Jason Hopkins – The New York Times editorial board interviewed Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, discussing a range of issue before the board decides who it will endorse in the 2020 Democratic primary. – The board entered a back-and-forth with Sanders on the topic of illegal immigration, with members pointing out that he once said…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Republicans in the House of Representatives have proposed legislation that would stop regulations requiring federal contractors to report any and all labor violations. The joint resolution, proposed Monday by North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx, makes use of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) of 1996, which allows Congress to overturn executive…
By Jonathan Haggerty Donald Trump filed applications this month for temporary visas for 78 guest workers at his Mar-a-Lago resort and Trump National Golf Club in Florida. According to a Trump interview in September, finding Americans to fill jobs is a monumental task. He told MSNBC’s Morning Joe “getting help in Palm Beach during the…
Trump Wants to See a $10/hr Minimum Wage Donald Trump is never afraid to say what’s on his mind, even if it makes no economic sense. Given his previous refutations of free market principles, it probably should come as no surprise. Once more, Trump is testing the limits of his conservative supporters by advocating a…
Recently, the Democratic Party released a draft of their 2016 presidential platform. It’s likely no surprise to anyone, but the positions listed are far from perfect when it comes to economic freedom.
By Jonah Bennett The Obama administration admitted Tuesday that illegals are kidnapping children in order to pass themselves off as family units and take advantage of incredibly soft immigration rules. “When people now know that when I come as a family unit, I won’t be apprehended and detained — we now have people being abducted so that…
It’s a bit ironic; the people making Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ hats are mostly immigrants — people who don’t fit into Trump’s vision for America. For any other candidate this would be a non-issue. But for Trump, who has constantly lamented immigration and cheap labor as sources of economic hardship for Americans, it…
By Connor D. Wolf Former “Wheel of Fortune” Host Chuck Woolery denounced those trying to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour as economically illiterate Sunday. Woolery became the first host of the popular game show in 1975, where he stayed until 1981. He is also an outspoken conservative and has not shied away from calling out…
By Michael Bastasch Some 1,600 coal miners lost their jobs in May, according to new federal employment data, and that’s not a good thing for Democrats looking to secure support from coal country. America’s coal industry has already shed 12,500 jobs since May 2015, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and industries supporting mining jobs…
By Juliegrace Brufke An influx of employers are getting rid of health benefits by shrinking their full-time workforce and hiring freelancers in 2016 due to theincrease in costs caused by the Affordable Care Act according to a study released Tuesday. Nearly one-third of companies intend to work towards “eliminating” healthcare benefits because of the ACA, the…