LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos Portland Police responded quickly and decisively to a group of protesters blocking traffic in the city Wednesday, running one of them right into the ground in dramatic footage posted online. About a dozen police in riot gear approach the scene of the protest in the video posted to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti President Donald Trump stated his extreme displeasure with Private Chelsea Manning Thursday, after Manning admonished former President Barack Obama in an op-ed. Ungrateful TRAITOR Chelsea Manning, who should never have been released from prison, is now calling President Obama a weak leader. Terrible! — Donald J. Trump…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The Air Force should implement a buddy system to help combat sexual assaults among trainees, suggested Sen. Joni Ernst Wednesday. Ernst sent a letter to Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle, commander of the U.S. Air Force 502nd Air Base Wing and Joint Base San Antonio, outlining her suggestion….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield According to the Washington Post (WaPo), President Donald Trump will look to open a “major investigation” into allegations of widespread voter fraud, which he continues to claim exists. All without providing any evidence, and with the intent to prove he won the the November general election in both the Electoral College and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke GOP Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul introduced his Obamacare replacement plan Tuesday, calling on Republican lawmakers to “repeal and replace” the legislation simultaneously. Under the proposal, individual and employer mandates would be eliminated while popular provisions from the Affordable Care Act — including allowing dependents to stay on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Google booted 200 publishers from its advertising network partly due to the outcry of fake news spreading throughout the Internet. Google announced Wednesday that it reviewed 550 sites in roughly two months, and took action against 340 of them for violating policies. Two-hundred publishers were kicked out…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Officials from the NFL Player’s Association are pitching a more lenient policy on marijuana use to the league, in part to broaden pain treatment options for players. DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFLPA, announced the proposal Tuesday, which seeks to reduce penalties on players who use marijuana…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona said he’s leaning against voting for President Donald Trump’s pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, South Carolina Rep. Mick Mulvaney, Wednesday. McCain cited Mulvaney’s decision to vote in favor of pulling all the troops out of Afghanistan as the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris said spending on roads and bridges isn’t a matter of “transportation” but of “human rights” Tuesday. “Here’s the truth: infrastructure spending isn’t a transportation issue for most Americans — it’s a human rights issue,” she tweeted. We must appeal to our better…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos President Donald Trump will be able to order the construction of a wall on the Mexico border Wednesday with the stroke of a pen, because of a 2006 law passed with the help of Democrats including Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. The 2006 law authorized…