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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Environmentalists were in panic mode Wednesday as the Senate confirmed former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. Environmentalists opposed Tillerson before and after his nomination, citing his career in oil and natural gas and Russian business ties. It may be unsurprising then that every major…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read A Department of Defense Inspector General report has found several “weaknesses and flaws” in the military’s intelligence reporting on the Middle East, specifically the Islamic State. The Pentagon released an unclassified version of its investigation into U.S. Central Command’s intelligence processes Wednesday. The investigation was a response…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman Harley Davidson canceled an event with President Donald Trump after the motorcycle manufacturer grew wary of potential protests, according to a CNN report Tuesday. According to CNN, the event was scheduled to take place in Milwaukee, Wisc., Thursday, where Trump was to tour a Harley Davidson factory and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson An overwhelming majority of British members of parliament voted Wednesday to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to start Brexit negotiations with the European Union. The government’s European Union Bill passed with 498 votes to 114. The vote comes a week after the British Supreme Court ruled the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley The Judicial Crisis Network, a conservative advocacy group, has put $10 million behind a national effort urging Senate Democrats to support Judge Neil Gorsuch’s nomination to the Supreme Court. The campaign will include research, grass roots organizing, and significant ad buys targeting vulnerable Democrats. “Neil Gorsuch is exceptionally…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley Neal Katyal, who served as acting solicitor general in the Obama administration, urged Democrats to support the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch for the current vacancy on the Supreme Court. The solicitor general represents the U.S. government in all litigation before the high court. Katyal assumed the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos Texas Gov. Greg Abbott cut off state funds to a county that provides sanctuary to illegal immigrants Wednesday, following through on an earlier pledge to punish such sanctuary cities and localities. Travis County will no longer have access to $1.8 million in state criminal justice grants, Abbott announced…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read National Security Adviser Mike Flynn warned Iran in a statement Wednesday the U.S. will not sit by as the country continues to pose a threat by testing ballistic missiles. Flynn said Iran’s Sunday ballistic missile test was conducted “in defiance” of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Republicans in the House of Representatives have proposed legislation that would stop regulations requiring federal contractors to report any and all labor violations. The joint resolution, proposed Monday by North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx, makes use of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) of 1996, which allows Congress to overturn executive…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Apple is mulling over whether to pursue legal action to try to overrule the Trump administration’s executive orders restricting immigration. CEO Tim Cook said that he is in constant contact with “very, very senior people in the White House” because he wants to convince the administration that reversing…