Rasmussen poll shock: Black approval numbers for Trump reach record 40 percent

Rasmussen poll shock: Black approval numbers for Trump reach record 40 percent

by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2018 President Donald Trump’s approval rating among blacks has risen dramatically over the past year, according to a new Rasmussen poll. A record high 40 percent of black likely voters approve of the job Trump is doing, the daily Rasmussen poll released on Oct. 29 said. Conservative political commentators such as […]

Military building tent city on southern border: Trump says executive order coming

Military building tent city on southern border: Trump says executive order coming

by WorldTribune Staff, November 2, 2018 The United States has already begun building tent cities to house migrants from the caravan approaching the southern border, President Donald Trump said on Nov. 1. Trump also said he will issue an executive order “next week” to end the catch and release immigration policy, adding that it is authorized by […]

Say what? EPA announces greenhouse gas emissions dropped in Trump’s first year

Say what? EPA announces greenhouse gas emissions dropped in Trump’s first year

by WorldTribune Staff, November 1, 2018 U.S. greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 2.7 percent in President Donald Trump’s first year in office, the Environmental Protection Agency announced on Oct. 31. “Thanks to President Trump’s regulatory reform agenda, the economy is booming, energy production is surging and we are reducing greenhouse gas emissions from major industrial sources,” […]

Reports: $40 million from Levi Strauss fortune spent to promote same sex marriage, destroy Colorado baker

Reports: $40 million from Levi Strauss fortune spent to promote same sex marriage, destroy Colorado baker

by WorldTribune Staff, November 1, 2018 A foundation funded by the Levi Strauss fortune, which has pumped some $40 million into the effort to legalize same-sex marriage since 2001, has also targeted  Christian baker in Colorado who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, reports say. Having triumphed with the 2015 Supreme […]

2nd largest NC county may give students day off on Muslim holiday

2nd largest NC county may give students day off on Muslim holiday

by WorldTribune Staff, November 2, 2018 Wake County Schools in North Carolina has proposed giving students the day off on the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid al-Fitr, a three-day holiday marking the end of Ramadan, may be recognized as a teacher work day in Wake County Schools’ traditional calendar for 2020-21, the Raleigh News […]

Still live on Twitter: 179 death threats against Trump

Still live on Twitter: 179 death threats against Trump

by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2018 A compilation of death threats on Twitter against President Donald Trump shows that 179 threats against the president’s life remain on the social media platform “without consequences,” a report said. “The threats range from simple commands for others to kill Trump, to stated desires to kill President Trump, to […]

Report: Each illegal immigrant costs $70,000, each deportation costs $10,000

Report: Each illegal immigrant costs $70,000, each deportation costs $10,000

by WorldTribune Staff, October 31, 2018 Taxpayers are shelling out about $70,000 for every illegal immigrant who enters the United States, a report said. For every one million illegal immigrants, the U.S. pays $69.6 billion, according to the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). Deporting an illegal immigrant costs the U.S. $10,000, the report said. “The […]

Washington on edge: ‘Enormous stakes’ in next week’s midterm elections

Washington on edge: ‘Enormous stakes’ in next week’s midterm elections

by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2018 President Donald Trump’s agenda for the next two years will be at stake on Nov. 6 when Americans vote in the 2018 midterm elections. “The direction of the nation’s most contentious and consequential issues – health care, immigration, taxes, climate change, trade, gun control, ethics and campaign finance overhauls […]

Venture funding for tech firms spiking in North Carolina’s Research Triangle

Venture funding for tech firms spiking in North Carolina’s Research Triangle

by WorldTribune Staff, October 30, 2018 A booming tech hub near Raleigh is only one reason venture funding for startups in North Carolina have reached $2.57 billion so far in 2018, a report said. The 2018 numbers are up 154 percent from 2017 ($1.01 billion) and a whopping 400 percent from 2013, when startups in […]

Columnist: Calling Trump anti-Semitic ‘is morally wrong and factually incorrect’

Columnist: Calling Trump anti-Semitic ‘is morally wrong and factually incorrect’

by WorldTribune Staff, October 29, 2018 Many of his critics were quick to label President Donald Trump an anti-Semite within minutes of the shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue which left 11 people dead. Not so. Accused shooter Robert Bowers “is a raving anti-Semitic white nationalist who also despises President Trump. This might sound confusing to […]