Big data or the Russians? British firm may have played key role in Trump’s victory

Big data or the Russians? British firm may have played key role in Trump’s victory

by WorldTribune Staff, March 18, 2018 The Russians? Please. A former employee said a British-based data mining firm helped Republicans level the playing field in “digital engagement” with voters by using the Facebook profiles of millions of Americans to build a “full-service propaganda machine” that boosted the Trump campaign in 2016. The Trump administration and […]

Report: FBI agent was close friends with D.C. judge who later recused himself from Flynn case

Report: FBI agent was close friends with D.C. judge who later recused himself from Flynn case

by WorldTribune Staff, March 18, 2018 An FBI agent who was removed from the team of special counsel Robert Mueller over anti-Trump texts he exchanged with his FBI lawyer mistress was close friends with a judge who recused himself from the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn, newly released documents show. Text messages […]

As ‘International Day of Happiness’ nears, U.S. drops to 18th place

As ‘International Day of Happiness’ nears, U.S. drops to 18th place

by WorldTribune Staff, March 16, 2018 Can someone get the UN a Fast Pass to Disney World? It seems the world body believes that Finland is the happiest place on Earth. According to the UN’s 2018 World Happiness report released on March 14, Finland is the world’s happiest country. The Nordic nation of 5.5 million […]

N. Korean diplomatic talks in Sweden, Finland seen paving way for Trump-Kim summit

N. Korean diplomatic talks in Sweden, Finland seen paving way for Trump-Kim summit

by WorldTribune Staff, March 18, 2018 North Korea dispatched top diplomats separately to Sweden and Finland for what observers say were meetings to lay the groundwork for a summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. Choe Kang-Il, deputy director-general for North American affairs at the North’s foreign ministry, headed to […]

Documents: Federal marshals took 4 hours to arrive after Justice Scalia’s death

Documents: Federal marshals took 4 hours to arrive after Justice Scalia’s death

by WorldTribune Staff, March 16, 2018 Federal agents were slow to respond to the Texas hunting ranch where Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead, according to documents obtained by a watchdog group. U.S. Marshals Service agents did not arrive on scene until 2:38 p.m., two hours after they were alerted by local sheriffs, […]

Report: YouTube sponsors hijab-wearing 9/11 truther while cracking down on conservative channels

Report: YouTube sponsors hijab-wearing 9/11 truther while cracking down on conservative channels

by WorldTribune Staff, March 5, 2018 Amid a crackdown on conservative voices, YouTube is sponsoring a woman who has claimed the September 11, 2001 terror attacks in the U.S. were an “inside job” carried out by the American government, a report said. The 9/11 truther, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, is being sponsored by YouTube as part of […]

McCabe warned Priebus that damaging NY Times Russia story was ‘bulls—’

McCabe warned Priebus that damaging NY Times Russia story was ‘bulls—’

by WorldTribune Staff, March 15, 2018 An article on alleged Russian intelligence communications with the Trump campaign that helped The New York Times win a top journalism award was complete “bulls—,” according to FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. The February 2017 report detailed how U.S. intelligence had acquired numerous intercepts and phone records of Trump campaign officials […]

Report: Blanket media coverage of nationwide student walkout pushed 5 false assumptions

Report: Blanket media coverage of nationwide student walkout pushed 5 false assumptions

by WorldTribune Staff, March 15, 2018 The March 14 nationwide student “walkout” to protest gun violence was not the authentic expression of outrage mainstream media made it out to be, an analysis said. Joel B. Pollak, senior editor-at-large at Breitbart News, noted “five lies” the MSM recycled throughout the day: 1. The walkout was staged […]

Broward Sheriff’s training manual: First officers on scene should ‘confront the shooter’

Broward Sheriff’s training manual: First officers on scene should ‘confront the shooter’

by WorldTribune Staff, March 15, 2018 Broward County Sheriff’s Office training and operation materials specifically dictate that the first one or two officers on the scene of an active shooter incident “will immediately go to confront the shooter,” a government watchdog group which obtained the materials reported. The Sheriff’s Office lesson plan, obtained by Judicial […]

Trump ties Pompeo’s rise to stance on Iran nuclear deal

Trump ties Pompeo’s rise to stance on Iran nuclear deal

by WorldTribune Staff, March 14, 2018 CIA Director Mike Pompeo, U.S. President Donald Trump’s choice to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, is an Iran hawk who, as a congressman, opposed the Iran nuclear deal. Trump has called it “the worst deal ever” and cited it on March 13 in explaining why he fired Tillerson. […]