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Pakistan sees ‘fresh opportunity’ to cement US ties under Trump White House
A top aide to the Pakistani prime minister is in Washington to explore avenues to cement US-Pakistan ties under the coming Donald Trump Administration following the president-elect’s call with Nawaz Sharif. At the start of the visit...Dec 6, 2016 942 0 -
Keith Ellison leads race for Democratic chair amid scrutiny
Photo by Lorie Shaull via Wikimedia Commons Rep. Keith Ellison – the first Muslim American member of Congress – is now the front runner in the competition to lead the Democratic National Committee – after former...Dec 4, 2016 1094 0 -
American interfaith, rights bodies call for abolishing registry framework
Statue of Liberty, New York Photo by Laslovarga via Wikimedia Commons Nearly 200 American rights and interfaith organizations have called for dismantling the framework behind a post-9/11 registry system, saying it targeted immigrants based on religion,...Nov 23, 2016 901 0 -
Trump to withdraw from Pacific Trade accord; create jobs at home
Photo: Screenshot/Official Transition 2017 YouTube channel President-elect Donald Trump has unveiled goals he will set into motion on day one in the Oval Office, including US withdrawal from the multinational Trans Pacific Trade Partnerrship. In his...Nov 22, 2016 930 0 -
Trump asks supporters to stop harassing minority communties
Featured Image: Screenshot/CBS In remarks that signal a departure from his campaign rhetoric, President-elect Donald Trump has asked his supporters to stop harassing Latino and Muslim immigrants. “Don’t do it,” Trump said in an appearance in...Nov 14, 2016 881 0 -
Understanding the ongoing succession and demonstrations
In the days since the election of Donald Trump, unusually sharp and negative reactions have come from Americans who opposed his promises during the campaign, and who fear that those promises may now become government policies....Nov 12, 2016 883 0 -
Muslim ban proposal back on website; Spokesman says Trump not to ban all Muslims
Donald Trump’s controversial plan to ban Muslims from entering the United States, which disappeared from his campaign website immediately after his election, has been restored. Trump had called for the plan in December 2015, following attacks...Nov 11, 2016 1569 1 -
New Yorkers stage protests after Trump victory
Thousands of New Yorkers marched to protest Republican Donald Trump’s electoral victory, weaving through traffic in his hometown to get to Trump Tower, where police braced for the crowds. Demonstrators also marched in Los Angeles, Seattle,...Nov 10, 2016 778 0 -
In emotional concession speech, Hillary Clinton urges pluralism
Hillary Clinton, the Democratic candidate, who lost Tuesday’s election to Donald Trump, has said the Republican is going to be president of all Americans. “Donald Trump is going to be our president. We owe him an...Nov 9, 2016 1136 0 -
Verdict Time : Clinton or Trump ?
In a reflection of heightened participation in the political process, American voters waited in long lines to give their verdict on who between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump should lead the United States after a bitterly...Nov 9, 2016 999 0