LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) team has announced that Republican from Kentucky plans to force a vote on a $110 billion defense deal President Donald Trump signed with Saudi Arabia. According to the Hill, an aide from Paul’s office explained that the liberty Republican plans to introduce a measure to disapprove of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell President Donald Trump and President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte had an interesting discussion about the growing threat from North Korea in late April. “What’s your opinion of him, Rodrigo?” Trump asked, referring to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, according to transcripts of the phone conversation, which…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch U.S. intelligence overheard a Russian operative brag about targeting Hillary Clinton in the upcoming 2016 presidential election as payback for an “influence campaign” the former secretary of state ran against Vladimir Putin five years earlier. Senior intelligence officials told Time that a Russian military intelligence officer with…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Members of the Trump campaign had at least 18 different undisclosed exchanges with Russian government officials, Reuters reports. Officials who described the calls to Reuters said they saw no evidence of wrongdoing or collusion between the two, though it does contradict past claims by the Trump campaign…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Two former Israel intelligence chiefs have suggested Israel should consider holding back intelligence from the U.S. in light of President Donald Trump’s recent disclosure to Russia. “If tomorrow I were asked to pass information to the CIA, I would do everything I could to not pass it to them….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti The Trump administration is trying to facilitate the release of a Pakistani doctor who was jailed for helping the CIA locate Osama Bin-Laden, The Wall Street Journal reports. The doctor, Shakil Afridi, started a fake vaccination program to both locate bin Laden and attempt to get his DNA. The…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson The Austrian parliament passed a number of integration measures Tuesday, including a ban on the burqa and mandatory German classes for migrants. Wearing a full-face veil in public may result in a 150 euro fine ($167). Migrants will also be required to enroll in a one-year integration…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ian Tartt This is the final entry of a three-part series examining the gradual death of the American Dream. The first entry examined how the groundwork was laid, the second focused on the next stage that built upon that initial foundation, and this will look at further expansions that…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took issue with President Donald Trump’s reliance on Kurdish militia groups to defeat the Islamic State in a Tuesday visit to the White House. Erdogan declared that U.S. reliance on these Kurdish groups “will never be accepted” and goes against “past agreements,” while…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett The Department of State is alleging that the Syrian government is mass executing thousands of prisoners and then cremating the bodies to hide all traces of evidence. About 50 detainees are reportedly being executed a day at the Saydnaya military prison near Damascus. The State Department believes…