LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Will Racke German Chancellor Angela Merkel is not backing away from statements she made Sunday questioning the nature of Germany’s relationship with the U.S. and urging Europeans to “take fate into our own hands.” Merkel’s remarks were meant to signal a new way of approaching transatlantic relations with both the…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck According to ABC News: The “Incognito Bandit” has been caught. The alleged elusive serial bank robber was arrested Friday night at Dulles International Airport in Virginia as he attempted to board a South Africa-bound flight, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston said Friday. Albert Taderera, 36,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck As tensions continue to rise, the orange one and the president of Mexico, Enrique Pena Nieto, reportedly had an hour-long phone conversation to discuss the U.S.-Mexican relations moving forward into the Trump era. According to the story: President Donald Trump and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto spoke…
By Ryan Pickrell President-elect Donald Trump’s repeated questioning of the “one China” policy has stirred “serious concerns” in China. China’s foreign ministry warned that cooperation “is out of the question” if the U.S. refuses to accept the “one China” policy and respect China’s core interests. The U.S. has embraced the one China Policy since 1972,…
Lack of US Leadership in Syria is Devastating! by Darnyell Wint The ongoing plight of Syrians is catastrophic. The bombs are relentless, with no sign of a humanitarian pause coming anytime soon. The State Department has even suspended bilateral talks with Russia on implementing a sustaining ceasefire. According to John Kirby, Spokesman for the State…
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is criticizing to America’s criminal justice reform movement and any proposed legislation of allied intent, referring to said views on Thursday at a speaking engagement as “baseless,” and adding that, if anything, America has an “under-incarceration problem.” Keep in mind, however, that the U.S. does in fact have the highest incarceration rate and largest…
Jonah Bennet U.S. Central Command analysts have complained in a separate set of allegations to top intelligence official that their superiors manipulated reports to make the Obama administration’s campaign against Islamic State seem more successful than it really is. This complaint to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is distinct from previous reports of over…
By Russ Read The U.S. conducted an airstrike on an Islamic State camp in Libya Friday morning killing 41 militants, likely including one who had ties to two attacks in Tunisia last year. The strike hit a camp in the town of Sabratha, located in the northern portion of ISIS-held territory between the city of…
Steve Birr The U.S. will start selling millions of barrels of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) as part of the bipartisan budget deal reached Monday night, as China continues to add to their oil stockpile. Beginning in 2018 and extending through 2025, the U.S. will sell a total of 58 million barrels of…
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Many Americans who are aware of our country’s current state of affairs often have this internal debate: Do I stay and help restore the country, or do I get out before things get worse? The number of Americans deciding to become expatriates has increased by 221% according to…