Henry Rodgers on March 29, 2019 Chicago Democratic Mayor Rahm Emanuel blamed President Donald Trump Thursday for creating the “toxic environment” that caused actor Jussie Smollett to allegedly fake a hate crime. “My recommendation is the president go to Opening Day baseball, sit on the sidelines and stay out of this,” Emanuel said to reporters. “Let me be…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie The chief architect of Obamacare admitted Sunday that former President Barack Obama’s landmark health care legislation has problems that need to be addressed immediately. Ezekiel Emanuel, brother of Rahm Emanuel, is currently a senior fellow at the Center for America Progress, a progressive think-tank in Washington, D.C….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel dodged a question about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s plans to run for president again in 2020 during an interview Sunday. Emanuel served in President Bill Clinton’s 1992 election and joined the administration in 1993. He also served as chair of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Tim Pearce The Trump administration wants to privatize some public assets like airports and bridges to help modernize and rebuild the United States’ infrastructure. According to the Washington Post, President Trump wants to designate $200 billion over the next 10 years to pay out as bonuses to state and…
Blake Neff Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner harshly condemned Rahm Emanuel Wednesday, denouncing the Chicago mayor as a total failure while suggesting a bold plan for a state takeover of Chicago schools. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has a severe budget deficit of about $480 million. In order to stay afloat, the city government has been forced…
Casey Harper As protesters call for his resignation, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce major changes to local law enforcement policies Wednesday in an effort to tamp down police violence. One of the new policies states all officers who go out on service calls will have a Taser and be trained on how to use them, CNN reports. The…
Juliegrace Brufke Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s political career has hit a new low — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders doesn’t even want his support. The 2016 presidential hopeful, who endorsed Emanuel’s opponent Jesus “Chuy” Garcia during a surprising close runoff race in April, had no qualms about coming out against the Chicago Democrat during a Q&A with…
By: Laura Meyers Abuse of authority at its finest. The former CEO of Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., a red light camera company, recently pleaded guilty to a bribery charges with city government officials in Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio. Karen Finley, the firm’s former chief executive, admitted that she was part of a scheme in which the camera…