THE REBEL WIRE 06/22/2018 NOW AUSTRALIA WANTS TO GET OUT OF UN!

House Republicans cancel immigration votes in embarrassing setback (Worthy News) – Staring at a certain defeat, House Republicans canceled votes on their immigration compromise Thursday — an embarrassing setback for leaders who thought they had finally been able to wrangle some unanimity on an issue that has bedeviled them for years. Lawmakers emerged from a closed-door evening meeting to say their new goal […] Read More

‘The Most Savage and Despotic Nations in the World’: Aussie Senator’s Push to Ditch UN In a move to shed light on “Muslim bias” in the UN Human Rights Council, an Australian lawmaker is calling for his country to leave the global organization just like the US government just did. Fraser Anning, a senator for Queensland, took to social media to voice his concerns with the group. In a Facebook post, Anning scolds […] Read More

Cuba loosens grip on media, allows for more independent reporting Havana Minutes after a plane carrying 113 people crashed on takeoff from Havana airport, Cuban state media was filled with minute-by-minute updates, cellphone video from the accident, and an interview from the scene with newly named President Miguel Diaz-Canel.When Tropical Storm Alberto struck the island later in May, causing nearly a dozen deaths, state television broadcasted […] Read More

Orlando International Airport to scan faces of U.S. citizens (WHNT) Florida’s busiest airport is becoming the first in the nation to require a face scan of passengers on all arriving and departing international flights, including U.S. citizens, according to officials there. The expected announcement Thursday at Orlando International Airport alarms some privacy advocates who say there are no formal rules in place for handling […] Read More

Donald Trump’s three-front war – Washington Times ANALYSIS/OPINION:One-and-a-half years into his battle-weary presidency, Donald Trump is fighting a three-front war: With Congress on immigration, our trading partners and U.S. businesses on tariffs, and special counsel Robert S. Mueller’s widening, criminal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.All three wars show no signs of ending anytime soon. If anything, they are […] Read More