LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson Germany’s foreign intelligence service (BND) spent several years spying on U.S. targets, including the White House, Der Spiegel reported Thursday. The magazine claims it has seen documents containing around 4,000 selector keywords for BND surveillance between 1998 and 2006. It contains email addresses at the White House…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Sen. Rand Paul Engagement or embargo? That is the question not just in Cuba but also in places like Iran, Russia, and China. Should we trade, or should we withhold our trade in hopes of changing the behavior of other nations? Which will have more impact? For over half…
by Saagar Enjeti Secretary of Defense James Mattis expressed anger at the death of recently released North Korean prisoner Otto Warmbier at a Wednesday appearance with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. “There is no way we can look at a situation like this with any kind of understanding. This goes beyond any kind of understanding of law…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie President Donald Trump announced his administration’s policy towards the island nation of Cuba in a speech in Miami Friday afternoon. “Effectively immediately, I am canceling the previous administration’s completely one-sided deal with Cuba,” Trump said before an energetic crowd in Miami Friday morning. “Our policy begins by…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Dennis Rodman is in North Korea, and he didn’t arrive empty handed. The former NBA star gifted North Korean dictator a copy of President Donald Trump’s book “The Art of The Deal.” Other gifts included a copy of “Where’s Waldo? The Totally Essential Travel Collection,” two autographed…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Benjamin Decatur Secretary of Defense James Mattis blamed former President Barack Obama for the ongoing disaster in Afghanistan when speaking to a Senate Appropriations subcommittee Wednesday. Mattis argued that the Obama administration’s decision to pull support for Afghan forces allowed the Taliban to rebuild and refocus their efforts. “I believe that we pulled…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson French President Emmanuel Macron wants to end France’s 19-month state of emergency by effectively turning it into a permanent reality. France has been in a state of emergency since the Nov. 13, 2015 terror attack in Paris, which killed 130 people. Lawyers and activists now warn that a proposed…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson The European Union launched legal action Tuesday against Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic over their refusal to take refugees. The case stems from a decision to relocate 160,000 migrants proportionally across the EU. Hungary and Poland have refused to take a single refugee under the plan while…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke GOP Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul railed against a potential weapons sale to Saudi Arabia ahead of a vote to stop the arms deal Tuesday. The Kentucky Republican said selling billions of dollars in weapons to the country would implicate the U.S. in a proxy war in Yemen….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Secretary of Defense James Mattis admitted that the U.S. is not currently winning in Afghanistan while testifying before the Senate Committee on Armed Services Tuesday. “We’re not winning in Afghanistan right now,” said Mattis, while being questioned by Chairman John McCain. “And we will correct this as…