LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke The Trump-transition team is reportedly considering plans to evict the White House press corps from its home in the presidential residence, in what White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer says is a move to actually increase the media’s access to the president. Citing three “senior sources,” Esquire…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall The Chicago Police Department (CPD) suffers from “systemic deficiencies,” according to a Friday report from the Department of Justice. The CPD has a pattern of using excessive force with Chicago residents, the 164 page document concluded. The department also conducts unnecessary foot pursuits that often lead to civilians…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Luke Rosiak Mary Kinney quietly retired last year as Ginnie Mae’s chief operating officer after officials there paid $900,000 to settle a subordinate’s racism complaint against her, then cashed in on her public service experience to land a position in a firm that uses minority status to win non-competitive…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield On April 25, 2017, the Clinton Foundation will officially shutter the doors to the Clinton Global Initiative’s main office in New York City. A WARN filing was completed on January 12, 2017 with the Department of Labor for the state of New York, stating that the 22…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel may be giving consideration to a run for the Governorship of California in 2018, say three Republicans familiar with his thinking. The Paypal co-founder, who was also an early investor in the social media site Facebook, has been discussing a prospective bid for the aforementioned…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos Democratic Rep. John Lewis said he does not see Donald Trump as a legitimate president on NBC’s “Meet The Press,” saying a Russian “conspiracy” to help him win invalidated the result. “I believe in forgiveness, I believe in trying to work with people,” he told Chuck Todd in an interview…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called for an FBI investigation into allegations President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign had links with the Kremlin following a closed-door briefing at the Capitol Friday. “The FBI should be investigating this charge, because what is it that the Russians know or have about…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A white student raised over $10,000 when her parents refused to give her money because she is dating a black man. Allie Dowdle, 18, launched a GoFundMe page to raise money for the rest of her college tuition, reports BBC. “I’ve applied and received some scholarship…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A Georgia cop claimed that “Black Lives Matter” was written on his Krispy Kreme order of doughnuts earlier this week. Now, the Smyrna Police Department has launched an investigation into the matter, reports Fox News. Blue Lives Matter, a pro-police blog, posted a photo of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kitty Testa Senators Lindsey Graham and Ted Cruz, both Republicans, have introduced a bill to withhold US financial support of the United Nations in response to the US’ failure to veto the UN Security Counsel’s Resolution 2334. The resolution declared that Israeli settlements in territories occupied since 1967 as…