Poll finds Democrats lost government shutdown spin battle

Poll finds Democrats lost government shutdown spin battle

by WorldTribune Staff, February 2, 2018 Democrats called it the Trump Shutdown – the White House said it was the Schumer Shutdown. More Americans agree with the White House. According to a new poll by Zogby Analytics, congressional Democrats are more to blame for the recent government shutdown than the White House or Republicans. A […]

U.S. seeks to assure South Korea after withdrawing nomination of ambassador to Seoul

U.S. seeks to assure South Korea after withdrawing nomination of ambassador to Seoul

by WorldTribune Staff, February 1, 2018 The United States has moved to assuage any concerns from Seoul over the Trump administration’s withdrawal of Victor Cha’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to South Korea. “The U.S has sought our understanding through diplomatic channels that its efforts to send its ambassador to the South before the PyeongChang Winter […]

Trump’s ‘new American moment’: Paving the way to a ‘bloody nose’ for North Korea?

Trump’s ‘new American moment’: Paving the way to a ‘bloody nose’ for North Korea?

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk SEOUL — Don’t count on the Winter Olympics as the moment for rapprochement on the Korean peninsula. That message came through loud and clear in President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address. “Our new American moment,” as Trump called this turbulent time in U.S. history, does not […]

State of the Union ‘obliterated’ media narrative; CBS poll finds 3 of 4 ‘approved’

State of the Union ‘obliterated’ media narrative; CBS poll finds 3 of 4 ‘approved’

by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2018 A CBS News poll found 75 percent approval for President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address. “The media narrative on the president was obliterated tonight and the Democrats know it, which is why they look so glum and are, in fact, out of touch,” radio host Mark […]

U.S. adds Hamas leader Haniyeh to terror list

U.S. adds Hamas leader Haniyeh to terror list

Special to WorldTribune.com By Christopher Sparks, January 31, 2018 Hamas senior political leader Ismail Haniyeh was designated as a global terrorist by the United States on Jan. 31. The U.S. State Department said in a press release it has designated Haniyeh, as well as the jihadist groups Harakat al-Sabireen, Liwa al Thawra and Harakat Sawa’d […]

Riveting State of the Union moment: North Korean defector waves crutches in defiance

Riveting State of the Union moment: North Korean defector waves crutches in defiance

by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2018 An emotional North Korean defector, who walked thousands of miles on crutches through Southeast Asia to escape his homeland, kept the crutches to remember his ordeal and waved them aloft as President Donald Trump hailed him during the State of the Union address on Jan. 30. Ji Seong-Ho was […]

Facing 3 federal probes, FBI’s McCabe exits under pressure; More resignations expected

Facing 3 federal probes, FBI’s McCabe exits under pressure; More resignations expected

by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2018 Deputy Director Andrew McCabe’s exit from the FBI will be followed by “a cleanup at the Bureau of his cronies,” reports said. McCabe is taking “terminal leave,” Fox News reported on Jan. 29, meaning he will be taking vacation until reaching his planned retirement in “a matter of weeks.” […]

Flashback: Clinton got a standing ovation for slamming illegal immigration in 1995 State of the Union

Flashback: Clinton got a standing ovation for slamming illegal immigration in 1995 State of the Union

by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2018 As President Donald Trump prepared to give a State of the Union Address with a strong emphasis on immigration, the GOP sought to remind the nation that past “tough talk” on the issue that was warmly received – by Democrats. In a post on GOP.com, Republicans said that, in […]

Russian opposition leader released from jail; Moscow claims U.S. meddling in election

Russian opposition leader released from jail; Moscow claims U.S. meddling in election

by WorldTribune Staff, January 29, 2018 Around the same time opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released after being detained by police, the Kremlin accused the U.S. of attempting to meddle in Russia’s upcoming presidential election. Navalny’s lawyer told the press on Jan. 28 that the opposition leader was released without being charged but will have […]

U.S. support needed in Mali, a nexus for Sahel terror and people-smuggling

U.S. support needed in Mali, a nexus for Sahel terror and people-smuggling

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The landlocked West African state of Mali remains a critical crossroads for both international people smuggling and a nexus of radical Islamic terrorism in the Sahel, the vast arid region on the southern reaches of the Sahara desert. Here amid ancient caravan routes, porous borders, […]