LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Famous Washington D.C. restaurateur Jeffrey Gildenhorn tragically choked to death Wednesday doing what he loved — eating steak. Also a former mayoral candidate, Gildenhorn, 74, was dining at the Palm steakhouse in the city before he was sent to the nearby George Washington University Hospital, Fox News reports….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie declared that he plans to make fireworks fully legal in the state of Virginia in a Friday announcement. Virginia currently bans “explosive fireworks and fireworks that launch aerial projectiles,” including firecrackers, cherry bombs and bottle rockets. Other localities in Northern Virginia ban all fireworks within city…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Joshua Gill The Texas Supreme Court struck down a lower court’s ruling that same-sex couples are entitled to marriage benefits Friday. The Court ruled in Pidgeon v. Houston that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, while legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, did not adequately address the issue of government…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe A small twin engine plane crash landed on the 405 freeway in California Friday morning, skidding to a stop in the median after narrowly missing cars. The plane slammed onto the freeway near the Macarthur Boulevard exit ramp in Santa Ana and burst into flames, sending up plumes…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A Boston police officer received a six-month suspension without pay Thursday after he filmed a video that declared “black people have met their match.” Boston Police Department officer Joseph DeAngelo Jr. made a “spoof” video that featured a fellow officer, a dog and a black woman, reports USA Today. The…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Iran, the world’s top terror sponsor, denounced President Donald Trump’s travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries Friday, calling it a “shameful exhibition.” “US now bans Iranian grandmothers from seeing their grandchildren, in a truly shameful exhibition of blind hostility to all Iranians,” said Foreign Minister Javad Zarif…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe The House Intelligence Committee sent a letter to the White House Thursday threatening to subpoena for access to any documentation related to conversations between President Donald Trump and former FBI Director James Comey. GOP Rep. Mike Conaway of Texas and ranking Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California said in a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Project Veritas has released a new undercover video showing CNN producer Jimmy Carr calling American voters “stupid as shit” and saying most of the network believes President Donald Trump is crazy. Carr is the associate producer for CNN’s morning show “New Day,” which is hosted by Chris…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky GOP Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska agrees with President Donald Trump on repealing Obamacare as soon as possible, according to a Friday morning interview. The senator has been a very vocal opponent of the president over the past year, but said that congressional Republicans need to work on repealing the Affordable…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke Illinois is on the cusp of becoming the nation’s first state to carry a “junk” bond rating, as Springfield’s unprecedented budget impasse stretches into its third year. Ratings agency S&P Global recently warned Illinois that it will likely lose its investment-grade rating if Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner…