Trump prepares for 2nd Kim summit by playing hardball with Seoul over defense costs

Trump prepares for 2nd Kim summit by playing hardball with Seoul over defense costs

by WorldTribune Staff, January 23, 2019 Amid preparations for his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, U.S. President Donald Trump is turning up the heat on Seoul by demanding it pay more for the 28,500 U.S. military personnel stationed in the South. Some Korea analysts say that U.S.’s leverage with Pyongyang, backed by […]

Out of control: U.S. media under pressure after major errors with inflammatory impact

Out of control: U.S. media under pressure after major errors with inflammatory impact

by WorldTribune Staff, January 22, 2019 The major media are or should be reeling after two major blunders in a matter of days. Then again, news consumers frequenting these outlets may not even be aware. After BuzzFeed’s story which claimed President Trump had instructed Michael Cohen to lie to Congress was debunked by the special […]

‘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 […]