Foreign Affairs
Activists sent the president-elect a list of 100 experts they say would help him craft a less hawkish U.S. approach — highlighting their diversity and lack of corporate ties.
Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly of Arizona helped quash motions to stop Trump from selling $13 billion in sophisticated weaponry to the United Arab Emirates.
The U.S. began helping the Saudis bomb their neighbor under President Barack Obama. Eighty advocacy groups asked Biden to make amends in a Monday message shared exclusively with HuffPost.
This shared consensus on foreign policy is a big change from the Trump and Obama teams ― and an opportunity to reform U.S. global relations.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
In a tweet, Rubio suggested that Biden's picks were typical Ivy League elites — conveniently forgetting that Trump himself has a Wharton degree.
The president-elect will reportedly tap the longtime adviser to helm the troubled State Department, where he previously served in the second-highest job.
Well-informed observers told HuffPost they're increasingly confident a combination of progressives and hawks will send a big signal about changing U.S. foreign policy.
Justice Democrats, the Sunrise Movement, the Center for International Policy and others are boosting Castro's run for House Foreign Affairs Committee chair.
The outgoing president is purging agencies to expand his influence, and Biden's team can do little to limit Trump's behavior toward Iran, Afghanistan and more.
For now, the most dangerous scenario for democratic integrity hasn’t come to pass: Trump’s false claim of victory is not being given legitimacy internationally.