Jacob Bojesson Displayed with permission from Daily Caller News Foundation The Turkish government fired more than 7,000 police, civil servants and academics Friday ahead of the one-year anniversary of the failed coup attempt in the country. More than 240 people were killed July 15, 2016 when soldiers attempted to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government. Some…
Henry Rodgers Displayed with permission from Daily Caller News Foundation A single tax dividing Republicans and Democrats could cause a serious battle amongst Republican lawmakers as they attempt to progress with their attempt to pass health care legislation. Democrats have rallied behind senators such as Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, arguing that the GOP’s health care bill is just a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Philando Castile’s mother slammed the National Rifle Association (NRA) Friday for waiting a year to give a statement on her son’s shooting, saying they took so long because he is black. Nekima Levy-Pounds, a civil rights lawyer, read a prepared statement from Valerie, Castile’s mother, that she…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White California Gov. Jerry Brown called climate change a threat to humanity Thursday in a desperate attempt to get California lawmakers on board his beleaguered plan attacking man-made global warming. Brown is trying to shame his fellow Democrats in the California legislature into getting on board his mission…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman The two biggest daily fantasy sports companies announced Thursday that they are no longer pursuing a merger, roughly a month after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) threatened to sue if they proceeded. The FTC voiced their intent to block any merger between the two firms, DraftKings and FanDuel, in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Henry Rodgers Political commentator and columnist Charles Krauthammer said Friday that the White House’s defense of the Russia narrative as Democratic nonsense is “officially dead.” In his Washington Post op-ed titled “Bungled collusion is still collusion,” Krauthammer said he had been puzzled by the claims that President Donald Trump and the White House had…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson France and Germany announced deeper cooperation plans for the future Thursday, including a number of defense and security initiatives. French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with their respective cabinets in Paris to discuss a number of projects. The countries will develop a new European fighter…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe Two former congressional staffers were indicted Thursday in connection with the theft and dissemination of nude photos and videos of the House member they worked for. Juan R. McCullum, 35, was indicted on two counts of cyberstalking for stealing nude photos and videos off Democratic Virgin Islands Del….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Former President George W. Bush called former President Bill Clinton “a brother with a different mother,” while speaking at the leadership summit in Dallas Thursday, CBS News reports. The former presidents spoke on issues related to their time in the White House, with Clinton warning future generations about the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett A microscopic animal could be the only species to survive a planet-wide extinction, Oxford University researchers announced Friday. The study argues that microscopic tardigrades would survive astrophysical catastrophes that wipe out all other life on Earth, and could stick around for another 10 billion years afterwards. Moreover, the…