LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett Retired Vice Adm. Robert Harward abruptly turned down President Donald Trump’s offer to replace Michael Flynn as national security adviser, and Trump is trying to change his mind. According to two sources familiar with the matter who spoke with Financial Times, Harward told Trump he could not…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Holdovers from the Obama administration in the Pentagon are hampering efforts to fix the military’s major readiness problem, leaving Secretary of Defense James Mattis alone in his efforts to properly equip U.S. forces, according to the chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services. “I am concerned…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson NATO figures show several countries are far below the 2 percent of GDP spending criteria as the Trump administration pushes for countries to increase spending under threat of a more “moderate” commitment from their strongest ally. Out of the alliance’s 28 members, just five meet the spending goal. U.S….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Russia’s secret deployment of a new cruise missile may constitute a violation of a crucial arms control agreement dating back to the Cold War, Trump administration officials told the New York Times Tuesday. The weapon in question is known as the SSC-8, an intermediate-range, ground-based cruise missile which…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett A former Department of State official confessed Monday that the reason no one in the Obama administration referred to certain acts of terror as “radical Islam” is because they were scared of alienating Muslim allies. In an op-ed written for The New York Times, Richard Stengel, who…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Pyongyang claims it successfully tested a new ballistic missile Sunday, signaling another advancement in North Korean ballistic missile technology. The missile North Korea tested early Sunday morning under the direct supervision of Kim Jong-un was a new medium-to-long-range missile that the North refers to as Pukguksong-2. The weapon…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett A top Russian official is worried about the team of advisers surrounding President Donald Trump, who reportedly seem to be pushing him into alarming and aggressive rhetoric against Iran and China. Konstantin Kosachev, who serves as chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Federation Council, said…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti President Donald Trump warned the Islamic Republic of Iran Friday to cease missile tests and other aggressive behavior, while knocking the Obama administration for encouraging the behavior. Iran is playing with fire – they don’t appreciate how “kind” President Obama was to them. Not me! — Donald J….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jacob Bojesson A French soldier prevented a terrorist attack on the world famous Louvre Museum in Paris after a knife-wielding man shouted, “Allahu akbar.” French outlet BMF TV reports the man tried to enter the shopping center at the museum with two briefcases. He pulled out two machetes when…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Were the U.S. to go to war with North Korea, there is no guarantee that it could be contained to the Korean Peninsula, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff revealed in the latest issue of Joint Forces Quarterly, a National Defense University publication. Marine Corps…