Iran officials burn U.S. flag, Gulf states back Trump decision on nuclear deal

Iran officials burn U.S. flag, Gulf states back Trump decision on nuclear deal

by WorldTribune Staff, May 9, 2018 As Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies on May 9 were welcoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, members of Iranian parliament were burning the American flag in protest. “Iran used economic gains from the lifting of sanctions to continue its […]

Latest Soros cash infusion to leftist district attorney candidates: $1.5 million in San Diego

Latest Soros cash infusion to leftist district attorney candidates: $1.5 million in San Diego

by WorldTribune Staff, May 9, 2018 Liberal billionaire George Soros, who has poured millions into a bid to reform the U.S. criminal justice system, has pumped $1.5 million into the San Diego DA race to support leftist candidate Genevieve Jones-Wright. Soros funneled the funds to the California Justice & Public Safety PAC on May 3. […]

Ex-CIA agent charged with spying for China

Ex-CIA agent charged with spying for China

by WorldTribune Staff, May 9, 2018 The U.S. Department of Justice on May 8 announced it indicted a former CIA agent on charges of spying for China. Jerry Chun Shing Lee was charged with one count of conspiracy to gather or deliver national defense information to aid a foreign government, and two counts of unlawfully […]

Roger Stone on Mueller probe: He ‘has, indeed, indicted a ham sandwich’

Roger Stone on Mueller probe: He ‘has, indeed, indicted a ham sandwich’

by WorldTribune Staff, May 8, 2018 Trump campaign associate Roger Stone brought some perspective to the Robert Mueller investigation on May 7 in an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo. Cuomo asked Stone if he had been contacted by the special counsel because he was a Trump campaign adviser. “I have not,” Stone replied. “For example, you […]

Banned by major corporations, gun businesses go entrepreneurial

Banned by major corporations, gun businesses go entrepreneurial

by WorldTribune Staff, May 8, 2018 When much of corporate America distanced itself from gun businesses in the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting, many in the firearms industry launched their own start-ups to fill the void. “A lot of the actions by other companies against those who are even marginally attached to the […]

Media quiet about Trump successes at lowering drug prices

Media quiet about Trump successes at lowering drug prices

by WorldTribune Staff, May 8, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump has been successful in his efforts to lower drug prices and out-of-pocket costs for seniors, healthcare officials say. Yet, the fact that the keywords “Russia”, “collusion” and “Stormy” cannot be included with the story may explain why the administration’s work to reduce prescription drug prices […]

Blow-by-blow exchange between Judge Ellis and Mueller attorney

Blow-by-blow exchange between Judge Ellis and Mueller attorney

by WorldTribune Staff, May 7, 2018 Federal Judge T.S. Ellis delivered a stinging rebuke to special counsel Robert Mueller’s team last week after it tried to include an unrelated bank fraud case from 2005 in its prosecution of one-time Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort. In the May 4 exchange in the U.S. District Court for […]

Public rallies to Caputo’s defense; donations cover legal bills

Public rallies to Caputo’s defense; donations cover legal bills

by WorldTribune Staff, May 7, 2018 The Make America Great Again team “has got my back,” former Trump campaign associate Michael Caputo said after a GoFundMe account to cover his legal bills swelled to more than $250,000 over the weekend. The amount in the GoFundMe account “covers my legal fees, unless it turns into hellish […]

10 months after Trump spoke at Boy Scouts Jamboree, organization goes gender neutral

10 months after Trump spoke at Boy Scouts Jamboree, organization goes gender neutral

by WorldTribune Staff, May 7, 2018 After 108 years in existence as an organization for boys, the Boy Scouts announced last week it will change its name to reflect its decision to allow girls to join. Effective next February, the Boy Scouts of America flagship program will be called Scouts BSA. “We wanted to land […]

Nunes threat: Congress will hold Attorney Gen. Sessions in contempt

Nunes threat: Congress will hold Attorney Gen. Sessions in contempt

by WorldTribune Staff, May 6, 2018 Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be held in contempt of Congress if the Department of Justice continues to refuse to produce classified information the House Intelligence Committee has demanded, committee chairman Rep. Devin Nunes said. Nunes, California Republican, said the committee sent a classified letter to Sessions two weeks […]