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US Grants Over 5,000 Requests To Bring In Child Brides From Foreign Nationals

  Joshua Gill on January 11, 2019 U.S. Immigration services approved visa requests for thousands of child brides and fiancees from 2007 to 2017.   The approvals were legal, as applicants take advantage of the fact that the Immigration and Nationality Act does not limit the age of spouses and the fact that many states allow…

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How Republicans Could End Up Being The Party That Solidifies Obamacare

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: ROBERT DONACHIE Capitol Hill and Health Care Reporter   Republicans, not Democrats, are on the verge of being the party that is forever responsible for making Obamacare the law of the land. A small coalition of Republicans in the Senate — Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Bill Cassidy of…

‘Skinny Repeal’ Faces Uphill Battle

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke In the wake of the clean Obamacare repeal failing in the Senate Wednesday, GOP lawmakers are rumored to be considering a “skinny repeal,” aimed at abolishing a handful of key Obamacare provisions. The measure would likely eliminate the individual and employer mandates and roll back the medical device tax…

Senate Republicans Add Penalty for Lack of Continuous Coverage to Obamacare Repeal Bill

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield As the debacle that is the GOP leadership’s attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) continues, it appears more and more as if the changes to the law are a mere “dog and pony show.” The Washington Examiner is now reporting that the GOP leadership…

Sasse: Senate Healthcare Bill Not A Repeal Of Obamacare

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…

Rand Paul and 3 GOP Senators Out on Newest Health Care Bill

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…

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Whistleblower: Obama Administration Let In Known MS-13 Members During Illegal Immigration Surge

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke The Department of Homeland Security under former President Barack Obama knowingly admitted teenage members of a vicious transnational gang into the U.S. during a flood of illegal immigration, a leading Republican senator said Wednesday. Sen. Ron Johnson, citing internal agency documents from a whistleblower, told the Senate…

Congress Introduces Bill Requiring NSA To Share Its Secrets

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Eric Lieberman A bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday in Congress would force the NSA to share any security vulnerabilities it finds in software with other government agencies. Known as the PATCH Act (Protecting Our Ability To Counter Hacking), the legislation mandates a larger review when a federal agency discovers a security hole in…

Border Wall Is A ‘Metaphor’ According To GOP Senator
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Border Wall Is A ‘Metaphor’ According To GOP Senator

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke Republican Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson said Thursday that a continuous wall along the U.S.-Mexico border may not be necessary as long as the Trump administration approaches border security in a “thoughtful manner.” The Wisconsin Senator told CNN’s Chris Cuomo that he didn’t see any contradiction between Homeland…