by WorldTribune Staff, December 9, 2018 President Donald Trump received a rousing ovation as he attended the annual Army-Navy football game on Dec. 8. The game also featured what many observers are calling one of the most moving renditions of the National Anthem ever performed. The student choirs of both military academies joined together to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 9, 2018 Former FBI Director James Comey seemed to suffer memory loss on several occasions during closed-door testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Dec. 7 and at times struggled with simple questions on FBI procedure, according to a transcript from the meeting. Under questioning by Republicans on the committee, Comey […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 9, 2018 The outspoken Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has not yet taken office but has already misquoted the U.S. Constitution while joking about a potential presidential run. A photographer at a photo shoot at Harvard University joked with the 29-year-old New York Democrat that “You can’t even run for president for another […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 7, 2018 Tens of millions of dollars went directly to the Clinton Foundation from foreign governments or other entities during Hillary Clinton’s tenure as secretary of state. That those governments and entities stood to benefit from Clinton’s position “seems to pose inherent conflicts of interest” and United States Attorney John Huber […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 7, 2018 The UN’s decision to not condemn Hamas for its recent rocket attacks on Israel is “disgraceful” and “shameful,” U.S. officials said. Meanwhile Israel, supported by the current U.S. administration, continued to shore up ties in the region with the Gulf Arab states including Bahrain which publicly attacked Hizbullah tunnels […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 7, 2018 More than a dozen groups have been formed in South Korea to welcome North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in advance of his anticipated visit to Seoul. Kim Soo-Geun, who founded a youth group called “Welcome Committee for a Great Man”, is seeking to run a subway advertisement to welcome […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Christopher Sparks, December 7, 2018 Saying Russia has been “cheating” on the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) since 2008, the United States on Dec. 6 announced it is set to “suspend its obligations” under the treaty. “Russia must return to full and verifiable compliance, or their failure to do so will […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 7, 2018 Professional athletes who make tens of millions of dollars a year are complaining they will lose thousands of dollars a year under President Donald Trump’s tax law. “One of my players makes $2 million a year, and it will cost him $80,000 more now because he can’t deduct state […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 6, 2018 Meng Wanzhou, the CFO of Chinese telecom giant Huawei Technologies, was arrested by Canadian authorities on Dec. 1 and is now facing extradition to the U.S. on suspicions that she violated U.S. sanctions against Iran. Meng’s arrest came around the same time U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese supreme leader […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 6, 2018 The FBI was aware that the intelligence community had concerns about the so-called Trump “dossier” before it was used as evidence to secure a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrant against Carter Page, a report said. The warrant opened the way for widespread surveillance against the Trump campaign. The […]
