Unreported: 30 Democrats’ shutdown junket to Puerto Rico

Unreported: 30 Democrats’ shutdown junket to Puerto Rico

by WorldTribune Staff, January 14, 2019 On the same day that some 800,000 federal workers missed their first paycheck due to the government shutdown, a group of 30 Democratic Party lawmakers headed to sunny Puerto Rico to party. The Democrats hopped a charter plane to mingle on the Caribbean island over the weekend with 109 […]

Obama angers both sides of the aisle by commuting Chelsea Manning’s sentence

Obama angers both sides of the aisle by commuting Chelsea Manning’s sentence

by WorldTribune Staff, January 18, 2017 Republicans and Democrats alike expressed outrage over President Barack Obama’s decision on Jan. 17 to commute the 35-year prison term of Chelsea Manning. Manning, the former Army intelligence specialist who turned over some 700,000 classified and sensitive diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks, will be released in May. Sen. John McCain, […]

Democratic senator will keep up fight against Obama on Iran nuclear deal

Democratic senator will keep up fight against Obama on Iran nuclear deal

Special to WorldTribune.com One of the few Democratic senators to go against President Barack Obama’s feverish pitch for a nuclear deal with Iran says he will continue to speak out against what he believes is a seriously flawed deal. In remarks at the annual AIPAC policy conference on March 22, Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey […]