by WorldTribune Staff, April 24, 2018 “In a panic” following the election victory of Donald Trump, China appointed the sister-in-law of U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to the Bank of China’s board of directors, the author of a new book on the monetizing of political influence said. Angela Chao was named to the Bank […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 24, 2018 Facebook spent a record $3.3 million on lobbying the U.S. government in the first quarter of 2018, a report said. “While that’s a lot for Facebook, it’s not far from what its peers spend,” Recode noted in an April 22 report. “Amazon spent slightly more, $3.38 million, last quarter as […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 24, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un complimented CIA Director Mike Pompeo for his “guts” during their recent meeting, a report said. Pompeo, whose nomination for secretary of state was approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 23, had a secret meeting with Kim in Pyongyang over Easter weekend. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 24, 2018 The repeal of Obama-era net neutrality became official on April 23. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai said the Restoring Internet Freedom Order ends the Obama administration’s “heavy-handed” rules and will mean less regulation and a more free and open Internet. “Americans will still be able to access […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 23, 2018 The civil lawsuit filed by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) against the Trump campaign, WikiLeaks and Russia was more an act of desperation than anything else, a New York Post columnist wrote. “It’s not just Hillary Clinton who can’t quit Russia. The whole Democratic Party keeps going back to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 23, 2018 The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) reported $136 million in contributions and grants for 2017, more than doubling its intake from the previous year. The reported revenue is “the latest indication that the Trump era has been a financial boon for the left-wing nonprofit,” Peter Hasson noted in an […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 22, 2018 The founder of the U.S. Concealed Carry Association said membership and interest in its training classes have increased substantially since the Parkland, Florida school shooting. “I think that the massive news coverage of events like that gets people to realize, at least admit to maybe their own vulnerabilities,” Tim […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 22, 2018 The Democratic National Committee’s (DNC’s) civil RICO lawsuit against the Trump campaign for alleged Russia collusion is 66 pages long. None of the pages references the dossier by ex-British spy Christopher Steele, according to a report by Rowan Scarborough for The Washington Times. The dossier played a key role […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 22, 2018 The co-founder of Earth Day, Ira Einhorn, was master of ceremonies at the first Earth Day celebration at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia on April 22, 1970. Today, Einhorn is serving a life sentence in prison. In 1977, Einhorn murdered and composted Helen Maddux, his ex-girlfriend. After Maddux had broken […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 20, 2018 The Left believes government should be the guiding force of American society, and preaches that message with “religious fervor,” North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest said. Democrats in North Carolina’s State Senate promptly called the remarks “disappointing”. Gov. Roy Cooper is a Democrat, but Republicans control the North Carolina […]
