LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska asserted that the Senate bill to replace the Affordable Care Act isn’t a true repeal during a retreat Sunday. The senator made the comments during a Koch foundation retreat according to Reuters White House Correspondent James Oliphant. Sasse asserted the measure was simply…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The Associated Press is reporting that GOP Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky and three other Republican Senators, Ted Cruz of Texas, Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, and Mike Lee of Utah, plan to oppose the newest health care bill as it has been written, placing the viability of the bill in jeopardy. “The…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Sen. Rand Paul Engagement or embargo? That is the question not just in Cuba but also in places like Iran, Russia, and China. Should we trade, or should we withhold our trade in hopes of changing the behavior of other nations? Which will have more impact? For over half…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By JULIEGRACE BRUFKE GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky blasted the process that Republicans in the upper chamber used while crafting their Obamacare repeal legislation Wednesday, reintroducing a resolution aimed at preventing lawmakers from rushing through legislation. The Read the Bills Resolution would require legislation, resolutions, amendments and conference reports…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Paul Meekin Roger Stone, political rabble rouser, Watergate…participant, and ally, friend, and sometimes operative of President Donald Trump has launched a bi-partisan coalition to legalize marijuana in the face of Attorney General Jeff Sessions‘s desire to crack down on herb. According to TIME, Mr. Stone formed “the United States…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The acceptance of violence has become a cultural issue as much as a political one. Tied into tribalism and group think, people have begun to lose the ability to empathize and relate to the strife of others who may be on the “opposite team.” This issue is…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Roughly two dozen GOP lawmakers gathered in Alexandria, Va., early-Wednesday morning to prep for the annual Congressional Baseball Game Thursday — a time-honored, bipartisan tradition where Republicans play Democrats to raise money for charity. But what started off as a lighthearted practice quickly turned tragic when a lone…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos Republican Sen. Rand Paul said “everybody probably would have died” when someone opened fire at a GOP congressmen baseball practice Wednesday, had it not been for House Majority Whip Steve Scalise’s security detail. “Everybody probably would have died, except for the fact that the Capitol Hill police were there,”…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke Georgia Rep. Barry Loudermilk said concealed-carry reciprocity should be considered for members of Congress looking to protect themselves from future acts of violence like Wednesday’s attack on lawmakers practicing for the congressional baseball game. While the shooting– which left four injured, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise —…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett Liberal writer Matthew Yglesias decided to bring up Senator Rand Paul’s support for the second amendment as a way to check tyrannical governments just hours after the Kentucky Republican and others were shot at while practicing baseball. A shooter opened fire on Republican lawmakers and staff Wednesday…