Paul Ingrassia on February 14, 2019 Republican senators were mixed in their opinions on securing border wall funding Thursday, with some calling a national emergency necessary and others saying Congress should just “do its job” to come to a solution. Florida Sen. Rick Scott said a formal national emergency declaration was a necessary consideration given the reality of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kevin Daley GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, urged President Donald Trump not to fire Attorney General Jeff Sessions in a Wednesday tweet. The senator warned the president that his committee would not take up a new nominee for attorney general, should he dismiss Sessions….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke In the wake of the clean Obamacare repeal failing in the Senate Wednesday, GOP lawmakers are rumored to be considering a “skinny repeal,” aimed at abolishing a handful of key Obamacare provisions. The measure would likely eliminate the individual and employer mandates and roll back the medical device tax…
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 Robert Donachie Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn pledged Wednesday that Senate Republicans will pass a bill to repeal and replace Obamacare this summer. Cornyn, appearing on the “Chad Hasty Show,” said that the Senate will “absolutely” repeal Obamacare “by the end of July at least.” The Senate leader cautioned…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Following in the decision of many others, and evidently not wanting to add to the chaos of the Trump administration, former Sen. Joe Lieberman has taken his name out of the running to replace former FBI Director James Comey, who was removed from his post weeks ago. Lieberman, at least before his announcement,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke Texas Republicans representing congressional districts along the U.S.-Mexico border are looking to slow down appropriations for the border wall, as lawmakers wrangle over a funding measure to avoid a government shutdown later this month. Texas Rep. Michael McCaul questioned the wisdom of inserting wall funding into a continuing…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Joshua Philipp, Epoch Times There are multiple investigations into whether a foreign power interfered with the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. They began with allegations of Russian meddling, yet have taken a new turn with the revelation that the Obama administration was monitoring the communications of the Trump team, possibly…