LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett The Mexican Foreign Minister said Tuesday that construction of a border wall separating the U.S. and Mexico is a “hostile act.” Luis Videgaray Caso, the foreign minister, not only labeled construction as hostile, but stated that Mexico will refuse to contribute in any way to the border wall, Reuters reports….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke A Silicon Valley man who provided logistical support and recruited for al-Qaida had his U.S. citizenship revoked by a federal judge Thursday. Egyptian-born Khaled Abu Dahab, 57, confessed to being a member of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, an al-Qaida affiliate, and said he had personal ties to Osama…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a clear warning Thursday to anyone thinking about illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. “When you are caught, you will be detained, adjudicated and deported,” Sessions said at a stop in El Paso, Texas with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly. “Do not come…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield US authorities have prepared charges to seek the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, reports CNN. The Justice Department’s relationship and attempt to develop charges against the controversial patriarch of Wikileaks started back in 2010, when the site first gained wide attention for posting thousands of files stolen by…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Attorney General Jeff Sessions says the MS-13 gang could be designated as a terrorist organization, reports the Hill. Fox News host Tucker Carlson asked Sessions whether he thinks the designation would be helpful, to which the AG said “I think so, perhaps. I believe it could qualify for that.” “There are rules…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Steve Birr Fiery rhetoric on marijuana legalization from Attorney General Jeff Sessions is prompting some states to preemptively act to limit federal power over local pot laws. “They could start issuing a bunch of threat letters, they could begin raiding and arresting people in various states,” Tom Angell, chairman…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s husband talked her out of running for president in 2016, according to an excerpt of her new book reviewed by the New York Post. Warren was considering a run in the Democrat primary against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Independent Sen….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Steve Birr Officials are taking steps to protect the burgeoning legal marijuana industry in Colorado from the threat of federal interference with a new law dubbed “the Sessions safeguard.” The proposal would allow the Colorado government to reclassify recreational weed as medical marijuana in the event of a shift…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall The Department of Justice questioned whether Obama’s police reforms in Baltimore would actually help the city during a public hearing Thursday. A Baltimore judge heard from concerned citizens, the police department and the Trump DOJ as to whether the Baltimore police should go ahead with the reforms, reports…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Activists and civil rights groups criticized the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) pause on police reform, calling the move “alarming” Tuesday. Many of the groups claimed the pause could potentially violate civil rights and harm the public, reports NBC New York. “Consent decrees are the means by which you…