Group sues NJ governor for suspending Second Amendment

Group sues NJ governor for suspending Second Amendment

by WorldTribune Staff, March 23, 2020 A gun rights group is suing New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, saying he has essentially “suspended the Second Amendment” during the coronavirus outbreak. The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) reported it has filed a federal lawsuit against Murphy and State Police Superintendent Patrick J. Callahan. The foundation asserted that Murphy’s […]

AOC: Mail checks to everybody, then tax it back from the rich next year

AOC: Mail checks to everybody, then tax it back from the rich next year

by WorldTribune Staff, March 23, 2020 Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Sunday that she would support a coronavirus stimulus plan that sends checks to all Americans, regardless of wealth. The New York Democrat, in an interview with CNN, suggested the government could easily get back the money from those who don’t need it by taxing […]

DOJ quietly seeks ‘emergency’ powers due to outbreak

DOJ quietly seeks ‘emergency’ powers due to outbreak

by WorldTribune Staff, March 22, 2020 Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Department of Justice reportedly is seeking “emergency” powers which would grant it the ability to ask chief judges to detain people indefinitely without trial. Politico reported on Saturday that it had reviewed documents which “detail the department’s requests to lawmakers on a host of […]

Gun groups seek ‘essential’ designation during coronavirus crisis

Gun groups seek ‘essential’ designation during coronavirus crisis

by WorldTribune Staff, March 22, 2020 Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the gun industry is lobbying to be included as “critical infrastructure” by the federal government, a designation that would allow stores and manufacturing plants to stay open and supplied. Citing the supply needs of the police and military, and self-defense by the public, the industry […]

Bloomberg lays off staffers while at same time telling them of possible virus exposure

Bloomberg lays off staffers while at same time telling them of possible virus exposure

by WorldTribune Staff, March 22, 2020 Failed Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg delivered a double whammy to his campaign staff at the end of the week. On Thursday night, Bloomberg’s campaign emailed staffers that employees on two floors of its Manhattan offices had been exposed to the coronavirus, Politico reported. On Friday, the campaign notified […]

Biden says he’ll hold ‘shadow’ coronavirus briefings

Biden says he’ll hold ‘shadow’ coronavirus briefings

by WorldTribune Staff, March 22, 2020 From the get-go, Joe Biden has been critical of President Donald Trump’s briefings on the coronavirus outbreak. Now, the likely Democratic Party presidential nominee plans on holding his own “shadow” coronavirus briefings. “They tell me there’s ways we can do teleconferencing via us all being in different locations,” Biden […]

Coronavirus: Majority approve of Trump’s response; Hillary slams

Coronavirus: Majority approve of Trump’s response; Hillary slams

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2020 Americans are giving President Trump high marks for his response and leadership during the Wuhan coronavirus crisis, a new poll found. According to a Harris poll released on Thursday, 56 percent approve of Trump’s handling of the crisis. In less than a week, the president’s general approval rating […]

Senators dumped stocks after intel briefing on coronavirus

Senators dumped stocks after intel briefing on coronavirus

by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2020 Critics are calling on four senators to resign after it was revealed they sold off millions of dollars in stocks in the days before the coronavirus crisis crashed the market. The four senators, Republicans Richard Burr of North Carolina, Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, James Inhofe of Oklahoma and Democrat […]

Seeking to dismiss Carter Page lawsuit, DNC claims ‘gist’ of dossier narrative true

Seeking to dismiss Carter Page lawsuit, DNC claims ‘gist’ of dossier narrative true

by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2020 The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is seeking to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed against it by 2016 Trump campaign associate Carter Page, claiming that the “gist” of accusations in the narrative against Page made in ex-British spy Christopher Steele’s unverified dossier were true. In the January lawsuit, Page alleged […]

‘Clueless’: Larry the Cable Guy mocks self-quarantined celebrities

‘Clueless’: Larry the Cable Guy mocks self-quarantined celebrities

by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2020 Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot posted a viral video which features a group of wealthy, privileged celebrities self-quarantined in their lavish homes singing John Lennon’s “Imagine”. “We’re all in this together,” says Gadot at the start of the viral video posted Wednesday to her 36.8 million-fan Instagram page. The […]