by WorldTribune Staff, March 31, 2017 Senate Republicans needed Vice President Mike Pence to cast the tie-breaking vote on a bill that will allow states to withhold federal funds from Planned Parenthood. The legislation, which President Donald Trump has said he will sign, overturns an Obama administration rule that banned states from denying federal funds […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 30, 2017 Rep. Trey Gowdy delivered a strong defense of House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats demanded Nunes resign from the panel. Gowdy said in an interview with Fox News’s Martha MacCallum that Nunes hasn’t done anything wrong in his efforts to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 30, 2017 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doesn’t really “believe in liberty” because liberty “is a lot of work” and he doesn’t want to “do the heavy lifting,” radio host Mark Levin said of the Kentucky senator’s silence on the debate to repeal and replace Obamacare. While remaining quiet during the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com The following statement has been released by U.S. Department of Justice, March 29, 2017 A federal complaint was unsealed today charging Candace Marie Claiborne, 60, of Washington, D.C., and an employee of the U.S. Department of State, with obstructing an official proceeding and making false statements to the FBI, both felony offenses, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 29, 2017 Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Sisi will make his first state visit to the White House next week. “President Donald J. Trump looks forward to welcoming President Sisi of Egypt for an official visit to Washington on April 3,” White House press secretary Sean Spicer said in a statement on […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 29, 2017 British officials have acknowledged that Islamist indoctrination by “non-violent extremists” was key in influencing terrorists who carried out attacks in the UK. Activist and author Ayaan Hirsi Ali, in an opinion piece for The Washington Times on March 28, wrote that “it is important for the United States to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 29, 2017 The leader of the conservative House Freedom Caucus said he’s ready to deal with House leadership on a consensus bill to repeal and replace Obamacare and is prepared to delay Easter recess to get it done. “I don’t think we need to go home until we get this done,” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner The failure of Ryancare is a watershed in Donald Trump’s presidency. Trump is now at a crossroads: Continue down the dead-end road with the establishment GOP or ditch House Speaker Paul Ryan. If early signs are an indication, the president has learned the wrong lessons from Ryan’s decision on […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 28, 2017 Officials in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York said they will maintain their status as Sanctuary Cities despite the Justice Department’s threat to withdraw federal funding. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on March 27 said local jurisdictions seeking Department of Justice grants must first demonstrate they are not sanctuary cities, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, March 28, 2017 Congress doesn’t have to pass Rep. Mo Brooks’s bill to repeal Obamacare in order for the American people to first see what’s in it. The Alabama Republican, on the same day the House canceled a vote on “Ryancare,” filed a one-sentence repeal bill – the “Obamacare Repeal Act”, AL.com […]
