LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Henry Rodgers Ohio Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan attacked his own party Wednesday night on CNN, calling the party’s brand “toxic” and criticizing House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. “I don’t think people in the Beltway are realizing just how toxic the Democratic Party brand is in so many parts of…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Democratic representatives are launching a new diversity initiative out of concern that they don’t have enough minorities staffers in their offices, according to a Wednesday announcement. The project, called the House Democratic Diversity Initiative, plans to appoint a staffer to recruit more minorities, creating more job opportunities for ethnic…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Fewer than half of voters who support the idea of President Donald Trump’s impeachment can actually point to a specific grievance, according to a Wednesday poll. Only 43 percent of voters who support the notion of impeachment of the president believe that he committed an offense worthy of the only…
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…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Democratic strategists are planning how to take the US House of Representatives in the 2018 midterms, according to a statement made by a former Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee aide Tuesday. “The storm clouds that normally hover above a wave election seem to be forming, which is incompetence,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Democrat strategists want Sally Yates, the acting Attorney General President Donald Trump fired for for refusing to defend his travel ban, to run for governor in her home state of Georgia. Yates hasn’t said if she’s interested in the bid yet, but murmurs are beginning among Democrat strategists that she…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi met with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at his temple in Dharmsala, India, on Wednesday along with other U.S. representatives and told a gathered crowd they will “not be silenced” in the face of Chinese oppression, The Associated Press (AP) reported. From the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff tried to make the Georgia special election all about President Donald Trump but didn’t fare much better than former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did in 2016. Ossoff was seeking to replace former Republican Rep. Tom Price when he barely eclipsed Clinton’s performance,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky A pro-Trump nonprofit announced plans to spend up to $3 million in ads for 12 congressional Republicans who supported President Donald Trump’s health care plan, according to a Sunday report in The Washington Post. America First Policies plans to spend the $3 million in advertising towards 12…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kitty Testa Tuesday morning the world received word that Syrian civilians were attacked with poisonous gas. Although the attack was just hours old, the official word was that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was to blame. The New York Times went to press Tuesday with the story, noting that Syrian officials charged…