Barr investigation eyes coordination by Obama intelligence chiefs

Barr investigation eyes coordination by Obama intelligence chiefs

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, July 19, 2019 Attorney General William Barr’s investigation into the origins of the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign is focused on Obama-era intelligence chiefs and the role they played in surveilling Trump campaign workers. Barr’s review of the Obama-era conclusion that Russia interfered in the election to benefit then-candidate Donald […]

U.S. ousts Turkey from F-35 program

U.S. ousts Turkey from F-35 program

by WorldTribune Staff, July 19, 2019 The Trump administration ended its partnership with Turkey in the F-35 stealth fighter program after Turkey proceeded with its plan to procure a Russian-made missile defense system, the White House said. Ankara’s continued participation in the F-35 fighter jet program is now “impossible” because of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s […]

Illegal charged with killing Iowa woman and her two children had been deported twice

Illegal charged with killing Iowa woman and her two children had been deported twice

by WorldTribune Staff, July 19, 2019 An illegal immigrant who had previously been deported on two occasions only to re-enter the U.S. was arrested on July 16 and charged with the murder of an Iowa woman and her children ages 11 and 5, a report said. Marvin Oswaldo Escobar-Orellana, in the U.S. illegally from Guatemala, […]

‘Brilliant’: Democrats frustrated with ‘the squad’, say Trump ‘won’

‘Brilliant’: Democrats frustrated with ‘the squad’, say Trump ‘won’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 18, 2019 Even though they voted unanimously to condemn President Donald Trump’s tweets targeting “the squad,” some House Democrats say the president is playing a winning hand on the issue. One unnamed House Democrat told CNN’s Jake Tapper that “The president won this one. What the president has done is politically […]

State of the media, 2019: Drudge was right, alternative to AP backs new publishers

State of the media, 2019: Drudge was right, alternative to AP backs new publishers

by WorldTribune Staff, July 18, 2019 In a 1998 address to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Matt Drudge spoke of a future in which “every citizen can be a reporter, can take on the powers that be.” Townhall columnist Timothy Meads noted that, “In short, Drudge accurately predicted that the Internet would not […]

South Korea-Japan animosity risks strategic alliance

South Korea-Japan animosity risks strategic alliance

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk TOKYO ― Korean and Japanese relations have plunged to their lowest depths since the Korean War, and there’s apparently no reconciliation in sight. The governments in Seoul and Tokyo are engaged in a game of dare and double-dare in which each tries to out-threaten the other with hurtful measures […]

California dreaming . . . but rent-free in the back of a van

California dreaming . . . but rent-free in the back of a van

by WorldTribune Staff, July 18, 2019 What kind of housing does $100,000 a year get you in the tech hubs of Silicon Valley and San Francisco? As motivational speaker Matt Foley would say — “jack squat.” Foley, a Saturday Night Live character played by Chris Farley, was known for the line “I live in a […]

Swamp-quake: Pelosi’s calling Trump ‘racist’ ruled out of order before vote calling Trump ‘racist’

Swamp-quake: Pelosi’s calling Trump ‘racist’ ruled out of order before vote calling Trump ‘racist’

by WorldTribune Staff, July 17, 2019 A raucous session of Congress on July 16 saw House Speaker Nancy Pelosi castigated for breaking the chamber’s rules by labeling President Donald Trump a “racist”. That was the beginning. Subsequently all Democrats (and four Republicans) voted to officially label the president as a “racist”. The resolution passed by […]

Who’s the racist? Poll finds partisan divide on question shifting in Trump’s favor

Who’s the racist? Poll finds partisan divide on question shifting in Trump’s favor

by WorldTribune Staff, July 17, 2019 The number of American voters who think President Donald Trump is a racist is decreasing, while an increased number think Democrats’ and the corporate media’s constant beating of the “racism” drum is just political posturing, a new poll found. A new Rasmussen survey found that 49 percent do not […]

Trump can withhold funds from sanctuary cities, court rules

Trump can withhold funds from sanctuary cities, court rules

by WorldTribune Staff, July 16, 2019 The Trump administration is within its authority to deny federal funds to sanctuary cities based on a merit system that is in place, a federal court ruled. The July 12 decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge, who sided […]