LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Steve Birr Displayed with permission from Daily Caller News Foundation Democratic lawmakers are pushing for new restrictions treating vaping devices like traditional cigarettes, limiting where the devices can be used. The proposal, which passed through the state Senate Monday, amends New York’s Indoor Clean Air Act to include electronic cigarettes. Under the…
Eric Lieberman Displayed with permission from Daily Caller News Foundation Eighteen prominent tech executives are set to meet with President Donald Trump and his associates Monday at the White House as part of a larger summit. The group of political officials and private sector leaders is expected to discuss topics like immigration, specifically the H-1B visa…
by Andrew Langer Recently, a judge in the Southern District of New York made a controversial ruling that, if not overturned, could increase the cost of music for consumers across America and pollute the market with a new form of “copyright troll.” At issue is how music is licensed by everyone, from radio stations to…
A new Gallup poll reveals that Americans dislike the Federal Government more than any other major industry in the country. The study shows that only 28 percent of those polled had a positive view of the government, while a whopping 55 percent had a negative view. 16 percent participating had a neutral view or no…
By Chris White Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton apologized Monday for saying in March that she would put coal mines “out of business” after being confronted by a former West Virginia coal miner. The former secretary of state called the comments a “misstatement” during her coal country campaign ahead of Kentucky’s May 17 Democratic primary election. Clinton is…
By Andrew Follett The various nations of the European Union pay a lot more for electricity than American states do, according to an analysis of data by The Daily Caller News Foundation. The DCNF aggregated average annual power prices from the E.U. and U.S. in 2013, the last full year of data. The average European spent 26.9 cents…
By Michael Bastasch A libertarian think tank was served with a subpoena by U.S. Virgin Islands prosecutors as part of a racketeering probe not long after Democratic attorneys general promised to investigate groups with ties to the oil industry for allegedly misleading the public on global warming. More subpoenas are likely on the way as…
Michael Bastasch Coal mines shed more than 11,000 jobs in the last year, according to recently released employment data, as the industry continues to contract under onerous federal regulations and faltering demand. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports there were around 56,700 coal miners employed across the U.S. as of March 2016, which is down about…