LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos The Mexican government disputed an Associated Press report Thursday that President Donald Trump threatened to invade the country during a phone call with President Enrique Pena Nieto, saying in a statement he did no such thing. “The assertions that you make about said conversation do not correspond to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck As tensions continue to rise, the orange one and the president of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, reportedly had an hour-long phone conversation to discuss the U.S.-Mexican relations moving forward into the Trump era. According to the story: President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto spoke…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie President Donald Trump’s administration announced Thursday it’s floating the idea of a 20 percent tax on imports from Mexico in order to pay for the promised wall along the southern border of the U.S. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer first revealed the plan to reporters aboard Air Force…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield UPDATE: White House Already Walking Back Import Tax to Fund Wall White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has told the press pool that the border wall to separate the United States from Mexico will be funded by utilizing a 20% import tax on Mexican goods. “When you look at the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos President Donald Trump will be able to order the construction of a wall on the Mexico border Wednesday with the stroke of a pen, because of a 2006 law passed with the help of Democrats including Barack Obama, Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. The 2006 law authorized…
by Micah J. Fleck TLR previously reported that Donald Trump might in fact switch to a fence rather than a wall after meeting with some lobby groups upon his election late last year. But apparently, he has decided to go through with building his “big wall” after all. But there is a bit of a…
by Micah J. Fleck The Young Turks is a well-known YouTube and Televised political news show with an historically liberal bent. And during Obama’s presidency, not much complaining came from their desks (aside from TYT show runner and creator Cenk Uyger at times) regarding how much executive power Obama was being allowed to obtain. This…
By David Simmons The 1,000 jobs that President-elect Donald Trump saved might end up being automated, according to a recent report. Carrier’s parent company, United Technologies, admitted in an interview to CNBC that they are investing $16 million in automation in order to compete with Mexico. “We’re going to … automate to drive the cost…
Trump Meets Wednesday with Nieto by Josh Guckert Donald Trump is traveling Wednesday to meet with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto. Nieto reportedly sent invitations to both the Republican and Democrat Hillary Clinton. The meeting is particularly significant for the former, as his stance on Mexican immigration has been one of the centerpieces of his Presidential campaign….
By JP Carroll One hundred and fifty Mexican hitmen went after Sinaloa Cartel boss El Chapo’s mother Saturday, ransacking her home and murdering her neighbors. Consuelo Loera, 88, mother of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera, had her mansion broken into by cartel sicarios, the Mexican term for hitmen. It remains unclear what motivated the attack, and may…