by WorldTribune Staff, February 18, 2021 Former President Donald Trump praised conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, who passed away Wednesday, as a “legend.” With that and other interviews, Trump re-emerged also marveling that impeachment seemed to have boosted his approval ratings. “He was with me right from the beginning. And he liked what I said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John McNabb During the 2016 Presidential Campaign then candidate Trump consistently spoke of the Washington, D.C. “Swamp”. Little did America know what had happened to our government during the past decades. As I became involved in the campaign and started knocking on doors on Capitol Hill, I quickly came to the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 18, 2021 Australian officials slammed Facebook for what they say was drastic “heavy-handed’ retaliation after the government moved ahead with plans requiring Big Tech platforms to pay Australian news outlets for using their content. Facebook on Wednesday blocked all news sharing in Australia. Australian officials are warning that Facebook’s actions are […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 18, 2021 Of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict former President Donald Trump in the Senate impeachment trial, six have been censured in their home states by party organizations or grassroots voters. In Louisiana, the executive committee of the state GOP voted unanimously to censure Sen. Bill Cassidy. “Our […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 17, 2021 Radio host and conservative icon Rush Limbaugh died Wednesday at the age of 70 after a battle with lung cancer, his family announced. One of the most influential media figures in American history, Limbaugh was a giant in conservative politics since “The Rush Limbaugh Show” began in 1988. He […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 17, 2021 Millions of Texans remained without power amid sub-freezing temperatures on Wednesday. The state scrambled to open “warming centers” as controlled outages were implemented to protect the grid from crashing from a record surge in demand as temperatures plunged to near zero in some areas. The state’s grid operator, the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 17, 2021 In what it calls an effort to “address the issues of racism, sexism and other destructive biases and their impact on naval readiness,” the U.S. Navy is requiring that all sailors pledge to “advocate for and acknowledge all lived experiences and intersectional identities of every Sailor in the Navy.” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler When the new Biden Administration spoke grandly of “restoring America’s place in the world,” that bold new relationship with Canada restarted with an insult. Indeed, while the United States and Canada are among the world’s best neighbors, trading partners, and security allies, the governments in Washington and Ottawa […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 17, 2021 In their pursuit of a permanent majority in Congress, Democrats are lining up to sponsor a push for Washington, D.C. statehood. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the non-voting House member representing the District, has reintroduced the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, which has 210 Democrat co-sponsors. The Senate version of the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 16, 2021 Soon after the Jan. 20 inauguration, Joe Biden’s team issued a “comprehensive threat assessment” on “domestic violent extremism.” Conducted jointly by the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and Director of National Intelligence, the “assessment” does not include the violent Antifa and Black Lives Matter movements which burned and looted […]
