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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) said that the United States cannot prevent “every terrorist attack” and thinks that the refugee vetting system needs improvement in an interview with Reason’s Matt Welch. Amash has been opposed to President Trump’s executive orders, calling them unlawful on social media. He…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Saagar Entegi Iran mobilized a large swath of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Saturday in response to President Donald Trump’s treasury sanctions for conducting illegal ballistic missile tests. Iranian military spokesmen indicated the IRGC would test 3 missiles as part of the exercise, “to showcase the power of Iran’s revolution…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Luke Rosiak Three brothers who managed office information technology for members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and other lawmakers were abruptly relieved of their duties on suspicion that they accessed congressional computer networks without permission. Brothers Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan were barred from computer networks at the House…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Buzzfeed was sued by XBT Holdings, the company named in the dossier that contained unsubstantiated allegations against President Donald Trump, reports McClatchy. The company argued that Buzzfeed included “libelous, unverified” information about them in the lawsuit. XBT Holdings is owned by Russian tech magnate Aleksej Gubarev…
h3>LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Ryan Pickrell The new secretary of defense reassured allies in Asia this week that the U.S. will honor its commitments, but drew China’s ire in the process. Much to Beijing’s displeasure, General James Mattis assured South Korea and Japan that the U.S. will uphold its commitments and stand by its…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Rachel Stolzfoos The federal judge who who ruled President Trump’s immigration ban must be temporarily stopped Friday made national headlines last year when he declared “Black Lives Matter” from the bench. U.S. District Judge James Robart, a George W. Bush appointee, recited the mantra while presiding over a case regarding the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Milo Yiannopoulos, in an interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News, said that the mainstream media is legitimizing violence against conservatives following the cancellation of his speech at UC Berkeley due to riots. Several supporters of Yiannopoulos were injured and pepper sprayed by masked men, while many…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza The President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte said that there will be “no peace” with communist rebels after the deaths of six soldiers and the abduction of three by the New People’s Army (NPA). “I have lost many soldiers in just 48 hours, I think to continue…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky) is joining efforts to end the Environmental Protection Agency by cosponsoring Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla) legislation. The Courier-Journal reports that Massie was first identified by the Pensacola News Journal when it reported on Gaetz’s bill as one of the cosponsors. “The…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias J. Atienza U.S. District Court Judge James Robart issued a block on President Donald Trump’s ban on travel from citizens from seven Muslim-majority nations. Politico reports that the judge ruled in favor of the attorneys general of Washington state and Minnesota, who had filed a lawsuit looking to…