LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton created “loyalty scores” to measure how loyal other members of Congress were to her, according to a new book on her failed 2016 campaign. Clinton enacted the “loyalty scores” after she lost the 2008 presidential election to former President Barack Obama,…
By Kevin Daley Members of the electoral college will convene in state capitals across the country Monday to cast votes for president and vice president, officially closing the 2016 general election. Though Donald Trump and Mike Pence are certain to prevail, a handful of electors have indicated they intend to cast protest votes, or attempt…
President Obama has made his endorsement for his successor, the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton. Obama reportedly met with Sanders before making his announcement, presumably so he could tell him face to face that despite his reluctance to admit reality, it was time to unite the party behind their nominee. USA Today reports: President…
By: Daniel Stephens The issue of “illegal” immigration has been a hot-bed of incendiary rhetoric in the current election cycle. Emotions surrounding the issue are partially (perhaps largely) responsible for Donald Trump‘s ascension over the rest of the formidable GOP hopefuls earlier this year. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian presidential candidate, who was also the governor…
By Russ Read Iranian state media makes a constant point to push Sen. Bernie Sanders to the masses, but Iranians are quite worried about the possibility of a Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump presidency. No prior U.S. election has infatuated Iran as much as the 2016 U.S. presidential race, according to Nasser Karimi, an Associated Press journalist based…
For those of us old enough to remember, 3rd Rock From the Sun was a hilarious sitcom that showed aliens from another planet struggling to adjust to life on Earth. In this clip, Dick is faced with the gloomy and doom-ridden process known as American democracy. Many of us can relate to how he feels, especially this…
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