Border surge: U.S. spent $230 million for ‘meals, snacks, baby formula, diapers’

Border surge: U.S. spent $230 million for ‘meals, snacks, baby formula, diapers’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 26, 2019 Though unaccompanied minor children are entering the U.S. in numbers beyond what the Border Patrol can handle, there “has never been a shortage” of food or healthcare items for the children, the head of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) law enforcement operations told Congress on July 25. Pushing back […]

Return of the Swamp Act: Legislation would move federal agencies to America

Return of the Swamp Act: Legislation would move federal agencies to America

by WorldTribune Staff, July 26, 2019 Federal employees have become so entrenched in Washington, D.C. that “they’re not necessarily mission-focused, they’re swamp-focused,” Sen. Joni Ernst told Breitbart News earlier this month. Nearly all federal agencies remain headquartered in or around the nation’s capital. On July 25, the Iowa Republican senator reintroduced legislation that would move […]

Mueller’s day off: Congress members lecture him on basics of law; Was he on Xanax?

Mueller’s day off: Congress members lecture him on basics of law; Was he on Xanax?

by WorldTribune Staff, July 25, 2019 Pretty much from the get-go in his testimony before Congress on July 24, Robert Mueller was shaky to say the least. Democrats were puzzled. Republicans pounced. The head of an investigation which took more than two years and cost U.S. taxpayers tens of millions of dollars seemed clueless about […]

Liberals erupt after Ivanka Trump gave her daughter a white dog

Liberals erupt after Ivanka Trump gave her daughter a white dog

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, July 24, 2019 White House adviser Ivanka Trump gave her 8-year-old daughter a dog as a birthday gift. The daughter of President Donald Trump and wife of White House senior adviser Jared Kushner posted a photo of the all-white, blue-eyed pup, writing: “Meet Winter, Arabella’s birthday dream come true and the […]

Mother who says her minor son had sex change without her consent petitions high court for review

Mother who says her minor son had sex change without her consent petitions high court for review

by WorldTribune Staff, July 25, 2019 A Minnesota resident says her minor son’s high school principle decided without a court order that he was emancipated, which enabled him to pursue a sex change and obtain narcotics without her consent. Anmarie Calgaro is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review her case against officials who she […]

New Amb. James Gilmore finds unexpected warmth in Europe that ‘really isn’t … secure and peaceful’

New Amb. James Gilmore finds unexpected warmth in Europe that ‘really isn’t … secure and peaceful’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 25, 2019 The situation in Ukraine illustrates how Europe is not “secure and peaceful,” the Trump administration’s newly appointed ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said. “I think what’s on the U.S. mind at this point is working hard to preserve Ukraine’s sovereignty, because it’s under […]

Israel: Our military ‘only one in the world to fight Iran’; Changing of the guard at IAEA

Israel: Our military ‘only one in the world to fight Iran’; Changing of the guard at IAEA

FPI / July 25, 2019 Geostrategy-Direct.com An Israeli official said, when asked if he feared that the Jewish state would not receive the backing of the United States should conflict with Iran erupt, that Iran would avoid such a scenario because Israel “has been killing Iranians for two years.” “We strike the Iranians hundreds of […]

Boris Johnson seen following Trump’s lead, withdrawing from Iran nuclear deal

Boris Johnson seen following Trump’s lead, withdrawing from Iran nuclear deal

by WorldTribune Staff, July 24, 2019 The Boris Johnson government will likely withdraw Great Britain from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, a member of UK parliament said. Matthew Offord, an MP of the Conservative party, told i24News on July 23 that he believes Johnson will follow U.S. President Donald Trump’s lead and withdraw from the […]

Who is Aaron Zebley? It’s Mueller’s time, but deputy had ‘day-to-day oversight’

Who is Aaron Zebley? It’s Mueller’s time, but deputy had ‘day-to-day oversight’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 24, 2019 Over Republicans’ objections, Aaron Zebley, a long-time associate of special counsel Robert Mueller, was allowed to sit by Mueller’s side during his congressional testimony on July 24. Zebley, who served as deputy special counsel under Mueller for the Russia collusion investigation, was not sworn in for questioning before the […]

The night comedy died: Did Jay Leno’s Obama jokes get him fired?

The night comedy died: Did Jay Leno’s Obama jokes get him fired?

by WorldTribune Staff, July 24, 2019 NBC executives have said the reason they replaced 62-year-old Jay Leno with 38-year-old Jimmy Fallon as host of the Tonight Show in 2014 was to attract younger viewers. But the ratings in the 18 to 49 category at the time showed Leno dominating his time slot among the coveted […]