Democrats behaving badly: Schumer loudly berates prominent Trump supporter at posh-restaurant

Democrats behaving badly: Schumer loudly berates prominent Trump supporter at posh-restaurant

by WorldTribune Staff, March 28, 2017 The posh Upper East Side restaurant Sette Mezzo apparently is not just the place to be seen – but to cause a scene. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was at the Manhattan eatery on March 26, according to witnesses, when he confronted a well-connected supporter of President Donald Trump. […]

‘Dangerous talk’: Democrats cautioned for calling Russian cyber intrusions an ‘act of war’

‘Dangerous talk’: Democrats cautioned for calling Russian cyber intrusions an ‘act of war’

by WorldTribune Staff, March 27, 2017 Democrats, who just over four years ago mocked GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s warning on Russia, are now pushing the narrative that Moscow’s meddling in the 2016 election was an “act of war.” “I think this attack that we’ve experienced is a form of war, a form of war […]

Iraq military: ISIS bomb, not U.S. airstrike, killed 200 civilians in Mosul

Iraq military: ISIS bomb, not U.S. airstrike, killed 200 civilians in Mosul

by WorldTribune Staff, March 28, 2017 A blast in Mosul in which 200 civilians were killed, which was attributed to a U.S. airstrike in some reports, was the result of an Islamic State (ISIS) bomb, Iraq’s military said. U.S. Central Command spokesman Col. John Thomas told The New York Times that the U.S. was investigating […]

Report: Mattis memo raises issue of U.S. navigation near fight with Houthis in Yemen

Report: Mattis memo raises issue of U.S. navigation near fight with Houthis in Yemen

by WorldTribune Staff, March 27, 2017 U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis favors lifting prohibitions put in place by former President Barack Obama on military support for Saudi-led coalition operations in Yemen against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Mattis, in a memo earlier this month to National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, said that “limited support” for Yemen […]

Army may fire sergeant who warned in email about disclosure of classified information

Army may fire sergeant who warned in email about disclosure of classified information

by WorldTribune Staff, March 27, 2017 An Army public affairs sergeant’s career is in jeopardy after he included information about a special operation unit’s role in the killing of Osama bin Laden in an unclassified email, a report said. “The irony in the narrative of Staff Sgt. Ricardo Branch is that his motive was to […]

Mexico City’s archdiocese brands Mexican firms collaborating with wall ‘traitors’

Mexico City’s archdiocese brands Mexican firms collaborating with wall ‘traitors’

by WorldTribune Staff, March 27, 2017 Any Mexican company that assists in building U.S. President Donald Trump’s border wall “should be considered traitors to the homeland,” the Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico said on March 26. In an editorial, Mexico’s largest archdiocese scolded companies who might seek to profit from the wall. “Any company intending to […]

‘Bad boys of Brexit’ join effort to split California in two: Coastal elites vs the people

‘Bad boys of Brexit’ join effort to split California in two: Coastal elites vs the people

by WorldTribune Staff, March 27, 2017 Having spearheaded the campaign that led Britain to dump the European Union, the “Bad Boys of Brexit” are now pushing “Calexit” – a campaign to split California into two states. Former UKip leader Nigel Farage and Leave backer Arron Banks recently helped raise $1 million for Calexit, which would […]

Mattis makes Al Qaida strike a teachable moment: ‘Terrorists who defame Islam’ are not safe

Mattis makes Al Qaida strike a teachable moment: ‘Terrorists who defame Islam’ are not safe

by WorldTribune Staff, March 26, 2017 An Al Qaida operative responsible for several terror attacks was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Afghanistan earlier this month, the Pentagon confirmed on March 25. “The death of Qari Yasin is evidence that terrorists who defame Islam and deliberately target innocent people will not escape justice,” U.S. Defense […]

Did Obamacare win or did Ryancare go down in flames? Trump’s take

Did Obamacare win or did Ryancare go down in flames? Trump’s take

by WorldTribune Staff, March 26, 2017 While outsourcing much of the GOP’s failed Obamacare replacement to House Speaker Paul Ryan didn’t work out well, President Donald Trump remains optimistic that a deal on health care will get done. “ObamaCare will explode and we will all get together and piece together a great healthcare plan for […]

N.C. Republicans target wind farms that would impact military sites

N.C. Republicans target wind farms that would impact military sites

by WorldTribune Staff, March 26, 2017 A group of North Carolina Republican lawmakers is seeking a 3-year moratorium on the construction of wind farms that they say pose potential safety risks to the state’s military installations. NC Senate Majority Leader Harry Brown and other lawmakers said that unchecked wind farm development could interfere with radar […]