Fallout in Mexico from Trump’s visit: The finance minister who negotiated it paid the price

Fallout in Mexico from Trump’s visit: The finance minister who negotiated it paid the price

Special to WorldTribune.com By Allan Wall, MexiData.info In the aftermath of the controversial visit of Donald Trump to Mexico, Finance Minister Luis Videgaray, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto’s closest adviser, lost his cabinet position. The change was announced by President Peña Nieto at a press conference on Sept. 7, a week after the appearance by […]

White House: ISIL fight is a ‘war of narratives’

White House: ISIL fight is a ‘war of narratives’

by WorldTribune Staff, September 20, 2016 After a weekend in which terrorists used bombs and knives to attack Americans, White House press secretary Josh Earnest on Sept. 19 said the U.S. is in a “narrative battle” with Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). During an appearance on CNN’s New Day to discuss the terrorist […]

‘I will consider it a personal insult’: Obama urges black Americans not to vote against his legacy

‘I will consider it a personal insult’: Obama urges black Americans not to vote against his legacy

by WorldTribune Staff, September 19, 2016 The president is not running this year, but he has made clear that this election is mainly about him. A vote for anyone other than Hillary Clinton is a vote against the legacy of President Barack Obama, the president warned black Americans. “My name may not be on the […]

Timing off: Obama joked about ISIL at about same time of explosion in New York

Timing off: Obama joked about ISIL at about same time of explosion in New York

by WorldTribune Staff, September 19, 2016 While addressing a dinner held by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation on Sept. 17, Obama joked that Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) was no big deal compared to the uproar over his birth certificate. At about the same time, a terrorist bomb exploded in Manhattan, injuring 29 […]

Former official says Hillary Clinton was never even assigned a State Dept. email address

Former official says Hillary Clinton was never even assigned a State Dept. email address

by WorldTribune Staff, September 18, 2016 Hillary Clinton, from day one, was not assigned a state.gov email address, something that “was planned in advance,” the State Department’s former inspector general said. “That’s a change in the standard. It tells me that this was premeditated” to skirt the rules governing federal records management, said Howard J. […]

Documents appear to implicate State Dept. in cover-up on Clinton emails

Documents appear to implicate State Dept. in cover-up on Clinton emails

by WorldTribune Staff, September 16, 2016 The U.S. State Department waited over a year before producing emails stored on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private server despite 17 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. According to documents obtained by Judicial Watch, “in August 2013, State Department officials were aware of 17 FOIA requests relating […]

‘Why risk it?’ Cruz fights to stop Obama’s transfer of Internet controls to regimes like China

‘Why risk it?’ Cruz fights to stop Obama’s transfer of Internet controls to regimes like China

by WorldTribune Staff, September 16, 2016 Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is fighting the Obama administration’s decision to give up U.S. control of Internet domain names to a global agency. The U.S. is set to allow its contract overseeing ICANN, a California-based nonprofit charged with how Web addresses and domain names (including “.gov,” “.com” and “.edu”) […]

Obama White House excluded Congress from military aid deal with Israel

Obama White House excluded Congress from military aid deal with Israel

by WorldTribune Staff, September 14, 2016 The Obama administration touted its largest ever $38 billion military aid deal with Israel which was finalized without the input of Congress and is being criticized by Israeli defense contractors. Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said Congress is not bound by the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and discounted […]

Just 54 of 11,491 Syrian refugees admitted to U.S. in 2016 are Christians

Just 54 of 11,491 Syrian refugees admitted to U.S. in 2016 are Christians

by WorldTribune Staff, September 13, 2016 The Obama administration has allowed 11,491 Syrian refugees to enter the United States this year. Of those, only 54 are Christians, despite the fact that Christian communities in Syria have been a primary target of reported violence. When the conflict began, an estimated 74 percent of Syrians were Sunni […]