Trump: Japan carmakers investing $40 billion in U.S. facilities

Trump: Japan carmakers investing $40 billion in U.S. facilities

by WorldTribune Staff, April 28, 2019 Japan’s automobile makers will invest $40 billion in U.S. manufacturing facilities, President Donald Trump said at a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin on April 27. The Japanese leader and his wife, Akie, joined Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, for a couples’ dinner on April 26 in the White […]

Judge who helped illegal immigrant escape from courtroom indicted by feds

Judge who helped illegal immigrant escape from courtroom indicted by feds

by WorldTribune Staff, April 25, 2019 A Massachusetts judge and a courtroom officer were charged by the federal government with obstruction of justice for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant sneak out the courtroom’s back door as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent waited at the front door to detain the immigrant. District Court Judge […]

Trump skewers a White House Correspondents Dinner that ‘lost its sense of humor’

Trump skewers a White House Correspondents Dinner that ‘lost its sense of humor’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 28, 2019 The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was long the social event of the year for Washington insiders and Hollywood celebrities. Top-drawer comedians were the featured entertainment and onlookers lined the lobby of the Washington Hilton to gawk. Since President Donald Trump took office, however, the celebs have mostly stayed […]

Warring Palestinian factions struggle for unity against looming ‘Deal of the Century’

Warring Palestinian factions struggle for unity against looming ‘Deal of the Century’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 28, 2019 Rival Palestinian organizations in the Gaza Strip are preparing to resist the Middle East peace plan set to be unveiled in June by the Trump administration. Fundamental to such a strategy would be overcoming the bloody 12-year-long power struggle between Hamas in Gaza and the Palestinian Authority. The Gaza […]

Colorado governor backs environmental Left against economy-boosting fracking revolution

Colorado governor backs environmental Left against economy-boosting fracking revolution

by WorldTribune Staff, April 25, 2019 On April 16, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, signed into law Senate Bill 19-181, which allows cities and counties to regulate oil and gas development under their planning and land-use powers. Critics say the bill amounts to a de facto ban on drilling and is a major blow […]

Venezuelan ‘boat people’ feared lost at sea

Venezuelan ‘boat people’ feared lost at sea

by WorldTribune Staff, April 25, 2019 More than 20 Venezuelans fleeing the economic and humanitarian disaster in the socialist nation are missing after their boat which was headed for Trinidad and Tobago capsized in rough seas, reports say. The incident occurred in the early morning hours of April 23 as the fishing vessel was reportedly […]

Washington state official bans use of airport to deport criminal illegal immigrants

Washington state official bans use of airport to deport criminal illegal immigrants

by WorldTribune Staff, April 25, 2019 The county executive in King County, Washington has signed an executive order which bans Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using the King County International Airport to deport illegal immigrants, including those convicted of crimes. The ban on ICE’s use of the airport, also know as Boeing Field, was […]

Redford urges Left to get real: What’s the point of impeachment without a planet?

Redford urges Left to get real: What’s the point of impeachment without a planet?

by WorldTribune Staff, April 25, 2019 Hollywood ex-idol Robert Redford, in an Earth Day op-ed for Time, said impeaching President Donald Trump won’t mean much if climate change destroys the planet. In the op-ed, titled “Don’t Fall for Political Distractions. Saving Our Planet Must Come First,” the 82-year-0ld Redford writes: “Collusion, obstruction of justice, impeachment […]

Columnist: Major media change gears on Trump: No collusion, but he’s really, really ‘unfit’

Columnist: Major media change gears on Trump: No collusion, but he’s really, really ‘unfit’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 25, 2019 In the wake of the Mueller report, Democrats and the major media “pulled one of the greatest sleight-of-hand tricks in U.S. political history,” by switching the non-stop narrative from “collusion” to President Donald Trump being “unfit to govern” due to obstructing justice, a columnist wrote. “You won’t find a […]

Down and out in the Hamptons: Americans’ exodus from high tax states

Down and out in the Hamptons: Americans’ exodus from high tax states

by WorldTribune Staff, April 25, 2019 Buddy, can you spare a mil? As more and more Americans flee high-tax states, even the Hamptons is feeling the pinch. Vacation homes over $1 million in the playground of mega-rich financiers and celebrities just aren’t selling like they used to. Americans are leaving high-tax burdens behind, bolting from […]