Tough diplomacy: U.S. rallies UN on N. Korea sanctions, Tillerson huddles with Russia

Tough diplomacy: U.S. rallies UN on N. Korea sanctions, Tillerson huddles with Russia

by WorldTribune Staff, August 7, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump’s diplomatic team has been operating in overdrive as it tries to ensure new UN sanctions against North Korea will be enforced while confronting Russia over allegations of its meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The U.S. on Aug. 7 moved quickly to ensure new UN […]

Obama holdovers at the NSC central to White House war between Bannon, McMaster

Obama holdovers at the NSC central to White House war between Bannon, McMaster

by WorldTribune Staff, August 7, 2017 National Security Council (NSC) holdovers from the Obama administration have driven a wedge between national security adviser H.R. McMaster and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon that culminated in McMaster’s recent firing of two top aides who were seen as close to Bannon, analysts say. McMaster sacked NSC intelligence […]

‘Real industry’ growing among federal employees coming forward to ‘resist’ Trump

‘Real industry’ growing among federal employees coming forward to ‘resist’ Trump

by WorldTribune Staff, August 6, 2017 A number of career federal government workers, realizing that when President Donald Trump said he would drain the swamp “he meant them,” have openly joined the “resist” movement. There is a “real industry now behind recruiting whistleblowers inside the resistance movement,” GOP strategist Matt Mackowiak told The Hill. “It’s […]

Big media scorpions fight to the death . . . as Donald Trump looks on from the President’s box

Big media scorpions fight to the death . . . as Donald Trump looks on from the President’s box

Special to WorldTribune.com By Sol W. Sanders Normally we would be coming down hard on the side of newspaper owners in any argument; they are after all running the business where we make our living. But we are finding it a little hard to choose sides in a struggle between three of the wealthiest men […]

‘Dear Susan’: McMaster gives pass to Susan Rice, allows continued top-secret clearance

‘Dear Susan’: McMaster gives pass to Susan Rice, allows continued top-secret clearance

by WorldTribune Staff, August 4, 2017 In an April letter to Obama Administration national security adviser Susan Rice, current national security adviser H.R. McMaster said Rice would have continued access to classified information. President Donald Trump was not aware of the letter or McMaster’s decision, two senior West Wing officials and an intelligence official told […]

Report: Justice Dept. blacks out talking points on Loretta Lynch-Bill Clinton tarmac meeting

Report: Justice Dept. blacks out talking points on Loretta Lynch-Bill Clinton tarmac meeting

by WorldTribune Staff, August 3, 2017 The Justice Department refused to disclose talking points developed by the Obama administration to help it respond to press inquiries about the June 27, 2016 tarmac meeting between then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch and former President Bill Clinton, a government watchdog group said. The Justice Department heavily redacted the documents […]

Tillerson says he and president are not of one mind on Iran nuclear deal

Tillerson says he and president are not of one mind on Iran nuclear deal

by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2017 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has acknowledged that he and President Donald Trump don’t exactly see to eye-to-eye when it comes to the Iran nuclear deal. “He and I have differences of views on things like JCPOA, and how we should use it,” Tillerson told reporters at the […]

Pentagon alarmed by Turkey’s plan to buy Russian S-400 air defense system

Pentagon alarmed by Turkey’s plan to buy Russian S-400 air defense system

by WorldTribune Staff, August 3, 2017 The United States has raised concerns over NATO ally Turkey’s plan to purchase an advanced air defense system from Russia. Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis told a press briefing in Washington on July 31 that the S-400 system Turkey plans to buy may have inconsistencies with other equipment used […]

Abedin emails reveal Clinton Foundation donors received special treatment from Clinton State Dept.

Abedin emails reveal Clinton Foundation donors received special treatment from Clinton State Dept.

by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2017 Donors to the Clinton Foundation received special favors from the State Department under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to emails obtained by Judicial Watch from the unsecure, non-government account of Huma Abedin. The 1,606 pages of documents released by Judicial Watch on Aug. 2 also revealed the repeated […]

Tillerson to N. Korea: ‘We are not your enemy’

Tillerson to N. Korea: ‘We are not your enemy’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2017 The United States is “not the enemy” of North Korea and is not seeking the downfall of the Kim Jong-Un regime, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Aug. 1. “We’re trying to convey to the North Koreans, ‘We are not your enemy. We’re not your threat, but […]