LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett A top Russian official is worried about the team of advisers surrounding President Donald Trump, who reportedly seem to be pushing him into alarming and aggressive rhetoric against Iran and China. Konstantin Kosachev, who serves as chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Federation Council, said…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck There is a current upset in the liberal media in America about how Russia apparently “rigged” the U.S. presidential elections this past year. It is being reviled as unprecedented for one government to intervene with another country’s elections as a means of foreign policy strategy. But…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti President Donald Trump’s repeated pledge to try and work with Russia to defeat the Islamic State in Syria may be dead on arrival due to a 2014 act of Congress. The 2014 National Defense Authorization Act prohibits coordination with the Russian government, as a response to Russia’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read The Trump administration will not send a representative to next week’s round of Syrian peace talks despite an invitation from Russia in order to focus on the transition, reported the Washington Post Saturday. Russia specifically invited Trump’s National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to the talks, which are…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Russ Read President-elect Donald Trump plans to offer reduced sanctions on Russia in exchange for a nuclear arms reduction deal, but he also expressed criticism with Russia’s policies in the Middle East. Trump mulled the idea of ending sanctions placed on Russia due to its illegal annexation of Crimea…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Saagar Enjeti The dissident Russian “artist” Pyotr Pavlensky, famous for nailing his scrotum to Moscow’s Red Square, is filing for Asylum in France. Pavlensky’s other stunts include wrapping his naked body in barbed wire, sewing his lips shut, setting the doors to Russia’s secret service on fire. Russian authorities say…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ted Goodman Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders refused to answer repeated questions on the legitimacy of Trump’s presidency during a Sunday morning appearance on ABC’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos. “Are John Lewis and Cory Booker right to say that Donald Trump won’t be a legitimate president?” Stephanopoulos asked Sanders. “Well what Corey Booker…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by 1776 Having served as an infantry Marine under General Mattis’s command, I was pleasantly surprised to hear of his nomination. I even got to meet and briefly speak to Mattis during a training exercise once. The experience left me with the impression of a down-to-earth commander with a real…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Because Putin is just such a swell guy, and a strong leader, he may in fact ban cigarettes for the coming generation of Russian citizens and beyond as a health measure. Who needs freedom of choice, right? According to Time: The Russian Health Ministry this week…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Juliegrace Brufke House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called for an FBI investigation into allegations President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign had links with the Kremlin following a closed-door briefing at the Capitol Friday. “The FBI should be investigating this charge, because what is it that the Russians know or have about…