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Washington: News of President-elect Donald Trump's national security picks set off fresh tremors across the Islamic world on Friday as Middle Eastern allies and Muslim American groups prepared to face advisers and potential Cabinet members noted for harshly anti-Muslim rhetoric. The naming of Trump's picks for attorney-general, CIA director and national security adviser drew public condemnations from Muslim civil rights groups as well as private expressions of concern from several Arab states that cooperate closely with the United States in the fight against the Islamic State and other terrorist groups.
As President-elect Donald Trump starts appointing key administration jobs, controversy surrounds some of his picks - particularly, his choice for attorney general. President-elect Trump nominated U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general and U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo as director of the Central Intelligence Agency .
Justin McCartney of Hampton, Va., holds up a cup with the words "Come Together" written on it outside a Starbucks cafe in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Starbucks is using its coffee cups to jump into the political fray in Washington.
As protesters rallied against his pick for chief strategist, President-elect Donald Trump's plan to nominate Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general also came under immediate fire Friday from Massachusetts elected officials. Urging Trump to change his mind, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others noted the U.S. Senate 30 years ago rejected Sessions' nomination for a federal judgeship.
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Today, it is being widely reported that Donald Trump will name Alabama senator Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III to serve as Attorney General for the United States. Project Vote president Michael Slater issued the following statement in response.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren continued raising concerns about President-elect Donald Trump's transition moves, criticizing 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for his plans to meet with Mr. Trump.
Major U.S. stock indexes slipped Friday as drug companies dragged the market lower. Small-company stocks bucked the downward trend and continued to climb, and bond yields rose to their highest level in a year.
Online effort: Draft John Kasich for U.S. Senate The internet and social media are awash in efforts to draft politicians. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: http://cin.ci/2fElulJ After Ohio Gov. John Kasich's visit with President Barack Obama last week, his political strategist is trading blows with the RNC chairman.
Ongoing protests of the four-state, $3.8 ... . An unidentified Dakota Access Pipeline protester leaves a trail of burning sage smoke as she walks past a row of law enforcement personnel standing guard in Bismarck, N.D. North Dakota on Thursday, Nov. 17, ... .
After winning big at the polls only 10 days ago, backers of marijuana legalization fear their movement took a major hit Friday when President-elect Donald Trump chose Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions , a staunch legalization opponent, as his attorney general. It is false that marijuana use doesn't lead people to more drug use.
In selecting Kansas Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo to lead the CIA, President-elect Donald Trump has chosen a strong supporter of aggressive interrogation and surveillance as a means of keeping Americans safe. If the Senate confirms Pompeo to lead a sprawling agency with 21,500 employees and an annual budget of $15 billion, Trump will have someone who reflects his views on national security.
Dakota Access Pipeline protesters form a circle to sing, pray and demonstrate at a Wells Fargo Bank branch in Bismarck, N.D. North Dakota on Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016. Ongoing protests of the four-state, $3.8 million pipeline in southern North Dakota have "significantly strained" law enforcement and the state Highway Patrol, which provides security at the state Capitol, Republican House Majority Leader Al Carlson said.
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the week since the election, outraged that Donald Trump is the new president-elect. Since Hillary Clinton likely won the popular vote, over 4 million have signed a petition to encourage the Electoral College to make Clinton president instead.
An Alabama senator who once reportedly called the NAACP "un-American" and a congressman who blasted the Iran nuclear deal were tapped to serve as attorney general and CIA director, respectively, under the Trump administration. A spokesperson for President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday the selections of Sen. Jeff Sessions and Rep. Mike Pompeo to the two top positions, The Associated Press reported .
Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse is no stranger to letters criticizing his way of doing things. Add to that tweets, Facebook messages, and phone calls to his office giving feedback - both positive and negative - on his job as an elected official.
A 38-year-old woman accused of killing her twin sister by driving their SUV off a cliff in Hawaii will decide if she wants to fight extradition from New York. A woman accused of killing her twin sister by driving their SUV off a cliff in Hawaii traveled to upstate New York to grieve the loss of her "soul mate," her lawyer said Friday after a brief court appearance.