Posts Tagged: President-Elect Donald Trump
Jewish Hanukkah Boycotters and the Banality of Hypocrisy
JNS. org -- Do you remember when Jewish organizations boycotted events sponsored by President Barack Obama because of his past association with the anti-Zionist, antisemitic...
Obama Vows to Take Action in Response to Russian Cyberattacks on Democratic Officials
President Obama said Thursday that the US needs to "take action" in response to cyberattacks on Democratic officials during the recent presidential campaign, hours after...
Trump Picks Rick Perry to Lead Energy Department He Once Vowed to Abolish
President-elect Donald Trump picked Rick Perry to head the Energy Department on Wednesday, seeking to put the former Texas governor in control of an agency...
Major Jewish Group, Former UN Envoy Bolton Urge Obama to Veto Anti-Israel Measures at World Body
JNS.org - The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) and former US Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton urged President Barack Obama to veto any anti-Israel...
Kellyanne Conway: US Embassy Move to Jerusalem ‘Very Big Priority for President-Elect Trump’
JNS.org - Moving the US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem "is a very big priority for President-elect Donald Trump," his campaign manager, Kellyanne...
Trump Officially Picks Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State
President-elect Donald J. Trump on Tuesday officially selected Rex W. Tillerson, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, to be his secretary of state. In saying...
Netanyahu: ‘Various Ways’ I Can Work With Trump to Roll Back Iran Nuclear Deal
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he has a number of ideas in mind for how to roll back the Iranian nuclear deal...
Trump Picks Gen. John Kelly to Lead Homeland Security
Donald Trump formally nominated retired Marine Gen. John Kelly on Monday to be secretary of Homeland Security, saying his focus will be stopping terrorism and...
Trump Says Ohio State University Attack is ‘Tragic Reminder’ of Need for Tough Stance on Immigration
President-elect Donald J. Trump said Thursday that the stabbing attack by a refugee last week at Ohio State University was a “tragic reminder” of the...
Iran Working to Sign as Many Oil Deals as Possible Before Donald Trump Takes Office
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran is racing to sign as many oil deals with Western companies as he can before hard-liners at home and President-elect...
Trump Picks Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to Head Environmental Protection Agency
President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday chose Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a transition official, turning to a climate-change skeptic...
Shell to Sign Initial Oil, Gas Deals With Tehran, Iranian Official Says
Royal Dutch Shell will sign initial agreements on Wednesday to develop Iranian oil and gas fields, an Iranian official said, the first deal by the...
Trump Formally Introduces James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis as Next Secretary of Defense
President-elect Donald Trump formally introduced his pick to lead the Defense Department Tuesday, as he brought his "thank you" tour to Fayetteville, North Carolina. "In order...
President Rouhani: Iran Vows Not to Let Trump Destroy Nuclear Deal
Iran vows not to let President-elect Donald Trump to rip up its nuclear agreement that was signed with world powers, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said...
