Rep. Steve King: ‘Watch for Obama’s fingerprints’ on FISA memo

Rep. Steve King: ‘Watch for Obama’s fingerprints’ on FISA memo

by WorldTribune Staff, February 4, 2018 A trail of “fingerprints” from the classified memo released on Feb. 2 by the House Intelligence Committee likely “leads to the Obama presidency,” Rep. Steve King said. During an interview with Fox News Channel’s Chris Wallace on April 10, 2016, then-President Barack Obama said: “I guarantee that there is no political […]

Read it: Trump releases memo, charges FBI elite ‘politicized sacred investigative process’

Read it: Trump releases memo, charges FBI elite ‘politicized sacred investigative process’

by WorldTribune Staff, February 2, 2018 President Donald Trump in an early morning tweet on Feb. 2 lashed out at a “politicized” FBI after the fabled agency publicly advised against releasing a classified memo said to question how it conducted its investigation of the Trump campaign’s alleged ties to Russia. Trump tweeted: “The top Leadership […]

Trump hits North Korea where it hurts, meets defectors at White House

Trump hits North Korea where it hurts, meets defectors at White House

by WorldTribune Staff, February 2, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump on Feb. 2 was slated to meet with a group of defectors from North Korea, just days after the emotionally-stirring appearance of defector Ji Seong-Ho at the State of the Union address. The president is expected to meet with eight defectors in the Oval Office, […]

Poll finds Democrats lost government shutdown spin battle

Poll finds Democrats lost government shutdown spin battle

by WorldTribune Staff, February 2, 2018 Democrats called it the Trump Shutdown – the White House said it was the Schumer Shutdown. More Americans agree with the White House. According to a new poll by Zogby Analytics, congressional Democrats are more to blame for the recent government shutdown than the White House or Republicans. A […]

U.S. seeks to assure South Korea after withdrawing nomination of ambassador to Seoul

U.S. seeks to assure South Korea after withdrawing nomination of ambassador to Seoul

by WorldTribune Staff, February 1, 2018 The United States has moved to assuage any concerns from Seoul over the Trump administration’s withdrawal of Victor Cha’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to South Korea. “The U.S has sought our understanding through diplomatic channels that its efforts to send its ambassador to the South before the PyeongChang Winter […]

Trump’s ‘new American moment’: Paving the way to a ‘bloody nose’ for North Korea?

Trump’s ‘new American moment’: Paving the way to a ‘bloody nose’ for North Korea?

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk SEOUL — Don’t count on the Winter Olympics as the moment for rapprochement on the Korean peninsula. That message came through loud and clear in President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address. “Our new American moment,” as Trump called this turbulent time in U.S. history, does not […]

State of the Union ‘obliterated’ media narrative; CBS poll finds 3 of 4 ‘approved’

State of the Union ‘obliterated’ media narrative; CBS poll finds 3 of 4 ‘approved’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2018 A CBS News poll found 75 percent approval for President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address. “The media narrative on the president was obliterated tonight and the Democrats know it, which is why they look so glum and are, in fact, out of touch,” radio host Mark […]

U.S. adds Hamas leader Haniyeh to terror list

U.S. adds Hamas leader Haniyeh to terror list

Special to WorldTribune.com By Christopher Sparks, January 31, 2018 Hamas senior political leader Ismail Haniyeh was designated as a global terrorist by the United States on Jan. 31. The U.S. State Department said in a press release it has designated Haniyeh, as well as the jihadist groups Harakat al-Sabireen, Liwa al Thawra and Harakat Sawa’d […]

Riveting State of the Union moment: North Korean defector waves crutches in defiance

Riveting State of the Union moment: North Korean defector waves crutches in defiance

by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2018 An emotional North Korean defector, who walked thousands of miles on crutches through Southeast Asia to escape his homeland, kept the crutches to remember his ordeal and waved them aloft as President Donald Trump hailed him during the State of the Union address on Jan. 30. Ji Seong-Ho was […]

Facing 3 federal probes, FBI’s McCabe exits under pressure; More resignations expected

Facing 3 federal probes, FBI’s McCabe exits under pressure; More resignations expected

by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2018 Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s exit from the FBI will be followed by “a cleanup at the Bureau of his cronies,” reports said. McCabe is taking “terminal leave,” Fox News reported on Jan. 29, meaning he will be taking vacation until reaching his planned retirement in “a matter of weeks.” […]