LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Labor, CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder, withdrew his name from consideration Wednesday. In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Puzder said that he was “honored to have been considered by President Donald Trump to lead the Department…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Senator Rand Paul and the House Freedom Caucus took to Twitter on Wednesday to announce the caucus’ endorsement of Paul and Rep. Mark Sanford’s bill to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, utilizing Americans Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Today @ 1PM I'm holding a press conference w/ @RepSanfordSC & members of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The Washington Post (WaPo) is reporting that the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is demanding answers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation as to why intelligence officials listened in on former National Security advisor Gen. Michael Flynn’s calls with the Russian ambassador and later leaked information on those…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Sarah Hurtubise Humana will exit Obamacare exchanges entirely for 2018, the insurance giant announced Tuesday. The pool of customers on Obamacare exchanges has too few healthy patients to balance out the influx of sick and costly customers, the company said in a statement, calling the health care law’s market…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Rumors are swirling about musician Kid Rock being eyed as a potential candidate to take on Democrat Debbie Stabenow’s Senate seat in Michigan next year, according to Roll Call. According to Roll Call, The rocker’s name came up as a possible candidate at a Michigan Republican Party convention last weekend….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett A Nevada lawmaker introduced legislation to ban hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” Monday, even though there’s no such activity occurring in the state. The bill would prohibit fracking in the state and repeal all the regulations previously approved by the state’s Division of Minerals. There is currently no…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Sarah Hurtubise Several Senate Republicans are arguing for a full-scale repeal of Obamacare along the same lines as the 2015 repeal bill, paving the way for a GOP battle over some aspects of the law. Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday afternoon that he would support a repeal…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Sarah Hurtubise Blue Cross Blue Shield Association lobbyists have been pushing the Trump administration to keep several Obamacare provisions that are good for insurance companies, while trying to get the law’s high taxes on them repealed for good. The health insurance industry wants the Trump administration to preserve the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Disney has cut ties with Felix Kjellberg, a YouTube superstar from Sweden, after he posted a series of videos with anti-Semitic references. The 27-year-old viral sensation who goes by the name “PewDiePie” posted nine videos since August that feature anti-Semitic jokes or Nazi imagery, according to The Wall…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Richard Pollock In the final hours before his resignation, now-former White House National Security Adviser Michael T. Flynn said he “crossed no lines” in his discussion with Russia’s ambassador, but ultimately he was most concerned about the steady stream of leaks to reporters based on classified information. “In some of…