North Carolina legislature passes Restore Campus Free Speech Act

North Carolina legislature passes Restore Campus Free Speech Act

by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2017 North Carolina’s legislature has passed a campus freedom of expression bill that will prevent college administrators from disinviting speakers some on campus find objectionable and disciplines those who “shut down” the speech of others. The Restore Campus Free Speech Act passed the NC House 80-31 with 10 Democrats voting […]

‘America’s anchorman’: The Rush Limbaugh show at 30 is stronger than ever

‘America’s anchorman’: The Rush Limbaugh show at 30 is stronger than ever

by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2017 On Aug. 1, 1988 “The Rush Limbaugh Show” debuted on WABC radio in New York City. Mike Moyers, station manager of AM 30 WTAD, which has been a Rush Limbaugh Show affiliate since 2000, says the anniversary “marks 3 decades of a guy, with no college education, no sheepskin, […]

North Carolina ordered to redraw district lines by Sept. 1

North Carolina ordered to redraw district lines by Sept. 1

by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2017 A panel of three federal judges has ordered the North Carolina legislature to redraw 28 of the state’s 170 General Assembly districts by Sept. 1. The ruling on July 31 did not order special elections, which state Democrats had pushed for. The federal court said last year the 28 […]

House Judiciary calls for 2nd special counsel to restore ‘public confidence’ in DOJ, FBI

House Judiciary calls for 2nd special counsel to restore ‘public confidence’ in DOJ, FBI

Special to WorldTribune.com By Christopher Sparks, July 31, 2017 The House Judiciary Committee is calling on the Justice Department to appoint a second special counsel to restore “public confidence in our nation’s justice system and its investigators, specifically the Department of Justice and FBI.” A second counsel is necessary to investigate a “plethora of matters” […]

China answers new North Korean missile launch with … massive military parade?

China answers new North Korean missile launch with … massive military parade?

by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2017 Just hours after being warned by U.S. President Donald Trump over its continued inaction on North Korea, China on July 30 launched a massive military parade that included nuclear-ready H-6K bombers flying overhead and the display of a new nuclear-tipped ballistic missile. The parade came after a show of […]

Who is Lt. Gen. John Kelly? ‘True star’ engineered culture change at Homeland Security

Who is Lt. Gen. John Kelly? ‘True star’ engineered culture change at Homeland Security

by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2017 President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff is an admittedly “politically incorrect” former Marine Corps general who oversaw one of the great successes of the Trump administration thus far. Homeland Security Secretary Lt. Gen. John F. Kelly, who will replace Reince Priebus as chief of staff, “is a Great […]

U.S. Forces Korea commander: Kim’s strategy is to splinter unity of major powers

U.S. Forces Korea commander: Kim’s strategy is to splinter unity of major powers

by WorldTribune Staff, July 27, 2017 Through his continued belligerent acts, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un hopes to generate discord among and between the U.S., South Korea, China, Russia and Japan, the commander of U.S. forces in Korea said. Kim’s actions “intend to sow friction and fissures among the five in order to prevent them […]

True grit: Republicans on the Hill lack the president’s fighting spirit

True grit: Republicans on the Hill lack the president’s fighting spirit

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, July 28, 2017 Where are the Republicans in Congress with backbone and the partisan fervor that is in such ample supply on “the other side of the aisle”? Even before the early morning vote today on Obamacare, President Donald Trump lamented: “It’s very sad that Republicans, even some that were carried […]

Team Obama made ‘hundreds’ of unmasking requests in 2016, House Intelligence chairman says

Team Obama made ‘hundreds’ of unmasking requests in 2016, House Intelligence chairman says

by WorldTribune Staff, July 28, 2017 During President Barack Obama’s last year in office, his aides made hundreds of requests to unmask the names of Americans in intelligence reports, the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said. The requests during an election year, which included Trump transition team officials, were made without specific justifications on […]

Arrest of Imran Awan may force the DNC to change its narrative yet again

Arrest of Imran Awan may force the DNC to change its narrative yet again

by WorldTribune Staff, July 28, 2017 The IT administrator to Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who was arrested earlier this week while trying to leave the country, had access to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails that were given to WikiLeaks during the 2016 campaign, a report said. Former interim DNC Chair Donna Brazile initially […]