by WorldTribune Staff, August 6, 2026 Non-AI Real World News

Soon after President Donald Trump fired then-FBI Director James Comey in May 2017, the Bureau launched an investigation into whether Trump was a Russian asset, newly declassified documents show.

Comey was fired by Trump on May 9, 2017.

According to an FBI document dated May 16, 2017, the Bureau was opening an investigation "based on an articulable factual basis that reasonably indicates that President Donald J. Trump may be or has been, wittingly or unwittingly, involved in activities for or on behalf of the Government of the Russian Federation which may constitute violations of federal criminal law or threats to the national security of the United States."

The goal of the investigation, which was code-named Oxferd Comma, "is to determine if President Trump is or was directed by, controlled by, and/or coordinated activities with, the Russian Federation in a manner constituting a threat to the national security of the United States and/or a violation of federal criminal statutes," the document states.

James Baker, the FBI's general counsel at

by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News August 6, 2026

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted on Thursday to recommend former Covid czar Anthony Fauci be held in contempt of Congress.

The vote follows Fauci invoking the Fifth Amendment 111 times during a committee hearing last week on the pandemic response and the origins of the Covid virus.

The vote by the committee, which is chaired by Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul, initiates a process that would result in the Justice Department considering whether to charge him with a crime.

Whether the Justice Department does take up the matter is complicated by Joe Biden'a auto-pen pardon of Fauci for any crimes he might have committed dating back to 2014.

Whether Fauci was covered by the pardon during the hearing and the mix of the pardon while pleading the Fifth Amendment is at the center of the legal debate.

"The decision to fund dangerous gain-of-function research in Wuhan, China, will likely

by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2026 Non-AI Real World News

Following Wednesday’s Senate hearing in which Anthony Fauci took the Fifth 111 times, Wyoming Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis linked the elevated U.S. Covid death toll, relative to other nations, to the suppression of early treatment options.

by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2026 Non-AI Real World News

The rise of socialists in the Democrat Party is a “gift” to Republicans, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said.

In a strategy memo he shared with Senate Republicans titled “The Republican Opportunity to Win Big in 2026,” Gingrich noted that “the greatest vulnerability of the 2026 Democrats is the degree to which they have become the party of Big Government Socialism and weird values.”

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Commentary by Christine Dolan, August 2, 2026

The author’s new book, Urban Legends, is her third on human trafficking. It addresses medical trafficking in light of Covid vaccine-injured, the Covid origin coverup, and transgenderism.

Special to WorldTribune, August 2, 2026 Real World News

Geostrategy-Direct, July 28, 2026

By Richard Fisher

The Philippines has ambitions to develop both a national space capability and a new military space force; Both should be opportunities for the Philippines and the United States to strengthen their alliance cooperation.

by WorldTribune Staff, August 2, 2026 Non-AI Real World News

An Orthodox synagogue and its rabbi filed a federal lawsuit on July 30 that challenges Montgomery County, Maryland’s newly enacted ban on carrying firearms within 100 yards of houses of worship.

by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News August 2, 2026

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called out CNN for “press malpractice” in its coverage of Covid, telling CNN on air personality Dana Bash “you were part of the problem.”

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2026 Non-AI Real World News

The Board of Peace, the U.S.-led international organization to oversee post-war stabilization in Gaza, announced on Thursday that the Hamas terror organization has agreed to disarm.

by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2026 Non-AI Real World News

President Donald Trump on Thursday put forward a new initiative to get illegal alien truck drivers off America’s roads and replace them with military veterans who have experience operating heavy vehicles.

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, July 31, 2026 Non-AI Real World News

Poll after poll confirms that the overwhelming majority of American voters support requiring ID and proof of U.S. citizenship in order to cast a ballot in federal elections.

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By John J. Metzler, July 31, 2026

PARIS — France has had a bad Summer.

First came the heatwaves, later there was the respite of World Cup Football amid cooler days, and then in the midst of the World Cup finals, France lost badly and the heat and wildfires returned anew.