Putin reportedly backs ending Russia’s presidential term limits

Putin reportedly backs ending Russia’s presidential term limits

by WorldTribune Staff, March 11, 2020 Vladimir Putin reportedly is backing a member of parliament’s call for an end to presidential term limits in Russia, which would essentially make him president for life. On March 10, Russian State Duma member Valentina Tereshkova, a prominent member of Putin’s United Russia Party, proposed that “Perhaps presidential term […]

‘It changes everything’: CBP touts benefits of new border wall system

‘It changes everything’: CBP touts benefits of new border wall system

by WorldTribune Staff, March 10, 2020 Parts of the Trump administration’s new “wall system” at the U.S.-Mexico border are 90 percent “effective,” up from just 10 percent, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said. “It changes everything,” CBP Chief Rodney Scott said of the 135 miles of new wall, roadways, and high-tech spyware. “There is […]

Surprise winner in NC primary achieved national standing with speech that went viral

Surprise winner in NC primary achieved national standing with speech that went viral

by WorldTribune Staff, March 10, 2020 A Second Amendment proponent whose 2018 gun rights speech went viral has won the Republican primary in the North Carolina lieutenant governor race. Mark Robinson, in the March 3 election, exceeded the 30 percent threshold needed to avoid a runoff in the GOP primary. Democrats appeared headed to a […]

Biden already picking out his Cabinet; to include Susan Rice, John Kerry

Biden already picking out his Cabinet; to include Susan Rice, John Kerry

by WorldTribune Staff, March 10, 2020 The election hasn’t been held yet, but Joe Biden has already began to assemble his Cabinet, a report said. A Biden administration will include former Obama administration officials as well as several 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have dropped out of the race and endorsed the former vice president, according […]

Her warning against socialism brought ‘onslaught of online hate’ to U. of Chicago student

Her warning against socialism brought ‘onslaught of online hate’ to U. of Chicago student

by WorldTribune Staff, March 10, 2020 A student at the University of Chicago said she has received threats of violence after saying that socialism is more dangerous than the coronavirus. The university’s Institute of Politics ran an Instagram campaign last week which gave students a chance to fill in the blank after “I vote because…” […]

Nearly 80 percent of small business owners say they’d vote to re-elect Trump

Nearly 80 percent of small business owners say they’d vote to re-elect Trump

by WorldTribune Staff, March 10, 2020 Content with President Donald Trump’s economic policy, a large majority of small business owners said they would vote to re-elect the president. A survey conducted by the Job Creators Network (JCN) showed that small business owners — employers with less than 500 employees — favor Trump over Joe Biden […]

Coronavirus, China supply chains and pharmaceutical components: Globalization’s revenge?

Coronavirus, China supply chains and pharmaceutical components: Globalization’s revenge?

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler GENEVA — In recent decades China has emerged as the factory to the world; a key player in production networks for automobiles, smartphones, computers, textiles and medical equipment. Indeed, as the world’s second largest economy Mainland China has become an indispensable part of globalization’s network combining low wage […]

Hate hoax? Woman arrested for carving ‘white pride’ on sidewalk near black-owned gym

Hate hoax? Woman arrested for carving ‘white pride’ on sidewalk near black-owned gym

by WorldTribune Staff, March 10, 2020 A 41-year-old woman was arrested for defacing the property of a black-owned gym by carving “white pride” into a sidewalk outside the gym in Johnson City, Tennessee last week. Local reports said the community was outraged and rallied around in support of the business, DC Fitness. The business owner […]

Book: ‘Dossier’ written by Clinton opposition research, not Steele

Book: ‘Dossier’ written by Clinton opposition research, not Steele

by WorldTribune Staff, March 9, 2020 Ex-British spy Christopher Steele was a patsy who cashed in by merely signing his name to “proto-dossiers” concocted by the 2016 Clinton campaign, according to the book “The Plot Against the President”. In the book, investigative reporter Lee Smith note’s he discovered pre-exisiting “proto-dossiers” produced by Hillary Clinton’s campaign […]