Russians approached Trumps, columnist notes, but Clinton team paid for Russian dirt on Trump

Russians approached Trumps, columnist notes, but Clinton team paid for Russian dirt on Trump

by WorldTribune Staff, August 5, 2018 The Trump Tower meeting between Donald Trump Jr., Jared Kushner, Paul Manafort and a group of Russians claiming to have dirt on Hillary Clinton is “Exhibit A” in special counsel Robert Mueller’s collusion investigaton, but it “took place at the request of the Russians. They were the ones who […]

Former spy chief wins Zimbabwe’s first post-Mugabe presidential election

Former spy chief wins Zimbabwe’s first post-Mugabe presidential election

by WorldTribune Staff, August 3, 2018 A former minister of state security who was installed as president after President Robert Mugabe’s ouster in a coup was elected Zimbabwe’s president on Aug. 2. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a longtime ally of Mugabe was declared the winner after a poll that was marred by the deaths of six […]

Ask Google who the ‘leader of the free world’ is and you learn who it isn’t

Ask Google who the ‘leader of the free world’ is and you learn who it isn’t

by WorldTribune Staff, August 5, 2018 The term “leader of the free world” is usually reserved for the President of the United States. According to Google, however, the current occupant of the White House doesn’t make the cut. As of Aug. 5, the top search result on Google for “leader of the free world” was […]

White House staffing up for launch of still secret peace plan with ‘economic focus’

White House staffing up for launch of still secret peace plan with ‘economic focus’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 3, 2018 The team that will bring President Donald Trump’s still-secretive Middle East peace plan to the finish line is being put together, a report said. The National Security Council (NSC) last week began approaching other agencies seeking volunteers to join the team who will work for Trump’s pointmen on the […]

DOJ won’t release documents on official contacts with Steele that continued after his termination

DOJ won’t release documents on official contacts with Steele that continued after his termination

by WorldTribune Staff, August 3, 2018 The chairmen of the Senate Judiciary and House Intelligence committees say the Department of Justice continues to stonewall on documents said to show that a DOJ official continued to feed information from Christopher Steele to the FBI after Steele, author of the unverified Trump dossier, was fired by the […]

Trump deals with the Koch brothers’ criticism in three tweets

Trump deals with the Koch brothers’ criticism in three tweets

by WorldTribune Staff, August 3, 2018 The “globalist” Koch brothers are “two nice guys with bad ideas,” U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Aug. 2 in response to billionaire Charles Koch’s criticism of the president’s tariffs. The Koch network, which did not support Trump in the 2016 election, also hinted at the possibility that it […]

Madonna, who spoke of ‘blowing up the White House,’ moved to Portugal instead

Madonna, who spoke of ‘blowing up the White House,’ moved to Portugal instead

by WorldTribune Staff, August 3, 2018 Here are three outcomes of the the Trump Administration’s MAGA agenda. 1) Roaring economy. 2) Build the wall. 3) Madonna moves to Portugal. Whether or not the pop star’s departure – or Madexit – was part of the plan, it is now a reality. In an interview with Vogue Italia released […]

Official: U.S. cut off $10 billion in Russian arms transfers with ‘more to come’

Official: U.S. cut off $10 billion in Russian arms transfers with ‘more to come’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2018 President Donald Trump’s administration has halted some $10 billion in Russian arms transfers in recent months, according to a U.S. State Department official. “We’ve already had what we view as a remarkable degree of success in putting a dent in Russia’s future arms revenues and in making it much […]

Surrender of 200 ISIS fighters in Afghanistan raises question of who gets credit

Surrender of 200 ISIS fighters in Afghanistan raises question of who gets credit

by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2018 More than 200 Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists who had been engaged in intense fighting with the Taliban ended up surrendering to the Afghan army. Reports on the ground differ on why the fighters chose to surrender. Some say the jihadists surrendered to Afghan forces because they did not want […]

Prosecute ICE, says far left Attorney General candidate in New York state

Prosecute ICE, says far left Attorney General candidate in New York state

by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2018 A candidate for New York’s Attorney General has vowed to not only “abolish,” but “prosecute” the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency should she win the office. “ICE has to be abolished, and I say that as somebody who is running for one of the top law-enforcement jobs in the country,” […]