Former official says Hillary Clinton was never even assigned a State Dept. email address

Former official says Hillary Clinton was never even assigned a State Dept. email address

by WorldTribune Staff, September 18, 2016 Hillary Clinton, from day one, was not assigned a state.gov email address, something that “was planned in advance,” the State Department’s former inspector general said. “That’s a change in the standard. It tells me that this was premeditated” to skirt the rules governing federal records management, said Howard J. […]

New low: Gallup shows public trust in media down 8 points from last year

New low: Gallup shows public trust in media down 8 points from last year

by WorldTribune Staff, September 18, 2016 Biased and dishonest reporting on the 2016 presidential election have contributed to the American media credibility rating with its audience, which has hit an all-time low, according to a Gallup poll. Just 32 percent of Americans say they have a great deal or fair amount of trust in the […]

U.S. admiral hopes personal ties will assure continued access to South China Sea

U.S. admiral hopes personal ties will assure continued access to South China Sea

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk WASHINGTON — The Chinese remain the great enigma when it comes to figuring out whether they’re friend or foe, honorable adversaries or dangerous rivals for power and influence from the Korean peninsula to the South China Sea and beyond. Nobody believes they’re doing much to discourage North Korea’s nuclear […]

The fizz is missing as UN Assembly convenes amid surging global woes, chaos

The fizz is missing as UN Assembly convenes amid surging global woes, chaos

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Presidents, Prime Ministers and Kings will convene in New York next week for the opening of the 71st General Assembly of the United Nations. The annual Autumn  session meets amid trying to solve or at least contain growing conflicts, a surge in refugees, terrorism and […]

Documents appear to implicate State Dept. in cover-up on Clinton emails

Documents appear to implicate State Dept. in cover-up on Clinton emails

by WorldTribune Staff, September 16, 2016 The U.S. State Department waited over a year before producing emails stored on former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private server despite 17 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. According to documents obtained by Judicial Watch, “in August 2013, State Department officials were aware of 17 FOIA requests relating […]

‘Why risk it?’ Cruz fights to stop Obama’s transfer of Internet controls to regimes like China

‘Why risk it?’ Cruz fights to stop Obama’s transfer of Internet controls to regimes like China

by WorldTribune Staff, September 16, 2016 Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is fighting the Obama administration’s decision to give up U.S. control of Internet domain names to a global agency. The U.S. is set to allow its contract overseeing ICANN, a California-based nonprofit charged with how Web addresses and domain names (including “.gov,” “.com” and “.edu”) […]

‘Progressive sexual’ bullying: Franklin Graham, N.C. Lt. Gov. blast decisions by NCAA, ACC

‘Progressive sexual’ bullying: Franklin Graham, N.C. Lt. Gov. blast decisions by NCAA, ACC

by WorldTribune Staff, September 16, 2016 The decisions by the NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) to pull their sports championships out of North Carolina over House Bill 2 (HB2) amounts to “sexual bullying” by “moral hypocrites”, influential supporters of the bill said. North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest said in a statement on Sept. […]

Report: Obama’s micromanagement ‘handcuffs’ fight against ISIL

Report: Obama’s micromanagement ‘handcuffs’ fight against ISIL

by WorldTribune Staff, September 15, 2016 U.S. President Barack Obama’s micromanagement of American airstrikes on Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in Iraq, Syria and Libya has “put handcuffs on air power” and allowed the terror organization to survive, a group of admirals and generals supporting Donald Trump said. According to U.S. Central Command, […]