by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2018 Are opinion columnists at owner Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post required to publish anti-Trump diatribes according to a quota system? In a blog post for the Washington Free Beacon, Andrew Stiles on Oct. 18 provided a headline list by columnists since July 2018: Eugene Robinson (Columnist focusing on politics and culture) […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2018 U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, who is stepping down at the end of the year, roasted several big names at the 73rd annual Al Smith Dinner on Oct. 18. Haley, the keynote speaker at the event, offered a contrast to the late-night TV comedy lineup that has […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2018 As its relationship with other U.S. agencies sours amid President Donald Trump’s trade and twitter offensive, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has worked to maintain close ties to the Pentagon, U.S. defense officials said. Beijing has stepped up contacts with the Pentagon in recent weeks as Defense Minister Wei […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2018 Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, his administration has killed 176 regulations and delayed or withdrawn 2,253 Obama-era regulations that were set to be implemented, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reported. The White House budget office said the U.S. has saved $23 billion this […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2018 As a caravan of some 2,000 Hondurans headed north through Guatemala, President Donald Trump said he is considering withholding funds from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador if the caravan reaches the U.S.-Mexico border. “We have today informed the countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador that if they allow […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2018 The Iranian diplomat who was arrested in connection to a plot to bomb an Iranian opposition group rally in Paris enjoys full diplomatic immunity, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Oct. 14. Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said the diplomat, Assadollah Assadi, has full immunity, clarifying earlier media reports that […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 15, 2018 In Facebook’s latest purge of right-leaning news ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, the social media giant said in an Oct. 11 blog post it was “removing 559 Pages and 251 accounts that have consistently broken our rules against spam and coordinated inauthentic behavior.” Among those banned for posting […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 16, 2018 The Cherokee Nation released a statement on Oct. 15 criticizing Sen. Elizabeth Warren for using what it called an “inappropriate” DNA test to “claim any connection to the Cherokee Nation or any tribal nation.” “It makes a mockery out of DNA tests and its legitimate uses while also dishonoring […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders Although Andrew Brunson called on President Trump in Washington after leaving Turkey in a U.S. military plane, worldwide persecution of Christians has reached an all time high. The former Christian missionary was arrested on bogus charges over alleged links to political groups, including the banned Gulenist movement after […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 15, 2018 Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson last week said he would plead the Fifth Amendment to avoid speaking to the House Judiciary and House Oversight & Government Reform Committees in an interview set for Oct. 16. “I’m not surprised that Glenn Simpson is taking the Fifth,” Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe […]
