A closer look at overlooked law that makes Trump’s border wall possible

A closer look at overlooked law that makes Trump’s border wall possible

by WorldTribune Staff, February 18, 2019 The law which gives the Trump administration the authority to build a barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Dec. 23, 2016. In November 2016, not long after Donald Trump was elected president, Congress passed 10 U.S.C § 284. The statute authorizes the […]

Build (a small fraction of) the wall: Spending bill funds just 33 miles of U.S. border barrier

Build (a small fraction of) the wall: Spending bill funds just 33 miles of U.S. border barrier

by WorldTribune Staff, March 23, 2018 President Donald Trump first threatened to veto and then signed Congress’s massive spending bill that appropriates funds for only a fraction of the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump tweeted on March 23: “I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the […]

Shock and awe: Trump plan defunds public broadcasting, slashes swamp budgets

Shock and awe: Trump plan defunds public broadcasting, slashes swamp budgets

by WorldTribune Staff, March 20, 2017 The Trump administration’s pledge to phase out government funding for public broadcasting was met with cheers from conservatives and jeers from the Left. Under a budget plan released on March 16, President Donald Trump’s administration proposed to fully defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and its subsidiaries National Public […]

Making government small again: Trump executive order creates a suggestion box for the public

Making government small again: Trump executive order creates a suggestion box for the public

by WorldTribune Staff, March 14, 2017 The U.S. government wants you – to help make it great – and small – again. Thanks to the new “Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing the Executive Branch” executive order issued on March 13, President Donald Trump said “all Americans will be able to submit suggestions and ideas on how […]