Obama credited for renewed Russian aggression

Obama credited for renewed Russian aggression

by WorldTribune Staff, June 10, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump, asked by the media on June 9 about Russia’s annexation of Crimea, referred them to the previous administration. “You have to ask President Obama because he let Crimea get away, that was during his administration,” Trump said at a press conference in Canada. “Crimea was […]

Master of mass communications picks up steam; Washington wilts

Master of mass communications picks up steam; Washington wilts

by WorldTribune Staff, June 10, 2018 President Donald Trump “understands the overwhelming power of modern mass communications” and “gets what the media itself has forgotten about themselves,” former White House chief adviser Steve Bannon said. Bannon told The New York Times that Trump’s embrace of conflict is “how he won. This is how he governs, […]

How an older male source helped jump-start a young Washington reporter’s career

How an older male source helped jump-start a young Washington reporter’s career

by WorldTribune Staff, June 10, 2018 New York Times reporter Ali Watkins once tweeted her disapproval of a Washington, D.C.-based reporter having an affair with her source. That affair, between the evil Frank Underwood and reporter Zoe Barnes, occurred on the fictional television series “House of Cards”. “I wanted to be Zoe Barnes …. until […]

‘Our job is to protect the boss’: FBI releases emails on Lynch-Clinton tarmac meeting

‘Our job is to protect the boss’: FBI releases emails on Lynch-Clinton tarmac meeting

by WorldTribune Staff, June 8, 2018 Emails from FBI agent Peter Strzok illustrate how the damage control mode worked at the FBI and Department of Justice after reports surfaced on then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s June 2016 tarmac meeting with former President Bill Clinton. Judicial Watch said it obtained the emails as part of a Freedom […]

DOJ misses Congressional deadline, sets private briefing during Trump-Kim summit

DOJ misses Congressional deadline, sets private briefing during Trump-Kim summit

by WorldTribune Staff, June 8, 2018 The Department of Justice failed to deliver on a promise to turn over to Congress classified documents on the Trump-Russia investigation. The DOJ issued a press release around midnight saying it would miss the June 7 deadline. Instead, the DOJ said it will only meet with a group of […]

101 public utilities have cut rates following tax cuts

101 public utilities have cut rates following tax cuts

by WorldTribune Staff, June 8, 2018 As air conditioning season kicks into gear, a large number of Americans will see relief from the heat in the form of lower electric bills. Following tax cuts proposed by President Donald Trump and passed by the Republican Congress, 101 public electric, gas and water utilities are lowering their […]

Imran Awan warned associates in Virginia their relatives in Pakistan would be targeted

Imran Awan warned associates in Virginia their relatives in Pakistan would be targeted

by WorldTribune Staff, June 8, 2018 One of the wives of former Democratic IT aide Imran Awan reported she was shot at soon after she told police Awan had kept her “like a slave,” a report said which again raised concerns about ties to powerful interests in Pakistan. Awan, an IT aide to Rep. Debbie […]

U.S.-China deal ends sanctions against ZTE, levies $1 billion fine

U.S.-China deal ends sanctions against ZTE, levies $1 billion fine

by WorldTribune Staff, June 7, 2018 The United States has reached a deal to end sanctions against Chinese telecom ZTE, imposing a $1 billion fine in what Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross called “the strictest and largest settlement fine that has ever been brought by the Commerce Department against any violator of export controls.” The deal […]

Soros blows millions, strikes out in California

Soros blows millions, strikes out in California

by WorldTribune Staff, June 7, 2018 California’s voters thoroughly rebuked George Soros’s attempt to transform the criminal justice system in the Golden State. Incumbents in district attorney contests in Sacramento, San Diego and Alameda counties rolled to victories on June 5 over liberal candidates heavily funded by the leftist billionaire. In Sacramento County, District Attorney […]

‘We’re watching’: Pompeo issues statement as Iran nears completion of new facility

‘We’re watching’: Pompeo issues statement as Iran nears completion of new facility

by WorldTribune Staff, June 7, 2018 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on June 6 said the U.S. will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. Pompeo’s comments followed Iran’s announcement that a new facility to build advanced centrifuges for uranium enrichment will be completed in a month. “We’re watching reports that Iran plans to […]