Military option in the works for North Korea as Trump meets South’s leftist leader

Military option in the works for North Korea as Trump meets South’s leftist leader

by WorldTribune Staff, June 29, 2017 The United States is preparing military options to deal with North Korea, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser said. “The threat is much more immediate now and so it’s clear that we can’t repeat the same approach – failed approach of the past,” H.R. McMaster said on June 28 […]

War: Mueller zeros in on Team Trump, Woodward appeals for appearance of objectivity, president won’t ‘be bullied’

War: Mueller zeros in on Team Trump, Woodward appeals for appearance of objectivity, president won’t ‘be bullied’

by WorldTribune Staff, June 29, 2017 As congressional investigators dragged President Donald Trump’s longtime bodyguard into the ongoing Russia probe and the White House’s war with the media intensified, Watergate reporter Bob Woodward called for a return to “fair-mindedness” for those reporting on the Trump administration. Following a screening of “All The President’s Men” in […]

Top adviser to Pope Francis faces criminal charges on sex offenses in Australia

Top adviser to Pope Francis faces criminal charges on sex offenses in Australia

by WorldTribune Staff, June 29, 2017 One of the most senior advisers to Pope Francis announced he will return to Australia to face criminal charges for alleged sex offenses in what is being seen as a blow to the Vatican where he has been residing. Australian Cardinal George Pell has been granted a leave of […]

Hamas building buffer zone along Gaza-Egypt border

Hamas building buffer zone along Gaza-Egypt border

by WorldTribune Staff, June 29, 2017 Seeking to improve strained ties with Egypt, Hamas is constructing a buffer zone along the Gaza Strip border with Egypt. Hamas’s Ministry of the Interior and the Internal Security arm of Hamas began constructing the buffer zone after recent meetings between Hamas leaders and top ranking officials within the […]

Podesta takes some of the heat on Russian interference, but behind closed doors

Podesta takes some of the heat on Russian interference, but behind closed doors

by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2017 Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign chairman met with the House Intelligence Committee in a behind-closed-doors meeting on June 27 amid breaking news that Democrats and the Obama administration knew well before the election of Russia’s attempted meddling. John Podesta, whose hacked emails led to much embarrassment for the Clinton campaign, […]

White House signals frustration with China on North Korea, human trafficking

White House signals frustration with China on North Korea, human trafficking

by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2017 While U.S. President Donald Trump continues to press China to rein in North Korea, the State Department on June 27 called out Beijing on its human rights record. “China was downgraded to Tier 3 action in this year’s report (on human trafficking) in part because it has not taken […]

War: Supreme Court decision, CNN expose only adds fuel to the fire

War: Supreme Court decision, CNN expose only adds fuel to the fire

by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2017 The battle royal between the Trump administration and the major media outlets the president refers to as “fake news” has been amplified by a number of recent developments. The White House, fresh from a Supreme Court victory that upheld President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban, used the June 27 […]

Homeland Security to begin building border wall prototypes this summer

Homeland Security to begin building border wall prototypes this summer

by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2017 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it will build four to eight border wall prototypes this summer in San Diego. Ronald Vitiello, acting deputy commissioner at Customs and Border Protection, said the prototypes will be used to evaluate what kind of barrier is most effective in combating drug […]

Optical disillusion: Left fed up with Obama’s ‘lifestyles of the rich and famous’ vacations

Optical disillusion: Left fed up with Obama’s ‘lifestyles of the rich and famous’ vacations

by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2017 Why didn’t he just go to Disney World? Some on the Left are expressing disappointment that their progressive champion, former President Barack Obama, has since leaving office embarked on a number of lavish “lifestyles of the rich and famous” vacations. “I’ll tell you who should kick back a little […]

Report: House committee to consider impeachment proceedings against NC secretary of state

Report: House committee to consider impeachment proceedings against NC secretary of state

by WorldTribune Staff, June 28, 2017 The North Carolina House Rules Committee said it will consider two resolutions that would begin impeachment proceedings against NC Secretary of State Elaine Marshall, Charlotte’s WBTV reports. In March, state Rep. Chris Millis, a Republican, had “called attention to the fact” that Marshall, a Democrat, was allegedly commissioning notaries […]