LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr A former NFL player for the New York Jets is suing Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the federal government over the nation’s prohibition of marijuana. Marvin Washington, who was drafted as a defensive end for the Jets in 1989, and four other plaintiffs are targeting Sessions, the Department of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe President Donald Trump allegedly recently called a longtime political adviser to ask “what would happen if I fired Sessions,” after repeatedly airing his disagreements with the prominent cabinet member. The unnamed political associate counseled against the dismissal, arguing “If you’re going to fire people at Justice, don’t you want to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is growing increasingly frustrated with his relationship to the White House and may not serve even a full year as the nation’s top diplomat, Reuters reported Tuesday. Tillerson has confided in friends that he will be lucky to last a year on the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley President Donald Trump has reportedly raised the prospect of replacing Attorney General Jeff Sessions with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, as the relationship between Trump and his embattled AG grows increasingly strained. Axios’ Mike Allen reports that Trump has mused about tapping Giuliani for AG in private…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kitty Testa As I rode into work Friday morning, I switched on the radio and happened upon The Mike Gallagher Show. I caught him in mid-sentence, complaining about malcontents who criticize the police. He was discussing the fatal shooting of Justine Damond by Minneapolis police officer, Mohamed Noor. Apropos…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Anders Hagstrom With Kentucky becoming the 13th state to adopt “Blue Lives Matter” legislation Wednesday, the ACLU is doubling down on opposing the police protections on both the federal and state levels, a spokeswoman told The Daily Caller News Foundation Friday. The Kentucky law makes attacking police a hate crime,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will review lower court rulings blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order on refugee and migrant entry, and stayed injunctions barring the order’s enforcement. The announcement is a major victory for the president, whose signature immigration policy has been…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The Kremlin has reportedly decided to recall Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Sergey Kislyak, who has been described as the “most radioactive man in Washington.” While Kisylak was initially expected to be appointed to a position at the United Nations headquarters in New York, possibly the counterterrorism…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe Two bills that would strike down mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders were recently introduced in the Massachusetts House, as yet another state ignores Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ push for “tough-on-crime” policy. Sessions has pushed for mandatory minimums since his appointment in January, ordering DOJ prosecutors…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr The Democratic governor of Pennsylvania is “disturbed” by Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ attempt to roll back protections for state medical marijuana laws and threatened legal action in a letter Thursday. Gov. Tom Wolf is reacting to a request from Sessions to Congress to eliminate a rule barring…