSqc9axgzm — U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (@SenMcConnell) July 16, 2017 McConnell attributed the delay to Arizona Sen. John McCain’s expected absence, McCain underwent surgery to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke The Trump administration on Monday certified that Iran is technically in compliance with an agreement to limit its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, but warned that Tehran will likely face punishment for violating “the spirit” of the deal. Department of State review of Iran’s behavior over the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Henry Rodgers Z-Burger, a D.C.-based burger chain, is offering free “nothing burgers” for customers at one of their locations this week. The burger chain announced Monday that it will give customers a free “nothing burger,” which includes just a hamburger patty and a bun, at its Tenleytown location. The phrase has become common in reference…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Henry Rodgers President Donald Trump and his administration are speaking with potential candidates to challenge Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake. Flake has been a longtime critic of Trump and even refused to endorse him during his 2016 presidential campaign. Trump has personally spoken with Republican Arizona Treasurer Jeff DeWit, and…