Special to WorldTribune.com by William R. Hawkins, FamilySecurityMatters.org On May 14-15, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) hosted the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. The Beijing meeting attracted 29 heads of state (including Russian President Vladimir Putin) and representatives of 130 other countries (including the U.S.), plus the leaders of 70 international organizations, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey The first hundred days of the Trump Administration have passed, and although the figure is arbitrary, this is in fact a good time to comment on the new government in Washington since PA President Abbas has visted Washington and reports indicate a Trump visit to Israel in the near […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Allan Wall The ongoing violence in Mexico is analyzed each year, as number crunchers study previous years’ statistics. It is a morbid undertaking as such statistics deal with numbers representing real people who were homicide victims. So why even study it? It is hoped that the discovery of patterns and trends […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 7, 2017 Despite impassioned denunciations and economic boycotts from entertainers and the world of corporate sports over House Bill 2, North Carolina has been ranked No. 1 in the country for economic development by Site Selection magazine. The ranking “may confound those who had written off the Tar Heel State as […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner Donald Trump has suffered the greatest defeat of his presidency. No matter how much his administration tries to spin it, the budget deal is a major setback for Trump’s America First agenda. The $1.1 billion omnibus spending bill is a victory for Democrats and establishment Republicans. In fact, Senate […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Congressman Dave Brat (R, VA-7), Fairfax Free Citizen Last week, the House Freedom Caucus endorsed the revised version of the GOP’s healthcare bill. I wanted to take some time to lay out the reasoning that explains the The American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA) in detail. Bottom line, the Freedom […]
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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner The Mainstream Media’s verdict on President Trump’s first 100 days is that he has been a failure. The reason: He has failed (so far) to get any major piece of his legislative agenda passed. Healthcare, taxes and infrastructure — all of these big items remain stalled in Congress. Hence, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 27, 2017 Canada and Mexico have agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump’s terms to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The White House announced on April 26 that Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “agreed to proceed swiftly, according to their required internal procedures, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. prosecutors said they will show that a Turkish-Iranian gold trader coordinated an illegal scheme to help Iran evade U.S. sanctions with people at “high levels” in Turkey and Iran. During a pretrial hearing in a Manhattan district court on April 24, Assistant U.S. Attorney Dennis […]