Former DNC Chair Welcomes Murkowski To The Democratic Party

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean invited Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski to the Democratic Party after she was threatened by members of the Trump administration for her vote on the health care bill. “Lisa Murkowski would be welcomed as a Moderate Democrat!” the former governor said early Thursday morning….

Trump’s Interior Secretary Threatened Alaska Senators Over Obamacare Vote

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Robert Donachie Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke reportedly threatened both Alaskan senators after Sen. Lisa Murkowski voted against a motion to begin debating health care reform Tuesday. Zinke called both Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan Wednesday afternoon to express President Donald Trump’s disappointment and to tell the senators that Murkowski’s…

SEAL Who Shot Bin Laden Has Choice Words For Body Slammed Reporter

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jonah Bennett The former Navy SEAL who allegedly shot Osama bin Laden has called the reporter who was body slammed by Republican Representative-elect Greg Gianforte in Montana a “snowflake.” Robert O’Neill, the former SEAL also from Montana, appeared Thursday on the show “The Specialists” by Fox News to say that the incident…

Greg Gianforte Wins In Montana Special Election [VIDEO]

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky Republican candidate Greg Gianforte won the Montana special election to replace former Rep. Ryan Zinke late Thursday, according to the Associated Press. The Republican earned 50.6 percent of the vote, with 82 percent of precincts reporting as of 1:00 AM. Democratic challenger Rob Quist came in a close…

Dems Release Last Minute Attack Ad Against Alleged Choke Slammer [VIDEO]

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Phillip Stucky The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released an ad Thursday that attacks House Republican Candidate Greg Gianforte of Montana for allegedly choke slamming a reporter. The reporter engaged the candidate to replace former Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke, who now serves as Secretary of the Interior, with questions about the…

‘I’m Sick And Tired Of You Guys’: GOP Candidate Allegedly Punches And Choke Slams Reporter

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Thomas Phippen Greg Gianforte, the Republican candidate in Montana’s special congressional election, allegedly body slammed and punched Guardian political reporter Ben Jacobs during an interview in Bozeman, Mont., Wednesday. Greg Gianforte just body slammed me and broke my glasses — Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) May 24, 2017 The altercation between the reporter…

Trump’s Interior Sec Shut Down An Screaming Activist With Two Words: ‘Be. Nice.’ [VIDEO]
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Trump’s Interior Sec Shut Down An Screaming Activist With Two Words: ‘Be. Nice.’ [VIDEO]

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Michael Bastasch Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke told an American Indian activist to “be nice” after she badgered him about not meeting enough with tribal leaders about the Bears Ears National Monument. “Be nice, don’t be rude,” Zinke said, confronting activist Cassandra Begay outside the Bears Ears monument in Utah….

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House Chairmen Say 2 Climate Change Programs ‘Put Taxpayer Dollars At Risk’

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ethan Barton Two climate change programs ignore federal transparency requirements and “put taxpayer dollars at risk,” two congressional chairmen told Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ryan Zinke in a letter made public Wednesday. “Despite a significant federal investment of at least $149 million, their effectiveness, management and levels of oversight…

Gov’t Geologists Discover The US’s Largest Natural Gas Deposit
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Gov’t Geologists Discover The US’s Largest Natural Gas Deposit

LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Andrew Follett The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) discovered the largest continuous natural gas deposit in the country, stretching across the Gulf Coast states of Texas and Louisiana. USGS estimates between 4 billion barrels of oil and 304.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas sit untapped in the Haynesville and…