Molly Prince Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York stated Wednesday that her calls to abolish the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) were misconstrued, claiming that despite saying “we need to abolish ICE,” she believes America still needs an agency that will fulfill the goals that ICE was created to achieve. Claiming that the agency has…
Hanna Bogorowski A Department of Veterans Affairs watchdog has revealed the agency performed nearly 20,000 unnecessary medical exams for disabled veterans in 2017, costing over $10 million. The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) required thousands of veterans to go through “re-examinations” to verify if their disabilities or conditions were still present or had gotten worse, according…
A new report by Open the Books details the 560,771 grants the federal government doled out in fiscal year 2016. The results are not pretty. The report shows earmarks (aka “pork”) are a bipartisan problem that cost taxpayers $583 billion in FY 2016. A breakdown of the 10 congressional districts receiving the most pork shows…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Jonah Bennett U.S. Navy veteran Eric Walker was told to go home and take care of his cocaine addiction when he went to the emergency room at the Dorn Veterans Hospital in South Carolina over serious stomach pains. It turns out 47-year-old Walker, who served in the Navy during the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Ryan Pickrell The U.S. military issued an apology Wednesday after part of a military helicopter fell on an elementary school in Japan, injuring a little boy. The metal-framed window of the largest and heaviest helicopter in the U.S. military, a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion transport aircraft, fell on a playground…
As one of the most populated cities in both the East and West Coast, it is a huge wonder how New York City is able to keep its waste materials at bay. In the previous year, the city has reportedly produced more than 14 million tons of trash on average, and that estimate alarmingly outnumbers…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: DISCLAIMER: Pronouns used during this article were the original pronouns published by the Daily Caller News Foundation and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Libertarian Republic, its staff staff, or the owner of this publication. Jonah Bennett The Pentagon has shot back against Chelsea Manning’s claims that he…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Ethan Barton Some of the most highly toxic waste sites in America aren’t being cleaned because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) refuses to send staff where they’re needed most, a government watchdog reported Tuesday. The EPA hasn’t changed how it distributes staff to Superfund sites in 30 years, despite acknowledging…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Anders Hagstrom A U.S. district judge may refuse to rescind Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s conviction for ignoring a court order, despite President Donald Trump’s pardon, according to a Thursday filing. President Trump pardoned Arpaio Aug. 25, but U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton said the federal government would need to convince her to drop…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written By Kitty Testa Fall is in the air here in the Midwest, a favorite time for many. The leaves are turning yellow, orange and red. We’re into sweater-weather evenings with bonfires and s’mores, and the store shelves are being stocked with Halloween candy… What!?! $4 a pound for Snickers?…