LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rachel Stoltzfoos Newsweek has retracted a story celebrating the moment Richard Spencer got punched in the face on the streets of Washington. The piece featured footage of an anarchist assaulting the alt-right leader as he is discussing his unpopular political views in an interview Friday, and was headlined: “The Infinite Joy Of Watching A Nazi Get…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The federal government watchdog on ethics has explained in a letter, released on Tuesday, that Trump senior advisor KellyAnne Conway’s comments on Ivanka Trump’s clothing line were a “clear violation” of ethics rules. #BREAKING: U.S. Office of Government Ethics Calls on White House to Discipline #KellyanneConway pic.twitter.com/nixmDhMc6Q — House…
By Michael Bastasch Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton showed up at the Department of State Tuesday to celebrate the opening of the U.S. Diplomacy Center where she has an exhibit named after her. And, of course, it wouldn’t be the “Hillary Clinton Pavilion” without a glass ceiling. Politico notes Clinton’s pavilion “serves as a…
by Blake Neff Political junkies can bet on almost everything regarding Monday’s presidential debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, including whether one of them will fall to the ground onstage. Betting on politics is a legally tenuous endeavor in the U.S., with PredictIt providing the only substantial legal market. But overseas is a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Robert Donachie The government of Mexico responded to President Donald Trump’s call Sunday for the nation to pay for a wall along the southern border of U.S. and Mexico. The Mexican foreign ministry strongly asserted Sunday evening that it would not pay for a wall “under any circumstances.” Trump tweeted Sunday afternoon…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Ian Tartt Ross Perot, a wealthy Texas businessman, was an independent candidate for president in the 1992 election. He is often considered to have had a spoiler effect by taking support away from incumbent president George H.W. Bush and thus handing the victory to Bill Clinton. Is that…
