by WorldTribune Staff, March 31, 2017 Venezuela’s Supreme Court on March 29 declared the opposition-run National Assembly to be invalid, seizing its powers and driving a country engulfed in chaos closer toward dictatorship. The ruling also gave socialist President Nicolas Maduro widespread powers, including the ability to authorize joint oil ventures without congressional approval. The […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 31, 2017 In a major policy shift from that of Barack Obama, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on March 30 said the U.S. will no longer demand that Syrian President Bashar Assad step down as part of a negotiated solution to the Syrian crisis. The “longer-term status of President Assad […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 31, 2017 Senate Republicans needed Vice President Mike Pence to cast the tie-breaking vote on a bill that will allow states to withhold federal funds from Planned Parenthood. The legislation, which President Donald Trump has said he will sign, overturns an Obama administration rule that banned states from denying federal funds […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 31, 2017 Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on March 31 continued to press the harder line taken by the Trump administration on North Korea. “Right now, [North Korea] appears to be going in a very reckless manner … and that has got to be stopped,” Mattis said at a press conference in […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 30, 2017 The United States has “not seen any improvement in Iran’s behavior” since the nuclear deal was signed and the Islamic Republic continues to pose the “most significant threat” in the Middle East, the top U.S. military commander in the region told Congress on March 29. U.S. Central Command leader […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 30, 2017 Rep. Trey Gowdy delivered a strong defense of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats demanded Nunes resign from the panel. Gowdy said in an interview with Fox News’s Martha MacCallum that Nunes hasn’t done anything wrong in his efforts to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 30, 2017 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn’t really “believe in liberty” because liberty “is a lot of work” and he doesn’t want to “do the heavy lifting,” radio host Mark Levin said of the Kentucky senator’s silence on the debate to repeal and replace Obamacare. While remaining quiet during the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 30, 2017 A “compromise” deal to repeal House Bill 2 was reached on March 29, North Carolina Republican lawmakers said. The deal was reached just hours before the NCAA was set to deny North Carolina the ability to host any NCAA championships for the next five years. NC Senate leader Phil […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 30, 2017 A California lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require the state’s taxpayer-funded colleges to provide RU-486 abortion pills to students. Democratic state Sen. Connie Leyva, who introduced the College Student Right to Access Act this month, claims the law “will help to improve the academic success of students” […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 29, 2017 Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi will make his first state visit to the White House next week. “President Donald J. Trump looks forward to welcoming President Sisi of Egypt for an official visit to Washington on April 3,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said in a statement on […]
