Soros foundation sought to influence negotiations for Internet regulation

Soros foundation sought to influence negotiations for Internet regulation

by WorldTribune Staff, September 4, 2016 An organization funded by George Soros, a proponent of net neutrality, attempted to buy its way into negotiations that would impact Internet regulation, a leaked document shows. With net regulation as its main concern, the leftist billionaire’s Open Society Foundations funneled $66,290 to a nonprofit with the goal of […]

Obama spokesman hasn’t read it but denies report of secret U.S.-Iran deal on uranium limits

Obama spokesman hasn’t read it but denies report of secret U.S.-Iran deal on uranium limits

by WorldTribune Staff, September 2, 2016 White House spokesman Josh Earnest dismissed a report that the United States and world powers quietly agreed Iran could ignore restrictions on its uranium stockpile. The Institute for Science and International Security said the U.S. and its negotiating partners in last summer’s nuclear deal secretly agreed to allow Iran […]

Released document reveals CIA role in Watergate, James Angleton’s concerns about ‘Pentagon Papers’

Released document reveals CIA role in Watergate, James Angleton’s concerns about ‘Pentagon Papers’

by WorldTribune Staff, September 1, 2016 A newly obtained document reveals direct CIA involvement in the Watergate break in and that the deputy director of the CIA and the acting chief of the FBI advised President Richard Nixon to “get rid of the people involved in the cover-up, no matter how high.” The document, obtained […]

High court minus Scalia split; NC voter ID law invalidated for 2016 election

High court minus Scalia split; NC voter ID law invalidated for 2016 election

by WorldTribune Staff, September 1, 2016 North Carolina’s voter ID law has been invalidated for the November elections after the Supreme Court on Aug. 31 split 4-4 on the state’s appeal for a stay of a circuit court’s ruling striking down the law. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Anthony Kennedy and Samuel Alito would […]

IRS knew that illegals had stolen the Social Security numbers of 1 million U.S. taxpayers but said nothing

IRS knew that illegals had stolen the Social Security numbers of 1 million U.S. taxpayers but said nothing

by WorldTribune Staff, August 31, 2016 The IRS discovered that more than 1 million Americans have had their Social Security numbers stolen by illegal aliens, but the agency hasn’t informed the victims because it says its job is to collect taxes, not enforce immigration laws. Investigators notified the IRS of the problem in 2011 and […]

Pentagon pleads for halt to fighting between Turkey, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces

Pentagon pleads for halt to fighting between Turkey, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces

by WorldTribune Staff, August 30, 2016 The Pentagon on Aug. 29 called on “all actors” in clashes in Syria between Turkey and forces fighting for the U.S.-backed Kurdish-led alliance to “stand down immediately.” Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook condemned the fighting south of the Syrian town of Jarabulus, saying “we want to make clear that we […]

Obama administration’s transgender agenda hits home in Fairfax County, Virginia

Obama administration’s transgender agenda hits home in Fairfax County, Virginia

Special to WorldTribune.com By Tim Hannigan, Fairfax Free Citizen Some parents within Fairfax County are beginning to wake up to the realization that the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) are planning to impose radical gender identity practices and supporting “Family Life Education” curriculum changes within the 185K+ school system. Many of these now-aware parents don’t […]

Historians struggle to find precedent for Obama’s $400 million cash payment for Iran hostages

Historians struggle to find precedent for Obama’s $400 million cash payment for Iran hostages

by WorldTribune Staff, August 28, 2016 The Obama administration’s $400 million cash payment, delivered to Teheran on the same day American hostages were released, may be unprecedented in U.S. history. Historians had to go back to 1848 to find an incident that could even come close. The Obama administration “has been ambiguous from the start” […]

‘Dinner at her house’: Clinton sought to evade blatant ethics conflicts by involving aides

‘Dinner at her house’: Clinton sought to evade blatant ethics conflicts by involving aides

by WorldTribune Staff, August 25, 2016 Then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used her top aides to circumvent ethics agreements, emails released on Aug. 23 reveal. The emails show Clinton aides Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills were in regular contact with Clinton Foundation officials on topics ranging from the programming at Clinton Global Initiative events to […]

Iran IRGC military vessels defied warnings, approached USS Nitze near Strait Of Hormuz

Iran IRGC military vessels defied warnings, approached USS Nitze near Strait Of Hormuz

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Four Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vessels “harassed” a U.S. warship near the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. defense officials said on August 24. Admiral John Richardson said no missiles were fired in the incident, but it illustrated the continuing military tensions with Teheran. Last December, Iranian ships […]