LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Republican Rep. Brad Wenstrup helped House Majority Whip Steve Scalise after the shooting at a Republican baseball practice Wednesday, and he compared the gunfire to when he served in Iraq. Wenstrup leaped into action, using his experience as a combat surgeon to help Scalise immediately after he was…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read A Capitol policeman shot the man responsible for firing on a group of Republican Congressional members despite being shot himself, according to Congressional members at the scene. The exchange occurred on Wednesday morning as GOP members were practicing for an upcoming charity baseball game. One of the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch Atlantic Editor David Frum wasted no time using news that a Republican lawmaker was shot while at baseball practice to advocate for more gun control. Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise was shot at a GOP baseball practice Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Va., and Frum took the opportunity…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke The Senate voted against advancing a resolution to block a major arms deal with Saudi Arabia in a 47-53 vote Tuesday. The resolution — spearheaded by GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut — would have blocked $510 million of precision-guided munitions…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke GOP Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul railed against a potential weapons sale to Saudi Arabia ahead of a vote to stop the arms deal Tuesday. The Kentucky Republican said selling billions of dollars in weapons to the country would implicate the U.S. in a proxy war in Yemen….
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: Elias Atienza It’s hard to imagine a man who manages to stay true to his convictions on anything this day, especially in politics. Trump is the prime example today, just because he’s President and in the most high-profile office in the world. But Obama, Clinton, and others before them…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Several senators want to block a weapons sale to Saudi Arabia, part of a much larger package of arms sales touted by President Donald Trump. Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Connecticut Democrat Sen. Chris Murphy hope to vote on whether to approve a package of weapons…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: President Trump is looking to review former President Obama’s Cuba policy, which resulted in the thawing of relations in 2014. The New York Times reports: “Mr. Trump wants to announce the changes in Miami as early as June and deliver on a campaign promise that remains a cherished demand for the politically…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Rand Paul, the Republican Senator from Kentucky, and Brian Schatz, the Democratic Senator from Hawaii, have teamed up to sponsor a bill which would bring “commonsense” to the way non-violent drug crimes are treated, allowing for the saved resources to be allocated toward violent crimes. In a statement released…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) team has announced that Republican from Kentucky plans to force a vote on a $110 billion defense deal President Donald Trump signed with Saudi Arabia. According to the Hill, an aide from Paul’s office explained that the liberty Republican plans to introduce a measure to disapprove of…