First arrests in Hong Kong; UK offers path to citizenship; ‘U.S. will not stand idly by’

First arrests in Hong Kong; UK offers path to citizenship; ‘U.S. will not stand idly by’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 1, 2020 Hong Kong police on Wednesday made the first arrests for violations of the new national security law imposed on the formerly autonomous city by China’s communist government. Police said the arrests were for “unauthorized assemblies.” The law went into effect on Tuesday after it was signed by Chinese supreme […]

The changing U.S.-China-Russia military balance has little to do with budgets

The changing U.S.-China-Russia military balance has little to do with budgets

FPI / July 1, 2020 Commentary by Jason Orestes Conventional analysis of the world’s militaries always places the U.S. at the top, and by a wide margin. The most common measure is defense spending, a metric by which the U.S. is so far and away number one it looks like it’s not even a contest. […]

FBI: Highest ever background checks on gun purchases in June

FBI: Highest ever background checks on gun purchases in June

by WorldTribune Staff, July 1, 2020 The FBI last month conducted 3,931,607 firearms background checks, the highest-ever number for the month of June. The number of background checks marked a 70 percent increase over June 2019. Industry analysts believe more guns will be sold in 2020 than ever in American history. Justin Anderson, the marketing […]

‘Panic porn’: Critics say coronavirus reporting assumes people ‘don’t understand arithmetic’

‘Panic porn’: Critics say coronavirus reporting assumes people ‘don’t understand arithmetic’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 1, 2020 Context when it comes to COVID-19 was never a priority for the so-called “experts” and the politicians and major media who hang on their every word, analysts say. Some of those “experts”, politicians and major media are now warning that a “second wave” of the coronavirus has hit and […]

Limbaugh: Why ‘Never Trumper’ Justice Roberts is making Democrats anxious

Limbaugh: Why ‘Never Trumper’ Justice Roberts is making Democrats anxious

by WorldTribune Staff, July 1, 2020 Democrats are worried that the move to the Left by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will be good for the Trump campaign as it spotlights the importance of President Donald Trump appointing more conservative justices as aging liberals retire, radio host Rush Limbaugh pointed out. On Monday, the […]

Iran’s economy implodes; U.S. insists arms embargo stay in place

Iran’s economy implodes; U.S. insists arms embargo stay in place

by WorldTribune Staff, July 1, 2020 The combination of crippling U.S. sanctions and the devastating coronavirus outbreak have caused Iran’s economy to crash, reports say. U.S. sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s energy industry have taken the heaviest toll. Iran currently sells less than 200,000 barrels of crude oil per day, and possibly less than 100,000. […]

Judicial Watch pursues First Amendment access to paint messages on D.C., New York streets

Judicial Watch pursues First Amendment access to paint messages on D.C., New York streets

FPI / July 1, 2020 By Judicial Watch Judicial Watch announced that it filed a civil rights lawsuit against Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and other officials for First Amendment violations over their refusal to allow Judicial Watch to paint the message “Because No One Is Above the Law!” on a D.C. street. Judicial Watch […]

China’s ‘national security’ law ends free speech in Hong Kong

China’s ‘national security’ law ends free speech in Hong Kong

by WorldTribune Staff, June 30, 2020 The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) effectively ended free speech in Hong Kong as supreme leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday signed a decree enacting a new “national security” law. “Drafted and approved in an unusually swift and secretive process, the law empowers Beijing to bring into Hong Kong many of […]

Rep. Banks: New York Times compromised national security to damage Trump

Rep. Banks: New York Times compromised national security to damage Trump

by WorldTribune Staff, June 30, 2020 In its eagerness to do anything it takes to smear President Donald Trump, The New York Times not only compromised national security but has “blood” on its hands for reporting that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan, a congressman and Afghanistan war […]