U.S. media relies on Turkey, world’s top jailer of journalists, for news on Khashoggi case

U.S. media relies on Turkey, world’s top jailer of journalists, for news on Khashoggi case

by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2018 In the absence of on-the-record information from government officials and other reliable sources, the U.S. corporate media have turned to state-aligned outlets in Turkey for information on the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Turkish government, which controls most media in the country, is routinely ranked among the […]

Critic renews attack on Vatican for refusing to admit scandal’s name: ‘Homosexuality’

Critic renews attack on Vatican for refusing to admit scandal’s name: ‘Homosexuality’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2018 The Vatican continues to refuse to acknowledge that the “scourge of homosexuality” in the priesthood is largely responsible for the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano said. “This is a crisis due to the scourge of homosexuality, in its agents, in its motives, in its resistance […]

Complaint filed against lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford: Failed to inform her of options

Complaint filed against lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford: Failed to inform her of options

by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2018 A government watchdog group announced on Oct. 19 that it has filed a complaint with the Board of Responsibility of the District of Columbia Court against three lawyers who represented Dr. Christine Blasey Ford in her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court […]

Unfair and unbalanced: Check out headline list at Washington Post’s Opinion section

Unfair and unbalanced: Check out headline list at Washington Post’s Opinion section

by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2018 Are opinion columnists at owner Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post required to publish anti-Trump diatribes according to a quota system? In a blog post for the Washington Free Beacon, Andrew Stiles on Oct. 18 provided a headline list by columnists since July 2018: Eugene Robinson (Columnist focusing on politics and culture) […]

Pompeo dresses down ABC for reporting as fact that he heard Khashoggi tape

Pompeo dresses down ABC for reporting as fact that he heard Khashoggi tape

by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2018 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed ABC News on Oct. 18, denying its report that he had listened to an audio tape of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi being murdered. ABC News, quoting a “senior Turkish official,” reported that “Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has heard an alleged audio recording of […]

Nikki Haley provides much-needed comic relief at Al Smith Dinner

Nikki Haley provides much-needed comic relief at Al Smith Dinner

by WorldTribune Staff, October 19, 2018 U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, who is stepping down at the end of the year, roasted several big names at the 73rd annual Al Smith Dinner on Oct. 18. Haley, the keynote speaker at the event, offered a contrast to the late-night TV comedy lineup that has […]

Panic in Beijing: Caught off guard by Trump trade tactics, CCP courts Pentagon

Panic in Beijing: Caught off guard by Trump trade tactics, CCP courts Pentagon

by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2018 As its relationship with other U.S. agencies sours amid President Donald Trump’s trade and twitter offensive, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has worked to maintain close ties to the Pentagon, U.S. defense officials said. Beijing has stepped up contacts with the Pentagon in recent weeks as Defense Minister Wei […]

Media silent on trending violence against Republican candidates nationwide

Media silent on trending violence against Republican candidates nationwide

by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2018 The major corporate media have largely ignored attacks on Republican politicians, their staffers, the offices where they work, and their supporters, who are increasingly being targeted by what many observers say is an angry “mob” of leftists. Smashed windows, an attempted stabbing, an office fire and physical assaults of […]

Graham: Candidates should be asked if they back Feinstein’s call for new Kavanaugh probe

Graham: Candidates should be asked if they back Feinstein’s call for new Kavanaugh probe

by WorldTribune Staff, October 18, 2018 If they regain control of the Senate in the Nov. 6 midterms, Democrats will likely launch a new investigation into the allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, Sen. Dianne Feinstein said. “I’d be in favor of opening an investigation into the allegations,” Feinstein said during […]

In first 21 months, Trump slashed $33 billion in regulations; Obama imposed $245 billion

In first 21 months, Trump slashed $33 billion in regulations; Obama imposed $245 billion

by WorldTribune Staff, October 17, 2018 Since President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, his administration has killed 176 regulations and delayed or withdrawn 2,253 Obama-era regulations that were set to be implemented, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) reported. The White House budget office said the U.S. has saved $23 billion this […]