LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White A conservative legal group is seeking communications from EPA officials who may have used a cell phone encryption app to prevent government oversight. Judicial Watch filed a Freedom of Information Act request Wednesday to obtain communications from agency employees who allegedly used the encryption app “Signal” to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie President Donald Trump promised a group of business leaders Tuesday that his administration is working on retooling Dodd-Frank, and will be replacing the law with “something else.” Trump ordered a thorough review in February of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act enacted in 2010…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti President Donald Trump harshly criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin’s backing of the Syrian regime Wednesday, but pledged that the U.S. had no intention of invading. Trump’s comments follow a Thursday U.S. cruise missile strike on a Syrian airbase suspected of dropping chemical weapons on civilians. Trump’s actions…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ethan Barton A federal grand jury indicted a Department of State employee Tuesday on multiple charges that she conspired to defraud the U.S. government by concealing gifts from and contacts with Chinese spies. Candace Marie Claiborne was already facing charges that she obstructed justice and made false statements. Tuesday’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen A Politico Magazine article shows the real smoking-gun connection between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin: An influential Jewish organization that has “has suddenly taken on outsize importance” in both the White House and Moscow. The article published Friday endeavors to show a link between Trump, who has many ties…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Lawmakers are taking steps to protect residents who consume legally procured marijuana in Oregon from the threat of a federal crackdown by the Department of Justice. It is unclear how aggressive the administration will ultimately be on the issue, but officials in Oregon want to ensure their…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ian Tartt President Trump, I am writing this as a concerned citizen. The responses from several countries to the missiles launched at a Syrian airfield have got many people, including myself, thinking that we’re on the verge of a major war, and perhaps even a nuclear war. Over the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Shares of United Airlines are down markedly Tuesday, after a viral incident in which a passenger was forcibly removed from his seat on the plane because the flight was overbooked. United Continental Holdings are down 3.99 percent as the airline deals with a significant backlash over the scene. If…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Dries Van Thielen Nevada loosened their laws concerning marijuana consumption during last year’s election night, making it one of the few states (Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Washington) with legislation to legalize marijuana consumption. As The Libertarian Republic reported earlier, marijuana businesses are lucrative and profitable. So much so,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman Federal Communications Commission Chairman (FCC) Ajit Pai said cellphone calls will continue to be forbidden on airline flights, ending any consideration to lift the ban. “I stand with airline pilots, flight attendants and America’s flying public against the FCC’s ill-conceived 2013 plan to allow people to make…