special to WorldTribune FPI / May 15, 2019 By Kari Travis, Carolina Journal.com John Bussian is the principal of the Bussian Law Firm in Raleigh, North Carolina, which specializes in media litigation and has long been a national leader in defending the First Amendment. Bussian, who holds a bachelor’s degree from Duke University, earned his […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2019 In the latest of a series of U.S. announcements over the past week, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said the State Department on May 15 ordered all “nonemergency” government employees to leave Iraq amid growing tensions with Iran. The State Department also issued a revised travel advisory saying, “Do […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2019 While appointing highly-respected U.S. Attorney John Durham to investigate the origins of alleged spying on the 2016 Trump campaign, Attorney General William Barr also will be hands-on as the Department of Justice investigates the investigators. Barr remains “directly involved in the probe,” which he initiated about three weeks ago, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2019 Solid gains amid independents, millennials, minorities and even some Democrats have pushed President Donald Trump over the 50 percent approval threshold, according to the latest Zogby Poll. Trump’s approval rating is at 51 percent, his highest ever in the survey. “With a solid economy, a potentially long and drawn […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 15, 2019 Former CIA Director John Brennan, a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, may find himself in more trouble than ex-FBI chief James Comey over the use of the unverified anti-Trump dossier, former Rep. Trey Gowdy said. In a May 14 interview on Fox News, the former Republican congressman from […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 14, 2019 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea city Sochi as President Donald Trump has renewed efforts to build a rapport with Moscow now that the investigation of Special Counsel Robert Mueller has concluded. Trump had also discussed strategy and a new […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Amid a widening food shortfall affecting up to forty percent of its population, North Korea has resumed testing short-range missiles in a risky bid for humanitarian aid and political attention. The rocket tests, which don’t directly violate UN resolutions or prior diplomatic agreements, are nonetheless […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 14, 2019 The shutting down of two secondary Border Patrol checkpoints in a major drug smuggling corridor has been disastrous for a New Mexico county and, by extension, the nation, an official said. The checkpoints were removed to focus more on processing illegals pouring over the border, Couy Griffin, chairman of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 14, 2019 With Kim Jong-Un observing, North Korea on May 4 launched a series of projectiles featuring a short-range ballistic missile and large-caliber multiple launch rocket systems from Hodo peninsula in the Wonsan area. A group of retired Korean military officials condemned the North’s latest missile test and, at the same […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 14, 2019 The politically unaffiliated director of the North Carolina Board of Elections has been removed and replaced by a partisan Democrat, state Republican lawmakers say. Kim Strach, who has led the elections board since 2013, will be replaced by Karen Brinson Bell. Brinson Bell currently works for the Ranked Choice […]
