ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Pam Bondi for the position of attorney general has raised concerns among legal experts and Justice Department officials on potential shifts in the agency’s priorities under her leadership, according to news reports Sunday. Broadcaster NBC News suggested that the career traj...
ISTANBUL (AA) – John Bolton, who served as national security advisor during Donald Trump’s first term as president, has criticized the president-elect’s decision to pick Sebastian Gorka to lead counterterrorism efforts. Bolton’s remarks to CNN followed Trump’s announcement that Gorka, who briefly served as a deputy advisor during Trump’s...
ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump is preparing to reshape the Department of Justice, including by firing attorneys involved in a pair of federal cases against him and by pursuing investigations into alleged fraud during the 2020 election, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Trump’s plans, according to the daily, include...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has announced his nominees to lead the Labor Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Trump said Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer is his pick to serve as the next head of the Department of Labor. “Lori’s strong support from both the Business and Labor communities will en...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has announced Pam Bondi, a former attorney general of Florida, as his new pick for attorney general. The announcement came hours after former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was Trump’s first pick, withdrew from consideration for the post. “Pam was a prosecutor for nearly 20 years, where sh...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Former US Rep. Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from consideration to be President-elect Donald Trump’s next attorney general. It came in a shock announcement as a House of Representatives panel weighs the release of a critical report concerning sexual misconduct allegations against Gaetz. Gaetz was on Capitol Hill on Wednesday...
A bill aimed at giving President-elect Donald Trump sweeping powers to target political foes has made significant progress in the U.S. House of Representatives. The “Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act” passed on Thursday with 219-184 votes, with 15 Democrats breaking ranks to support the Republican majority. Initi...
Muslim residents in India’s Jharkhand state are furious over ruling Bharatiya Janata Party calling them “Bangladeshi infiltrators.” The BJP has been using this rhetoric to lure tribal voters in the region as the state went to the polls on Wednesday to choose the provincial government. Analysts say it is part of a strategy to weake...
Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof is under increasing scrutiny to address allegations of racism within his government. This is following the resignation of Nora Achahbar, the state secretary for benefits and customs. Achahbar, who is of Moroccan descent, resigned last Friday. She cited racist remarks made during cabinet meetings as the reason f...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday he picked former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to be the US ambassador to NATO. “Matt is a strong warrior and loyal Patriot, who will ensure the United States’ interests are advanced and defended,” Trump said in a statement. He said his...
