Before attacking Trump team’s Russia ties, top Democrats were currying favor in Moscow

Before attacking Trump team’s Russia ties, top Democrats were currying favor in Moscow

by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2016 Democratic Party leaders who are currently blasting Moscow’s alleged meddling in the 2016 elections and condemning President-elect Donald Trump’s supposed close ties to Vladimir Putin were not too long ago seeking “deepening ties” – and sometimes huge wads of cash – from the very same Russians. Hillary Clinton as […]

Trump lines up team of strong leaders to replace Washington technocrats

Trump lines up team of strong leaders to replace Washington technocrats

by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2016 While some pundits see a clash of egos ensuing in President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet, optimists believe the new administration will be, as designed, a coming together of a determined team of titans. Julian Zelizer, a presidential historian at Princeton University, said Trump is building a Cabinet in his own […]

Government in exile: Anti-Trump resistance running ‘war room’ near White House

Government in exile: Anti-Trump resistance running ‘war room’ near White House

by WorldTribune Staff, December 16, 2016 The Leftist think tank Center for American Progress (CAP) has set up a “war room” in the shadow of the White House and the newly opened D.C. Trump Hotel with one overriding theme when it comes to the Donald Trump presidency – “Resist”. That one word clarion call appears […]

20,000 Americans died last year from opioid drugs vs 16,899 in Vietnam, 1968

20,000 Americans died last year from opioid drugs vs 16,899 in Vietnam, 1968

by WorldTribune Staff, December 14, 2016 More Americans died from illicit opioid overdoses in 2015 than did in the deadliest year of the Vietnam War, according to newly released statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). According to the CDC, 12,990 American citizens died from heroin overdoses in 2015, a 23 percent increase from […]

Moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem remains a ‘big priority’ for Trump, adviser says

Moving U.S. embassy to Jerusalem remains a ‘big priority’ for Trump, adviser says

by WorldTribune Staff, December 13, 2016 President-elect Donald Trump fully intends to follow through on his campaign promise to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a top Trump aide said on Dec. 12. “That is very big priority for this president-elect, Donald Trump,” Kellyanne Conway told radio host Hugh Hewitt. […]

Trump: Why should U.S. be ‘bound’ by a ‘one China policy’?

Trump: Why should U.S. be ‘bound’ by a ‘one China policy’?

by WorldTribune Staff, December 12, 2016 Unlike his predecessor, analysts say U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is signaling he won’t capitulate to China early in his presidency. “I fully understand the ‘one China’ policy, but I don’t know why we have to be bound by a ‘one China’ policy unless we make a deal with China […]

China’s richest man to Trump: I’ll take Hollywood, Americans can keep their jobs

China’s richest man to Trump: I’ll take Hollywood, Americans can keep their jobs

by WorldTribune Staff, December 12, 2016 The Chinese tycoon who is on a Hollywood spending spree sent a message to President-elect Donald Trump: 20,000 jobs will stay in the U.S. as long as nothing “goes wrong.” Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man and chairman of real estate and entertainment giant Dalian Wanda Group, said: “I met […]

Iran’s defense chief warns Trump team: War will cause ‘destruction’ of Israel, Gulf states

Iran’s defense chief warns Trump team: War will cause ‘destruction’ of Israel, Gulf states

by WorldTribune Staff, December 12, 2016 Death and destruction to Iran’s neighbors will be the result if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s policies lead to war in the Middle East, Iran’s defense minister said on Dec. 11. “Enemies may want to impose a war on us based on false calculations and only taking into consideration their […]

Did Russian hackers help elect Trump? U.S. intelligence has conflicting views, one on the record, one off

Did Russian hackers help elect Trump? U.S. intelligence has conflicting views, one on the record, one off

by WorldTribune Staff, December 11, 2016 The CIA has “secretly” come to the conclusion that Russian hackers supplied stolen emails to WikiLeaks in an effort to influence the Nov. 8 election, according to unnamed sources that formed the basis for reports by the Washington Post and the New York Times. Publicly, however, Director of U.S. […]

Post-election surge seen in consumer confidence on economic outlook, stock investments

Post-election surge seen in consumer confidence on economic outlook, stock investments

by WorldTribune Staff, December 9, 2016 Consumer confidence is rapidly rising, and Americans have a much more optimistic outlook on the economy a month after Donald Trump’s election victory, a new survey says. The CNBC All-America Economic Survey for the fourth quarter found that the percentage of Americans who believe the economy will get better […]