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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Scaramucci Fired Before He Was Even Sworn In Michael Bastasch on July 31, 2017 White House Chief of Staff John Kelly fired White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci just 10 days after the Wall Street financier took the job. Sources told The New York Times that Kelly said to “members of the White House staff…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley ABC News White House correspondent Jon Karl told “This Week’s” Martha Radatz Sunday that Gen. John Kelly, the newly-minted White House chief of staff, will be a far more powerful presence in the West Wing than his predecessor, Reince Priebus. Karl says Kelly’s potential rivals have diminished…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Joshua Gill Threats of violence against the owners of a Pennsylvania Bridal shop over their religious objection to LGBT marriage have caused the shop to shut down. The co-owner of W.W. Bridal Boutique, Victoria Miller, said the shop would only be taking appointments and would not be open for walk-ins…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Henry Rodgerson July 28, 2017 Outgoing White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus continued to defend President Donald Trump after news broke of his resignation Friday, saying the president “had a right to hit the reset button.” Priebus decided to go on CNN for his first interview hours after Trump announced he…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Following what has been a tumultuous couple days in the White House, with the Republicans newest failure to repeal Obamacare, and President Donald Trump’s infighting with staff, it appears the President has made the decision replace his Chief of Staff. Former Republican National Committee Chair Reince Priebus had been serving the Trump…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Joshua Gill Charlie Gard, the infant whose battle for life thrust the issues of parental rights and socialized medicine into the global spotlight, died in hospice Friday. The U.K. high court and The Great Ormond Street Hospital denied Chris Gard and Connie Yates their last wish Thursday to take…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett GOP Sen. John McCain criticized GOP Sen. Rand Paul for blocking the annual defense budget bill from moving forward for a quick vote Friday, as now McCain is expected to leave for cancer treatment Monday. Although the National Defense Authorization Act was a key item on the agenda for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Nick Givas Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York held a press conference Friday where he praised Republican Sens. John McCain of Arizona, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Susan Collins of Maine for killing their party’s attempt to repeal Obamacare. Republicans attempted to pass what they call a “skinny…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke In a Thursday statement, the State Department ordered families of U.S. diplomats at the embassy in Caracas to leave Venezuela in advance of a national vote that could upend the country’s political order and worsen its ongoing meltdown. Anticipating escalating violence, State also initiated a voluntary evacuation of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Anders Hagstrom Federal gun prosecutions are up 23 percent compared to the summer of 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday. The DOJ credited the spike to a March order issued by Attorney General Jeff Sessions to crack down on gun crime across the U.S. So far in…