Judge, an Obama appointee, blocks Trump’s asylum policy

Judge, an Obama appointee, blocks Trump’s asylum policy

by WorldTribune Staff, April 9, 2019 A federal judge on April 8 blocked the Trump administration’s policy of sending asylum seekers to Mexico as they wait for an immigration court to hear their cases. San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg granted a request on behalf of 11 asylum seekers from Central America and legal […]

China reportedly offers cash bonuses to informants on underground churches

China reportedly offers cash bonuses to informants on underground churches

by WorldTribune Staff, April 9, 2019 In its effort to bring all religious groups under Communist Party control, the Chinese government is offering cash rewards to citizens who inform on underground churches. China has up to 40 million “official” Christians, but membership in underground churches is believed to far exceed that number, The Christian Institute […]

Scholarly journal adopts Planned Parenthood talking points on pre-teen sex

Scholarly journal adopts Planned Parenthood talking points on pre-teen sex

by WorldTribune Staff, April 9, 2019 A new study by JAMA Pediatrics finds that a significant number of American children are experiencing sex before leaving grammar school. The study titled “Prevalence of Sexual Initiation Before Age 13 Years Among Male Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States” was published on April 8. The study […]

Hong Kong judge rules against ‘umbrella protest’ leaders: ‘Civil disobedience is not a defense’

Hong Kong judge rules against ‘umbrella protest’ leaders: ‘Civil disobedience is not a defense’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 9, 2019 A group of activists who protested what they said was the Chinese government’s attack on Hong Kong’s autonomy were found guilty on April 9 of public nuisance crimes for organizing pro-democracy rallies. Those convicted included three activists seen as leaders of the pro-democracy “Umbrella Movement”, sociology professor Chan Kin-man, […]

U.S. declares IRGC is terror group; Iran threatens U.S. troops in Mideast

U.S. declares IRGC is terror group; Iran threatens U.S. troops in Mideast

by WorldTribune Staff, April 8, 2019 The chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that U.S. military assets in the Middle East could be targeted by Iran if the Trump administration declared the IRGC a terrorist organization, which it did on April 8. “If the Americans take such a stubborn measure and endanger […]

Report: Ukraine officials claim U.S. blocked evidence of Democrat Party interference in 2016 election

Report: Ukraine officials claim U.S. blocked evidence of Democrat Party interference in 2016 election

by WorldTribune Staff, April 8, 2019 Ukrainian officials say their efforts to deliver evidence of Democratic Party interference in the 2016 presidential election have been brushed off by the U.S. Department of Justice, a report said. “Ukrainian law enforcement officials believe they have evidence of wrongdoing by American Democrats and their allies in Kiev, ranging […]

Where is Stefan Halper? Bogus collusion stories raise questions; Nunes sets criminal referrals

Where is Stefan Halper? Bogus collusion stories raise questions; Nunes sets criminal referrals

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, April 8, 2019 The Mueller report’s conclusion of no Trump-Russia collusion contradicted a story line in which the Democrat Party and its corporate media partners were heavily invested. That media narrative was pushed not by fringe voices but by The New York Times, CNN and most other establishment print, electronic and […]

Lighten up: Survey finds lots of ‘unfriending’ going on; Democrats 47 percent ‘more rage-happy’

Lighten up: Survey finds lots of ‘unfriending’ going on; Democrats 47 percent ‘more rage-happy’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 8, 2019 The unfriend button is taking a pounding as political rage spreads like wildfire on social media, a networking and privacy firm said. A survey for Comparitech found that nearly 52 percent of social media users have wiped friends over political arguments. Overall, 44 percent unfriended somebody with opposite political […]

Crisis on border? ‘Maybe congress should walk a mile in our shoes’

Crisis on border? ‘Maybe congress should walk a mile in our shoes’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 7, 2019 The following excerpts  from a Facebook post by a resident in Texas living near the Mexican border was shared without comment by veteran Washington Times political reporter Ralph Hallow: Passing on this post from a Texas lady: From a Friend of our Family: for those living close to the […]

Campaign calls for corporate boardrooms’ hiring boycott of Trump officials

Campaign calls for corporate boardrooms’ hiring boycott of Trump officials

by WorldTribune Staff, April 7, 2019 A group calling itself Restore Public Trust is pressing Fortune 500 firms to engage in a hiring blacklisting of officials linked to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. “Many of you spoke out against this barbaric policy. However strong the opposition, your words are meaningless unless they are backed up […]