Enough: President Trump issues ultimatum to Sessions, Mueller and his ‘angry Democrats’

Enough: President Trump issues ultimatum to Sessions, Mueller and his ‘angry Democrats’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 1 called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to put an end to special counsel Robert Mueller’s “witch hunt.” Trump tweeted: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this Rigged Witch Hunt right now. Bob Mueller is totally conflicted, and his 17 Angry Democrats that […]

Libya then and now: Benghazi ignited Americans’ distrust in their government

Libya then and now: Benghazi ignited Americans’ distrust in their government

Special to WorldTribune.com, August 1, 2018 By John McNabb In 2007 just before the November presidential election, I was serving as Chairman of an international energy contractor that had been in existence for over one hundred years and had operated in over sixty countries during that span. Some of my senior team accompanied me on […]

Documents: Strzok requested declassification powers before joining Mueller team

Documents: Strzok requested declassification powers before joining Mueller team

by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2018 Newly released emails obtained by Judicial Watch show that anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok sought to maintain “declassification authority” when he joined special counsel Robert Mueller’s team. Strzok had “declassification authority” while serving as the deputy assistant director (DAD) in the FBI’s counterintelligence division (CD). Judicial Watch obtained a […]

The no-deal deal: Trump ready to talk to Rouhani after ending ‘ridiculous’ nuclear agreement

The no-deal deal: Trump ready to talk to Rouhani after ending ‘ridiculous’ nuclear agreement

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump on July 30 said he is willing to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani with “no preconditions.” “If they want to meet, we’ll meet,” Trump said. “I’d meet with anybody. I believe in meetings.” Speaking at a news conference with visiting Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe […]

Analysts: Trump’s hard line on Russia, followed by charm offensive, is aimed at China

Analysts: Trump’s hard line on Russia, followed by charm offensive, is aimed at China

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump has taken actions that hit both Russian and Chinese interests hard, reinforcing his image abroad as a “master tactician,” analysts said. Now, Trump is warming to Moscow as part of a wider strategy to counter China. “Trump is trying to reach out to Putin and trying to detach Russia from […]

Trump’s unpredictable trade tactics rally Europe as China sit-down awaits

Trump’s unpredictable trade tactics rally Europe as China sit-down awaits

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — With trade and tariff polices shifting like the proverbial weathervane, the Trump Administration has confused and confounded even many close trading partners, Europe, Canada and Japan among them. This may be the Donald’s tactic in his wider strategy of getting fairer trade and better “deals” […]

Iran’s currency falls to record low, discontent speads as U.S. sanctions loom

Iran’s currency falls to record low, discontent speads as U.S. sanctions loom

by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2018 Iran’s rial plummeted to an all-time low on July 30 as the U.S. prepares to reimpose sanctions on the Islamic Republic on Aug. 6. According to foreign exchange website Bonbast.com the Iranian rial traded at 119,000 to the U.S. dollar on July 30, as demonstrations and strikes by truck […]

Euro judges seen intervening on behalf of notorious ‘Beatles’ ISIS terror cell

Euro judges seen intervening on behalf of notorious ‘Beatles’ ISIS terror cell

by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2018 The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is not only set to strike down the UK’s decision to waive the “no death penalty” assurance for two British-born members of the Islamic State (ISIS). It may also order the UK to pay damages to the alleged members of the terror […]

Nunes explores legal options against Twitter for ‘censoring’ conservatives

Nunes explores legal options against Twitter for ‘censoring’ conservatives

by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2018 Rep. Devin Nunes said he is reviewing “legal remedies” against Twitter for what he said is the social media platform’s practice of “censoring” conservatives. “For several months, people have been contacting me saying that, ‘Hey I tried to find you on Twitter, I couldn’t find your account. Why is […]

Mattis: U.S. seeks behavioral (not regime) change by Iran

Mattis: U.S. seeks behavioral (not regime) change by Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, July 29, 2018 The United States aims to curtail what it sees as Iran’s threatening behavior in the Middle East, but is not pursuing regime change in the Islamic Republic, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said. “We need them to change their behavior on a number of threats that they can pose with […]