by WorldTribune Staff, January 17, 2019 Two newly-minted Democratic lawmakers are under fire after comments this week that included violent sexual terminology and pushing baseless rumors about a Republican senator being blackmailed to support President Donald Trump. In a Jan. 16 interview published by The Washington Post in which she claimed media often take her […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct As Iran spends billions on foreign military interventions and terrorist operations, the Trump administration looks to empower the Islamic Republic’s citizens to “get control of their capital,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. Speaking to reporters in Riyadh on Jan. 14, Pompeo said “you have Iranian-backed forces in Syria, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 17, 2019 Fueled by President Donald Trump’s tax cuts, a large majority of U.S. business owners say they are likely to hire more workers in 2019, a new poll found. A second poll found that investors remain optimistic for the long-term despite Wall Street’s huge year-end dip. A Zogby Analytics survey […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 16, 2019 After scoffing at Iran’s claim that its military personnel were only in Syria as advisers, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he “advised” Iran to “get out” of Syria – now. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Bahrem Qasemi had claimed that “Iran does not have a military base and military […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 16, 2019 As of today, Jan. 16, the partial shutdown of the U.S. government is in its 26th day. In four more days, a threshold will be reached which will enable the permanent layoffs of federal workers who have been furloughed for 30 days or more. Swamp – meet drain. Has […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 16, 2019 One of the organizers of a new caravan of migrants that seeks to reach the U.S.’s southern border has been arrested by police in Honduras on a rape charge. Honduran authorities confirmed the arrest of 26-year-old Juan Carlos Molina. The authorities said Molina is one of the main organizers […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 16, 2019 The year 2018 was one messed up 365 days, humor columnist Dave Barry noted. The good news, at least it wasn’t a leap year. “What made this year so awful?” Barry asked in his 2018 year in review column for McClatchy Newspapers. “We could list many factors, including natural […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 15, 2019 The United States has “long tolerated illegal immigration by those who survive the rigors of people-smuggling or exploit loopholes by towing small children along,” but President Donald Trump’s blunt approach to the crisis at the border is making it harder for Congress to, as it has for years, look […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 15, 2019 Amid recent tension over the fate of American-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria, U.S. President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Jan. 14 discussed the creation of a “security zone” in north Syria. Trump and Erdogan, in a telephone conversation, “discussed the idea of creating a security […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 15, 2019 It was touted by talking heads throughout the major media as a “bombshell” report – with the exception of CNBC, which called it “explosive” – that could ultimately undo the president. The Jan. 11 New York Times page one article was headlined “F.B.I. Investigated if Trump Worked for the […]
