Christmas in the swamp: Nancy Pelosi is ecstatic, and who is Judge Emmet Sullivan?

Christmas in the swamp: Nancy Pelosi is ecstatic, and who is Judge Emmet Sullivan?

by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2018 Rep. Nancy Pelosi was dancing the night away on Dec. 19 after Democrats appeared to triumph in averting a government shutdown with a continuing resolution on a spending bill that did not include wall funding. When she likely becomes Speaker of the House on Jan. 3, 2019, the chances […]

‘Bad case of Potomac Fever’: Meadows urges Trump to stand tall for wall

‘Bad case of Potomac Fever’: Meadows urges Trump to stand tall for wall

by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2018 The House Freedom Caucus is calling on President Donald Trump to veto the spending bill that kicks border wall funding to when Rep. Nancy Pelosi becomes the likely next Speaker of the House. “I rise to encourage my colleagues to stay in the fight to have the president deliver […]

NC victim of Interpol ‘red notice’ urges reforms by new chief

NC victim of Interpol ‘red notice’ urges reforms by new chief

by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2018 In a classic case of the tail wagging the dog, authoritarian regimes are said to be making increasing use of  the International Criminal Police Organization or Interpol to punish political enemies who are not necessarily criminals. Interpol currently has more than 57,000 “red notices” in effect. The notices are […]

Self-described witches outraged over Trump’s use of ‘witch hunt’ to describe Mueller probe

Self-described witches outraged over Trump’s use of ‘witch hunt’ to describe Mueller probe

by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2018 Some who self-identify as witches, especially those of the “progressive” variety, are having a meltdown over President Donald Trump referring to special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation as a “witch hunt.” Witchcraft author Kitty Randall, whose witch name is “Amber K.”, calls Trump’s usage of the phrase a “traumatic […]

The state of U.S. governance, 2018: A federal judge, Robert Mueller and a decorated general

The state of U.S. governance, 2018: A federal judge, Robert Mueller and a decorated general

by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2018 “We’re not seeing our finest hour of governance,” a columnist noted after the Dec. 17 sentencing spectacle in the Michael Flynn saga. Judge Emmet Sullivan delayed the sentencing of President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser and berated Flynn as treasonous in the process, before later doing a 180 […]

Investigators: Clinton Foundation is no ‘charitable organization’ and operated as a foreign agent

Investigators: Clinton Foundation is no ‘charitable organization’ and operated as a foreign agent

by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2018 The Clinton Foundation does not operate as a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation as required and is not entitled to non-profit status, forensic investigators told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Dec. 13. The foundation operates as a “family partnership,” John Moynihan and Lawerence W. Doyle, both graduates of the Catholic […]

NC governor vetoes voter ID law; GOP vows to override before year’s end

NC governor vetoes voter ID law; GOP vows to override before year’s end

by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2018 North Carolina Republicans have vowed to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a state voter ID bill before the current legislative sessions ends and they lose their super-majority. A referendum calling for the state’s constitution to add an amendment requiring in-person voter photo ID was approved last month with […]

McSally, U.S. Air Force combat veteran, gets McCain’s Senate seat

McSally, U.S. Air Force combat veteran, gets McCain’s Senate seat

by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2018 Rep. Martha McSally, who last month lost a close election for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, has been appointed to fill the seat of late Sen. John McCain. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced the appointment of McSally on Dec. 18. McSally will have to run to keep the […]

‘Dossier’ author states Clinton law firm hired him to challenge 2016 election results

‘Dossier’ author states Clinton law firm hired him to challenge 2016 election results

by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2018 In response to a defamation lawsuit brought against him, anti-Trump dossier author Christopher Steele said the Perkins Coie law firm hired him to help Hillary Clinton challenge the results of the 2016 presidential election. Meanwhile, the Yahoo News reporter who was among the first to break the news of […]

UNC faculty members, in letter to parents, support Silent Sam strike

UNC faculty members, in letter to parents, support Silent Sam strike

by WorldTribune Staff, December 16, 2018 The University of North Carolina board of governors on Dec. 14 rejected a plan to house the Silent Sam Confederate statue in a proposed $5.3 million history center on the Chapel Hill campus. Citing concerns over public safety and the use of state funds for the project, the board […]