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Sondland Says He Reluctantly Worked With Giuliani, Who Sought ‘Quid Pro Quo’ From Ukrainians On Behalf Of Trump

Chuck Ross Gordon Sondland, the ambassador to the European Union, testified Wednesday that Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani’s requests that Ukraine’s president open politically charged investigations in order to secure a White House meeting “were a quid pro quo” that reflected President Donald Trump’s wishes. “Mr. Giuliani’s requests were a quid pro quo for arranging a…

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Democrats’ Criticism of Trump-Kim Meeting Confirms It: The Anti-War Left is Dead

Remember when the Democratic party and the left in general were the anti-war torchbearers? Pepperidge Farm remembers. What has come to be colloquially known as the ‘anti-war left’ arguably saw its rise during the Vietnam War. Protesters were usually more left-leaning populations such as college students, African-Americans, women, and the arts community. The movement was…

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CIA Director Identifies China As Greatest Long-Term Security Challenge

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The head of the CIA has stressed that China is one of the most serious threats to American interests. The U.S. faces a number of threats from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. “I think China has the capacity to present the greatest rivalry to America of…

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The World’s Top Terror Sponsor Is Upset With Trump’s Travel Ban

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read Iran, the world’s top terror sponsor, denounced President Donald Trump’s travel ban on six Muslim-majority countries Friday, calling it a “shameful exhibition.” “US now bans Iranian grandmothers from seeing their grandchildren, in a truly shameful exhibition of blind hostility to all Iranians,” said Foreign Minister Javad Zarif…

Nigel Farage ‘Right In The Middle’ Of FBI Russia Investigation

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage of Brexit fame is a person of interest in the FBI’s investigation into Russia’s attempts to influence the 2016 presidential campaign, The Guardian reports. “Farage has not been accused of wrongdoing and is not a suspect or a target of the US…

Greg Gianforte Wins In Montana Special Election [VIDEO]

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Republican candidate Greg Gianforte won the Montana special election to replace former Rep. Ryan Zinke late Thursday, according to the Associated Press. The Republican earned 50.6 percent of the vote, with 82 percent of precincts reporting as of 1:00 AM. Democratic challenger Rob Quist came in a close…

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CIA Director Says Nothing To ‘Make Us Feel Better About’ North Korea

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell North Korea is making less headlines these days, but that doesn’t mean the threat has vanished, according to U.S. intelligence officials. “I don’t see anything that should make us feel any better about this threat,” Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Mike Pompeo said during a U.S….

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Hayden: The Biggest Threat To The Intelligence Community Is Already Inside The Intelligence Community

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti Ideologically inspired leakers inside the intelligence community are the biggest threat to U.S. secrets, Michael Hayden, former Air Force general and NSA head, said to McClatchy. The CIA is in the midst of a manhunt to find a leaker who distributed classified cyber hacking tools to Wikileaks. Hayden’s comments highlight that…

Feds to Seek the Arrest of Wikileaks’ Julian Assange

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…