by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2018 As a caravan of some 2,000 Hondurans headed north through Guatemala, President Donald Trump said he is considering withholding funds from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador if the caravan reaches the U.S.-Mexico border. “We have today informed the countries of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador that if they allow […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2018 Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s carefully-scripted and widely-publicized claim that a DNA test proved her status as a Native American started the news week with a bang. Following is a list of some of the headlines: ABC News: “Elizabeth Warren reveals proof of Native American ancestry” AP: “Warren DNA shows Native American […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 15, 2018 In Facebook’s latest purge of right-leaning news ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, the social media giant said in an Oct. 11 blog post it was “removing 559 Pages and 251 accounts that have consistently broken our rules against spam and coordinated inauthentic behavior.” Among those banned for posting […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 16, 2018 In voting no on the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota went against 60 percent of her constituents who favored Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Now, with her re-election in serious jeopardy, Heitkamp in a new campaign ad has pledged to “put party aside […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 16, 2018 The Cherokee Nation released a statement on Oct. 15 criticizing Sen. Elizabeth Warren for using what it called an “inappropriate” DNA test to “claim any connection to the Cherokee Nation or any tribal nation.” “It makes a mockery out of DNA tests and its legitimate uses while also dishonoring […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 15, 2018 Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson last week said he would plead the Fifth Amendment to avoid speaking to the House Judiciary and House Oversight & Government Reform Committees in an interview set for Oct. 16. “I’m not surprised that Glenn Simpson is taking the Fifth,” Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 15, 2018 The U.S. federal government is expected to take in $1.7 trillion in taxes from individuals in 2018, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Individual income taxes will account for about half of all federal revenues for Fiscal Year 2018, which ended on Sept. 30, the CBO said. And, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 15, 2018 The results of a DNA test show that Sen. Elizabeth Warren has somewhere between .09 and 3 percent Native American ancestry. According to a New York Times article cited by the Republican National Committee’s Michael Ahrens, the average European-American has 0.18 percent Native American DNA. The Boston Globe issued a correction on […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 15, 2018 President Donald Trump “won every segment” of his interview with Lesley Stahl which was broadcast Oct. 14 on “60 Minutes”, the chief TV critic from Variety said. “By pushing through questions and by capitalizing on an interview approach seeking to synthesize his entire presidency into two segments of television, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 14, 2018 The “most important matters” Democrats plan to undertake if they regain control of the House will include at least five investigations against President Donald Trump, Rep. Adam Schiff wrote in an op-ed for The Washington Post. “Our caucus – led by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi – will need to […]
