November 21, 2016 Governments, elected leaders respond to uptick in hate crime Amid an uptick in reports of hate crimes and hate speech following the election of Republican Donald Trump as president, there have been calls from some governments and elected officials for stronger anti-hate crime laws, a crackdown on offenders and hotlines for citizens to report harassment and intimidation.
November 21, 2016 Flynn a frequent critic of Muslim militancy, culture Michael Flynn, the retired Army lieutenant general and intelligence officer who is Donald Trump's pick to serve as his national security adviser, is a harsh critic of Muslim extremism and the religion itself, calling "radical Islam" an existential threat to the United States.
November 20, 2016 Trump taps conservative Kansas congressman for CIA President-elect Donald Trump has offered the CIA director job to Mike Pompeo, a conservative Republican congressman from Kansas who has heavily criticized the Iran deal and was a member of the congressional committee that blasted Hillary Clinton over the attack in Benghazi, Libya.
November 20, 2016 Trump's staff picks disappoint, alarm minority groups President-elect Donald Trump's choices for leadership posts threaten national unity and promise to turn back the clock on progress for racial, religious and sexual minorities, civil rights leaders and others said Friday after his nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general.
November 18, 2016 Trump taps Sessions, Flynn, Pompeo for top positions President-elect Donald Trump is announcing his choices for three key administration jobs Friday, naming Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general, Kansas Rep. Mike Pompeo to head the CIA and former military intelligence chief Michael Flynn as his national security adviser.
November 18, 2016 Flynn: Outspoken general, intelligence pro, Trump supporter Michael Flynn, the former Army lieutenant general Donald Trump has asked to be his national security adviser, rose through the ranks of military intelligence on the strength of his reputation as an astute professional and an unconventional thinker.
November 18, 2016 Lawyers for exiled cleric call Flynn's comments 'troubling' Lawyers for a Pennsylvania-based Muslim cleric accused by Turkey of masterminding a failed coup say they remain confident he won't be extradited.
November 17, 2016 Muslims worry proposed change to anti-Klan law targets them Advocates say a Georgia lawmaker appears to target Muslim women with proposed changes to a 1951 state law passed to stop the Ku Klux Klan from wearing masks at public rallies.
November 17, 2016 The Latest: Lawmaker backs off bill that angered Muslims The Latest on a Georgia lawmaker's proposal to update a 1951 state law passed to unmask the Ku Klux Klan (all times local): 6:30 p.m.
November 17, 2016 Final 3 Minnesotans to be sentenced in Islamic State case Sentencing hearings are wrapping up for nine men convicted of plotting to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State group.