by WorldTribune Staff, May 1, 2017 The major media’s unending criticism of President Donald Trump is only reinforcing his supporters’ belief that he’s “on the right track in terms of shaking things up in Washington, D.C.,” a new poll found. The poll, sponsored by the University of Virginia Center for Politics, found that 88 percent […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 1, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump is reaching out to leaders of Asian states to ensure “that we have everyone in line backing up a plan of action” to solve the North Korea crisis, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus said. Priebus said Trump was in regular contact with Japanese […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 1, 2017 Japan is sending its hulking Izumo helicopter carrier to secure passage of a U.S. Navy supply ship as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expands the scope of Self-Defense Forces activities amid the rising threat from North Korea. Following an order from Defense Minister Tomomi Inada, the 249-meter-long Izumo will help […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 1, 2017 An environmental scientist has written to President Donald Trump to urge him not to cave in to daughter Ivanka Trump on her global warming views and her call for the U.S. to remain in the Paris climate agreement. Breitbart reported on April 24 that Dr. Duane Thresher, who has […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 1, 2017 The New York Times’ decision to run an op-ed piece by a so-called “climate change denier” sent a number of the paper’s readers into a frenzy, with many canceling or threatening to cancel their subscriptions. In his debut column for the Times, Bret Stephens on April 28 wrote that […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 1, 2017 The North Carolina state House in late April passed a bill aimed at fortifying free speech at the 16 schools in the University of North Carolina system. House Bill 527: Restore/Preserve Campus Free Speech, which has a companion bill in the Senate, requires that state public universities maintain “the fullest degree of intellectual […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 30, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte have a couple of things in common. Both speak their minds and both are taking a hardline stance against drugs. This may have been enough to win Duerte an invitation to the White House after the two leaders spoke on […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 30, 2017 The Taliban relies heavily on the illicit opium trade from which it generates as much as 60 percent of its funding, according to the U.S. military. But politically correct polices at the Pentagon have prevented U.S. military actions to eliminate the lucrative and illicit opium crops at the source. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 30, 2017 Wake Forest, North Carolina is just one of many American towns considering broadband options for its residents. In 2007, Cornelius, Davidson and Mooresville, North Carolina spent $92.5 million to purchase and upgrade a bankrupt cable television system and turn it into MI-Connection, a government-owned internet, cable TV and telephone […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 28, 2017 The United States and South Korea on April 28 pledged to maintain an “ironclad defense posture” against the threat from North Korea and pressed China to accept the need for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. Meanwhile, in an interview with Reuters on April 27, U.S. President […]