LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti President Donald Trump did not call Russian President Vladimir Putin before sending 60 Tomahawk missiles to strike a Syrian airfield likely used in a Tuesday chemical weapons attack by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Trump justified the strike, saying it was in the “vital national interest” of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti A chemical weapons attack likely carried out by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Tuesday has reignited interest in why these weapons were banned in the first place. The first widespread use of chemical weapons dates to World War I when the Germans deployed chlorine gas. Both sides in the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti The U.S. military is developing several proposals for President Donald Trump to strike Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in response to what U.S. officials believe was a chemical gas attack he carried out Wednesday. The U.S. already had plans to take out Assad’s chemical weapons arsenal in 2013, which…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell President Donald Trump has stated that the U.S. will use “the full range of military capabilities” to defend America and its allies against North Korea, and one possible option is cyber warfare. “It is 100 percent possible” that the U.S. could prevent a nuclear strike by hacking…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Republican Sen. Rand Paul said Thursday Congress would need to approve military action in Syria, reports CNN. “The first thing we ought to do is probably obey the Constitution,” Paul said on “Kilmeade and Friends.” “When Nikki Haley came before my committee and I voted for her, I…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Rep. Thomas Massie appeared on CNN Wednesday and stunned the hosts when he expressed that he doesn’t believe that there is yet enough evidence to make a definitive statement on what happened or how it all went down, in regards to the reports that the Syrian government may have…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday his thinking on Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has changed since a Tuesday chemical weapons attack that killed more than 70 people. Trump, appearing a joint press conference with Jordanian King Abdullah, said his “attitude has changed very much” with regard to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been removed from his seat on the National Security Council, reversing one of the most controversial decisions of the young Trump administration, reports NBC News. Meanwhile, Energy Secretary Rick Perry has been added to the NSC according to Statesman.com. Per NBC: A filing on…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley diplomatically indicated that the U.S. may take action against Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad for a chemical weapons attack Tuesday in an address she gave to the U.N. security council Wednesday. “When United Nations fails to act collectively, there are times in…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell North Korean hackers allegedly gained access to secret allied war plans for a conflict on the peninsula. A South Korean investigation into a security breach last year revealed North Korean hackers accessed parts of Operations Plan (OPLAN) 5027, the Chosun Ilbo reports, citing South Korean defense sources. The…