‘Palestine’ sticky note replaces Israel on map in Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s congressional office

‘Palestine’ sticky note replaces Israel on map in Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s congressional office

by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2019 A change was made to the map in Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s congressional office. A “Palestine” sticky note was pasted over Israel. The change was noted in a Twitter post by BuzzFeed reporter Hannah Allam, who toured Tlaib’s office after the Michigan Democrat was sworn in. According to BuzzFeed, Palestinian-American […]

The two-tier U.S. Justice system, Part I

The two-tier U.S. Justice system, Part I

by WorldTribune Staff, January 21, 2019 Two similar cases. Two different outcomes. In one, a political operative worked for a Russian-aligned Ukrainian president without registering in the U.S. as a foreign agent. The operative has been savaged by the media, indicted and tried and faced a sentence that could have resulted in life imprisonment. In […]

Who is Bruce Ohr? His testimony backs Nunes report, contradicts Schiff’s

Who is Bruce Ohr? His testimony backs Nunes report, contradicts Schiff’s

by WorldTribune Staff, January 21, 2019 Former Associate Deputy Attorney General Bruce Ohr testified before Congress about his central role in distributing to the upper echelons of the FBI the anti-Trump “dossier” at the center of Robert Mueller’s special counsel probe. Ohr’s overlooked testimony backs up Rep. Devin Nunes’ report that the FBI relied heavily […]

Bogus? NY Times claims current ‘polar vortex’ is evidence of global warming

Bogus? NY Times claims current ‘polar vortex’ is evidence of global warming

by WorldTribune Staff, January 21, 2019 Snaps of bitter cold weather, which includes the current “polar vortex” that has an icy grip on much of the U.S., are becoming more frequent due to global warming, The New York Times claimed in a Jan. 19 article. The Times report did not cite scientists who disagree that […]

NPR poll: Trump’s approval rating among Hispanics surged to 50 percent this month

NPR poll: Trump’s approval rating among Hispanics surged to 50 percent this month

by WorldTribune Staff, January 20, 2019 As U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show Hispanic-Latino employment at a record high, President Donald Trump’s approval rating among Hispanics surged 19 points in the past month, a new poll shows. An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows Hispanic-Latino approval of Trump’s job performance hit 50 percent this month. In the […]

Think tank: Time to selectively cut U.S.-China economic ties

Think tank: Time to selectively cut U.S.-China economic ties

by WorldTribune Staff, January 18, 2019 Enough with the “endless talks and handshakes,” it is time to “untie the American economy from China,” a pair of analysts for a U.S.-based think tank wrote. In its 2017 national security strategy document, the Trump administration referred to China as a “revisionist” power attempting to reorder international politics to […]

Top DOJ-FBI officials continued to work with Steele after being warned of conflicts

Top DOJ-FBI officials continued to work with Steele after being warned of conflicts

by WorldTribune Staff, January 18, 2019 A top official at the Obama-era Department of Justice warned his superiors and the FBI that information in the anti-Trump dossier was not verified and came from a source, Christopher Steele, who was “desperate that Trump not be elected,” newly-revealed congressional testimony shows. The FBI used the Steele dossier […]

‘Pure comedy gold’: President Trump’s letter to Speaker Pelosi was a classic

‘Pure comedy gold’: President Trump’s letter to Speaker Pelosi was a classic

by WorldTribune Staff, January 18, 2019 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and a delegation of Democrats had their bags packed and had boarded an Air Force bus on Jan. 17 to ferry them to the airport for a junket to Belgium, Afghanistan and Egypt. Then came the order from President Donald Trump: Due to […]

Report: China offers Iran $3 billion oil deal as Europe halts purchases

Report: China offers Iran $3 billion oil deal as Europe halts purchases

by WorldTribune Staff, January 18, 2019 Looking to take advantage of a U.S. sanctions waiver, China’s Sinopec has offered $3 billion to Iran to develop the Yadavaran oil field, a report said. The Chinese state-run energy company reportedly told its Iranian government-owned counterpart, the National Iranian Oil Co., that it wanted China’s share of the […]

Trump announces expanded, space-based U.S. missile defense

Trump announces expanded, space-based U.S. missile defense

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will develop new technologies — including in space — to acquire unrivaled missile-defense capabilities and maintain an advantage over adversaries such as Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. His comments were part of the results of a […]