LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos The intelligence community is withholding sensitive information from President Trump over concerns he cannot be trusted with the information, The Wall Street Journal reports. Current and former officials told TheWSJ they are concerned about Trump’s ties with Russia and the level of support he publicly expressed for…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos The FBI and the Department of Justice fielded demands Wednesday from Sens. Chuck Grassley and Dianne Feinstein to brief the Judiciary Committee on Michael Flynn’s resignation as national security adviser, and to hand over the transcripts of intercepted Flynn calls. Media reports on Flynn’s resignation raise “substantial questions” regarding Flynn’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Labor, CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder, withdrew his name from consideration Wednesday. In a statement provided to The Associated Press, Puzder said that he was “honored to have been considered by President Donald Trump to lead the Department…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The Washington Post (WaPo) is reporting that the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee is demanding answers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation as to why intelligence officials listened in on former National Security advisor Gen. Michael Flynn’s calls with the Russian ambassador and later leaked information on those…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman A popular mobile dating app will start to ask political questions as part of its matchmaking criteria in March. OKCupid, a social networking website, is expected to rollout a new redesign in March that will include 50 potentially provocative questions, like how a user feels about Trump’s immigration ban….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Chris White Gov. Jerry Brown asked President Donald Trump for federal funds Friday night to clean up damage a series of deadly storms caused last month that helped end California’s long drought. Brown is asking the White House for $162 million in federal aid to contend with storms that caused…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett The Senate has officially confirmed David Shulkin for the position of secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs in a unanimous vote. Shulkin, appointed by former President Barack Obama for the position of under secretary for health at the VA, was approved Monday evening by the Senate to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin, Monday. While the vote was passed largely along party lines, West Virginia Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin joined Republicans in voting in favor of him. Prior to being tapped for the position,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos Wall Street Journal editor in chief Gerard Baker told his reporters Monday the paper would not abandon objectivity in its coverage of President Donald Trump, and directed them to find work somewhere else if they want to adopt a more oppositional tone. “It’s a little irritating when…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman President Donald Trump has issued 12 executive orders in his first three weeks as president, immediately fulfilling a series of campaign promises made throughout the year and a half presidential campaign. Former President Barack Obama had issued 14 executive orders by the end of his third week, two more than Trump….