White House moves to ensure non-citizens ‘do not abuse our nation’s public benefit’

White House moves to ensure non-citizens ‘do not abuse our nation’s public benefit’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 13, 2019 The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Aug. 12 announced it would amend current regulations to ensure non-citizens aren’t abusing U.S. public assistance programs. DHS said the regulation would ensure those who seek to “enter and remain in the United States — either temporarily or permanently — are self-sufficient […]

Top DOJ official who actively pushed ‘dossier’ to FBI reassigned with raise, bonuses

Top DOJ official who actively pushed ‘dossier’ to FBI reassigned with raise, bonuses

by WorldTribune Staff, August 9, 2019 Department of Justice official Bruce Ohr passed the unverified Russia “dossier” to the FBI while fully aware prior to the 2016 election that the author was “desperate that Donald Trump not get elected and was passionate about him not being the U.S. President,” documents obtained by a government watchdog […]

Plenty of referrals for FBI leaks, but few firings, records show

Plenty of referrals for FBI leaks, but few firings, records show

by WorldTribune Staff, August 7, 2019 Records obtained by a government watchdog group show that 14 referrals of FBI employees were made to the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) for the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or classified information. Only 3 of the 14 wound up being fired by the bureau. Judicial Watch obtained the records […]

Report: U.S. in 2016 ordered Ukraine prosecutor to drop charges against Soros group

Report: U.S. in 2016 ordered Ukraine prosecutor to drop charges against Soros group

by WorldTribune Staff, August 5, 2019 During the 2016 presidential campaign, U.S. officials pressured the prosecutor general of Ukraine to drop charges against a Ukrainian activist group tied to leftist billionaire George Soros that was co-funded by the Obama administration, a report said. The group known as Anticorruption Action Center (AntAC) “was part of a […]

DOJ spent millions prosecuting Texan who pressed for action against IRS, Lois Lerner

DOJ spent millions prosecuting Texan who pressed for action against IRS, Lois Lerner

by WorldTribune Staff, August 5, 2019 The U.S. government went hard after a former member of Congress who exposed “many instances of high-level corruption by Obama officials,” including disgraced IRS official Lois Lerner. Former Rep. Steve Stockman, Texas Republican, is currently serving a 10-year federal prison sentence after what the government’s own key witness against […]

Rise of China, demise of INF seen prompting missile migration on world’s chessboard

Rise of China, demise of INF seen prompting missile migration on world’s chessboard

by WorldTribune Staff, August 4, 2019 After the Trump administration on Aug. 2 pulled the United States out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, analysts say the U.S. may now seek to prioritize deployment of conventional medium-range missiles near China rather than Russia. The United States “has made it very clear” it is concerned […]

Report: AOC’s now ex-chief of staff under federal investigation

Report: AOC’s now ex-chief of staff under federal investigation

by WorldTribune Staff, August 4, 2019 Federal investigators are looking into possible campaign finance misdeeds by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s chief of staff who suddenly resigned on Aug. 2, a report said. The investigation centers on two political action committees (PACs) founded by Saikat Chakrabarti, the New York Post reported on Aug. 3. The Post noted […]

Swamp uber alles: Senate sends budget ‘monstrosity’ to White House

Swamp uber alles: Senate sends budget ‘monstrosity’ to White House

by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2019 The Senate on Aug. 1 passed a budget agreement that conservative critics blasted as a “monstrosity” that will add $2 trillion to the national debt, raises federal spending limits and suspends the debt ceiling for two years. Utah Sen. Mike Lee, one of 23 Republicans who voted against the […]

American flag embraced by Hong Kong protesters as U.S. tracks Chinese troop movements

American flag embraced by Hong Kong protesters as U.S. tracks Chinese troop movements

by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2019 Protesters in Hong Kong have increasingly brandished the American flag as a symbol of resistance amid the threat of force from military and paramilitary forces from communist China. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is closely monitoring a situation described by an administration official as a “congregation of Chinese forces on […]

Report: Comey referred for indictment, as investigation expands; FBI agents went to fired director’s home

Report: Comey referred for indictment, as investigation expands; FBI agents went to fired director’s home

by WorldTribune Staff, August 1, 2019 A month after he was fired by President Donald Trump, FBI agents visited the home of ex-FBI Director James Comey and collected “as evidence” four memos that allegedly detail conversations he had with the president, according to documents obtained by government watchdog group Judicial Watch. Meanwhile, Department of Justice […]