by WorldTribune Staff, December 21, 2016 The Obama administration “went behind the back” of the governor of Texas to find a city leader who favored accepting Syrian refugees after the governor said the state would no longer accept them, a report said. “The plan, evidently, was to continue sending Syrian refugees to the Lone Star […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 21, 2016 In a final effort to counter President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to expand energy extraction, President Barack Obama on Dec. 20 announced a permanent ban on offshore drilling in broad parts of the Arctic and Atlantic coasts. The ban relies on the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953, which […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 21, 2016 If “ruling class” and the elite media looked behind the foreign policy establishment’s curtains of secrecy, they would discover that the “great wizards” in Washington are hell-bent on undermining Donald Trump’s presidency, wrote the author of the 2010 best-seller “Ruling Class“. “In short, the CIA has always been part of the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2016 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security gave groups of Somalis comprehensive tours of secured areas in at least three major U.S. airports, according to newly released documents from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The “community engagement tours,” which included security briefings, were held in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and Columbus, Ohio. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2016 The Electoral College’s vote on Dec. 19 to confirm Donald Trump’s election victory over Hillary Clinton came 18 years to the day after President Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives. Trump and running mate Mike Pence won 304 electoral votes, surpassing the needed 270 to beat Clinton. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2016 The city ordinance that led to North Carolina’s HB2 “bathroom bill” was repealed by the Charlotte City Council on Dec. 19. The move is contingent on the North Carolina General Assembly repealing House Bill 2 by Dec. 31. The ordinance was pushed through the council in early 2016, just […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2016 Cash-strapped Cuba has proposed paying off a large Cold War-era debt to the Czech Republic with rum. Cuba owes some $270 million to the former Czechoslovakia, Havana’s ally during the Cold War. There’s no word on whether the Czechs are going to take the deal. Czech Finance Ministry spokesman […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2016 President Barack Obama on Dec. 19 pardoned 78 inmates and cut the sentences of 153 others convicted of federal crimes. It was the most individual clemencies ever granted by a president in a single day. “The 231 individuals granted clemency today have all demonstrated that they are ready to […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2016 Democratic analysts never miss an opportunity to point out how Hillary Clinton won the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election by 2.8 million votes. What they never mention, however, is that Clinton’s entire popular vote lead, and then some, comes entirely from California. “If you take California out […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2016 Democratic Party leaders who are currently blasting Moscow’s alleged meddling in the 2016 elections and condemning President-elect Donald Trump’s supposed close ties to Vladimir Putin were not too long ago seeking “deepening ties” – and sometimes huge wads of cash – from the very same Russians. Hillary Clinton as […]
