LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield In an interview for Politico’s Off Message podcast, Conservative Republican Senator from Nebraska, Ben Sasse, explained that the Republican Party has a “big problem.” “Washington is just lame. Washington is incredibly ineffective,” Sasse said. “Washington is weak…Washington is populated by people who aren’t very interesting,” Sasse told Politico, and be…
by Kody Fairfield Conservative media icon and creator of The Blaze Glenn Beck has been in the “#NeverClinton” and the “#NeverTrump” movements since the nominations of Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump were solidified at their respective conventions earlier in the year. Since then, Beck has been in uncertain waters, first turning his attention to the Libertarian Party just prior to…
by Phillip Stucky Utah Latino activist Tony Yapias was officially charged with rape last Monday for allegedly assaulting an unnamed woman who tried to end their long-term relationship. Yapias made a name for himself by protesting a rally for Republican nominee Donald Trump in March. Yapias criticized Trump for saying that a lot of illegal…
By Kody Fairfield On Sunday morning, Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Reince Priebus appeared on CBS’s Face The Nation with John Dickerson to talk about his party’s presidential ticket of Donald Trump and Mike Pence. Their conversation moved from Trump’s newest comments on the “birther” movement and affirmation of President Barack Obama‘s birth in the United States to Trump’s campaign and his issues with…
by Josh Guckert In what can only be described as a strange exchange between Sean Hannity and prominent “Never Trump” conservatives, the talk show host has indicated that he is prepared to “punch back.” He said on his radio show Tuesday: They’ve all taken shots at me first. I’m a counter-puncher. I punch back. Now working…
by Brian Nichols As a registered Republican who has libertarian leanings, I have been asked, guilted, and even demanded to vote for the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump. And you know what? I’m taking a stand for all Republitarians, Conservatarians, and disaffected Republicans and stating, unequivocally: NO. And to that end, I have often been…
by Brian Nichols In another bizarre turn of events for this whirlwind of a 2016 Presidential Election, Paul Manafort has effectively resigned as the campaign manager for the Donald Trump presidential campaign. Manafort, who has been the target of controversy in recent weeks due a scathing New York Times article. The piece revealed hidden ledgers showing $12.7 million in…
Have the two major parties finally disenfranchised too many Americans? By Darrell England The Republican and Democratic political parties may have held the advantage for decades by dominating mainstream news coverage on television, radio, and newspapers. However, thanks to the digital age, Google is changing that. While Donald Trump was accepting the official Republican nomination in Cleveland, searches for…
By Blake Neff Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore expressed despair over the 2016 presidential race, predicting on “Real Time with Bill Maher’ that “Trump is going to win” the presidency. “To millions and millions of Americans, this was music to their ears,” Moore said following GOP convention festivities Wednesday night. “We’ve been sitting in our bubble,…
Trump Campaign, However, Claims Victory By: Elias J. Atienza A federal judge ruled partially in favor of a Virginia Republican delegate, blocking the enforcement of a Virginia law binding delegates to support the primary winner at the nominating convention. The delegate, Carroll Correll, argued that the law violated his 1st Amendment rights. Correll supported Sen….