Foreign Policy
The White House, in its description of the call, did not say that an agreement had been reached though its tone was upbeat.
Acting U.S. Ambassador Richard Mills said the U.S. hopes to build confidence on both sides to create an environment to reach a two-state solution.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is leading hard-liners in smearing former White House official Rob Malley. Biden's response could be a key sign about his foreign policy.
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.
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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.
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.