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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2019 Rep. John Ratcliffe will not be the next Director of National Intelligence, President Donald Trump said in an Aug. 2 tweet. Trump said Ratcliffe withdrew after realizing how difficult his Senate confirmation process would be. The president tweeted: “I explained to John how miserable it would be for him […]
JSpecial to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk [Editors’ Note: Cognitive dissonance is the mental discomfort (psychological stress) experienced by a person who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values. When confronted with facts that contradict beliefs, ideals, and values, people will try to find a way to resolve the contradiction to reduce their discomfort. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2019 China plans on using “four weapons” to prevent President Donald Trump from winning a second term, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan recently revealed. “China has been protesting western powers trying to interfere in the domestic politics of China but in fact China is not only trying interfere in the […]
