Now, as the president-elect’s nominee to run the Office of Management and Budget, Mick Mulvaney is poised to influence U.S. fiscal policy.
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12 big takeaways from Kerry’s speech on the Mideast peace process
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John F. Kerry delivered frank remarks on the Middle East peace process at the State Department on Wednesday. Here are excerpts from his speech: On ‘trends on the ground’: “The truth is that trends on the ground – violence, terrorism, incitement, settlement expansion and the seemingly endless occupation – are […]
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NYPD seeks Trump Tower traffic fix as safety jitters, costs loom
The cost of security and its impact on traffic has become a contentious issue between the mayor of the most populous U.S. city and the team supporting the president-elect.
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Kerry says decision to abstain on U.N. vote was ‘in accordance with our values’
The secretary of state addresses the Middle East peace process today amid deep U.S.-Israel strains.
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Trump accuses Obama of ‘inflammatory’ roadblocks, ‘disdain’ toward Israel
The president-elect and his team have until now been largely complimentary of the way Obama and his people have handled the transition.
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Trump says U.N. just a club for people to ‘have a good time’
The president-elect takes to Twitter to comment on the United Nations, the economy and his foundation.
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Vague abortion stance seemed to aid Trump
Planned Parenthood’s focus groups hint that Clinton erred by depicting him as nonconservative.
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Trump adopting same behavior he criticized Clinton for during campaign
Donald Trump has selected a number of former employees at Goldman Sachs for his Cabinet.
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Trump taking steps to shut down his foundation
But it’s unclear when he will be able to formally dissolve the charity, which is under investigation.
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U.S. rebukes Israel, allows U.N. condemnation of settlements
The U.S. has almost always abstained on Security Council resolutions on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.