Hundreds of civil rights advocacy groups have asked President Barack Obama to dismantle a program once used to register foreigners from a list of predominantly Muslim countries, in a bid to stave off efforts by Donald Trump’s incoming administration to revive the system. In a letter addressed to Obama and posted online Tuesday, 198 […]
President-elect Donald Trump tapped South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on Wednesday to be the country’s ambassador to the United Nations, the first woman he has named to his Cabinet. The 44-year-old daughter of Indian immigrants is serving her second term as governor of the mid-Atlantic state, but has no foreign policy experience. She is Trump’s […]
Despite statements to the contrary, President-elect Donald Trump continues to utilize the Twitter universe to respond to and comment on news stories concerning his administration as he proceeds with his transition to the presidency. Most recently, articles from the news media has reported on what is being called a “shakeup” in the ranks of the […]
Carrying signs and reciting chants denouncing the president-elect as racist, and misogynistic, thousands of protesters took to the streets in cities across the U.S. Wednesday to protest Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election. There were few reports of violence or arrests. A large crowd packed New York City’s Fifth Avenue, directly in front […]