Made in the shade: Federal workers reap outsized benefits and are hard to fire

Made in the shade: Federal workers reap outsized benefits and are hard to fire

by WorldTribune Staff, December 17, 2018 U.S. government workers are paid more, get better perks and have more options for healthcare than the private sector. And, even the most incompetent of federal workers are nearly “impossible to fire,” according to an analysis by Reagan-era personnel director Donald J. Devine. “The current system is long overdue […]

Pittsburgh mayor pushes for confiscation after synagogue attack in gun-free zone

Pittsburgh mayor pushes for confiscation after synagogue attack in gun-free zone

by WorldTribune Staff, December 17, 2018 In the wake of the Oct. 27 attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue, Pittsburgh Mayor William Peduto is pushing for gun confiscation along with bans on commonly-owned semiautomatic firearms and “high capacity” magazines. Three gun control bills are being introduced to the Pittsburgh City Council, according to a […]

Bill did it: Under oath, Clinton had an explanation for her private email server

Bill did it: Under oath, Clinton had an explanation for her private email server

by WorldTribune Staff, December 16, 2018 Hillary Clinton claimed she was generally clueless about the setup of the private email server she used during her tenure as secretary of state, saying in written answers under oath that she used it for the “purpose of convenience” and that anyway it was set up by “President Clinton’s […]

Cash-rich ACLU said recruiting sheriffs in NC

Cash-rich ACLU said recruiting sheriffs in NC

by WorldTribune Staff, December 16, 2018 Flush with cash from disgruntled anti-Trumpers, the ACLU targeted sheriff’s races in North Carolina in 2018 “as a way to thwart immigration enforcement,” a columnist wrote. With major help from local ad buys from the ACLU, Garry McFadden won the race for sheriff in Mecklenburg County, which includes Charlotte, […]

Report: 9 of 10 American colleges restrict First Amendment rights on campus

Report: 9 of 10 American colleges restrict First Amendment rights on campus

by WorldTribune Staff, December 14, 2018 Most students at America’s top colleges and universities “surrender their free speech rights the moment they step onto campus,” according to a report by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). “Just over 90 percent of public colleges maintain policies that don’t live up to their free speech […]

State Dept. scrambled to send senators classified Russia documents hours before inauguration

State Dept. scrambled to send senators classified Russia documents hours before inauguration

by WorldTribune Staff, December 14, 2018 The Obama State Department provided classified information on alleged Russian election interference to multiple senators and went to great lengths to do it before President Donald Trump was sworn into office, according to documents obtained by a government watchdog group. “We made the deadline! Thank you everyone for what […]

Strzok-Page text messages scrubbed from their Team Mueller phones

Strzok-Page text messages scrubbed from their Team Mueller phones

by WorldTribune Staff, December 14, 2018 All text messages of anti-Trump FBI employees Peter Strzok and Lisa Page were wiped from the iPhones they were issued while working for special counsel Robert Mueller’s office, according to a report by the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General (OIG). The OIG said it initiated an investigation […]

Weapon of mass destruction: Fentanyl, the killer opioid

Weapon of mass destruction: Fentanyl, the killer opioid

by WorldTribune Staff, December 13, 2018 There were 63,632 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. Fentanyl was involved in nearly 29 percent of those deaths. Currently the most commonly used drug in overdose deaths, fentanyl poses “a significant […]

McCabe said to rush Flynn’s FBI interview without attorney; Judge orders review

McCabe said to rush Flynn’s FBI interview without attorney; Judge orders review

by WorldTribune Staff, December 13, 2018 Then-FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe pressed Michael Flynn to meet with FBI agents without an attorney present as it would be the “quickest” way to complete the meeting, Flynn’s lawyers revealed in a Dec. 11 court filing. Flynn agreed and said he did not need to involve White House […]

Melania wows the troops at visit to joint base in Hampton, Va.

Melania wows the troops at visit to joint base in Hampton, Va.

by WorldTribune Staff, December 13, 2018 First Lady Melania Trump visited the USS George H.W. Bush and American soldiers at Joint Base Langley in Hampton, Virginia on Dec. 12, and the images captured the spirit of the occasion. Following is a summary of the FLOTUS visit in photos: Check Out Geostrategy-Direct __________ Jump Start the […]