1/23/2024

2024 ELECTION/NEW HAMPSHIRE/NIKKI HALEY: “Donald Trump extended his commanding lead in the race for the Republican presidential nomination by winning the New Hampshire primary, but failed to knock rival Nikki Haley out of the White House contest.  Trump had just over 53 per cent of the votes counted at 9:30pm Eastern Standard Time, while Haley […]

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1/22/2024

2024 ELECTION/NIKKI HALEY: “As the last major challenger in Donald Trump‘s way to the Republican nomination, Nikki Haley is hoping New Hampshire voters feel so strongly about keeping the former president away from the White House that they turn out to support her in large numbers. ‘America does not do coronations,’ Haley said at a […]

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1/19/2024

2024 ELECTION/NEW HAMPSHIRE/NIKKI HALEY: “A few days away from next week’s critical New Hampshire primary, Nikki Haley is intensifying her criticism of former President Donald Trump and drawing a contrast between their approaches to governing.  The former ambassador to the United Nations is characterizing the nomination contest as a two-person race, and she and her […]

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1/19/2024

2024 ELECTION/NIKKI HALEY: “Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina endorsed Donald Trump Friday ahead of next week’s New Hampshire primary, the latest sign the Republican party is rallying around the former president’s candidacy after his historic Iowa win. The decision marks a major blow to Scott’s fellow South Carolinian Nikki Haley, the former U.N. ambassador […]

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12/12/2023

2024 ELECTION/NIKKI HALEY/RON DESANTIS: “Where’s the surge? Nikki and Ron are losing ground, not gaining ground. I’m beating them by record numbers, 50 and 60 points. The only surge is that she is inching up on him for second place. But I gained 8 points on each. FAKE NEWS!” -Donald Trump, Truth Social, December 12, […]

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10/4/2023

2024 ELECTION/GOP/NIKKI HAYLEY/POLLS: “Donald Trump holds a 30 percentage-point lead over the pool of Republican rivals churning below him in New Hampshire, where the vast majority of his supporters say little, if anything, can shift their vote from the former president [in the 2024 election], according to a new Suffolk University/Boston Globe/USA TODAY poll. Trump’s […]

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7/17/2023

2024 ELECTION/CAMPAIGN FINANCE: “A wave of big-dollar Wall Street donors are putting their money against former President Trump in the Republican presidential primary, according to Federal Elections Commission reports covering the past three months. The donors have made significant contributions to Trump’s opponents, namely Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley and […]

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3/6/2023

2024 ELECTION/NIKKI HALEY/RON DESANTIS/SOCIAL MEDIA/TWITTER: “Over the past 11 months, someone created thousands of fake, automated Twitter accounts — perhaps hundreds of thousands of them — to offer a stream of praise for Donald Trump. Besides posting adoring words about the former president, the fake accounts ridiculed Trump’s critics from both parties and attacked Nikki […]

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2/14/2023

2024 ELECTION/NIKKI HALEY/PAC: “The top pro-Trump super PAC acknowledged Tuesday former ambassador Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign announcement, dismissing her as a ‘career politician.’ Haley, who served as the US Ambassador to the United Nations, announced Tuesday that she was seeking the Republican nomination for the 2024 presidential election. MAGA Inc. executive and former Trump spokesman […]

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2/14/2023

2024 ELECTION/NIKKI HALEY/POLLS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Tuesday kicked off her campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, a tough challenge as her former boss Donald Trump holds a strong lead in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll… Haley, a former South Carolina governor who served as the U.N. ambassador […]

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1/24/2023

2024 ELECTION/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Nikki Haley, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations under former President Donald Trump, has hired key staff and is canvassing potential donors as she explores a presidential run against her former boss in 2024, according to people briefed on her plans.” -Brian Schwartz and Kevin Breuninger, “Former Trump UN […]

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11/19/2019

MEDIA/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “During her two years serving in the Trump administration, Nikki R. Haley, the former ambassador to the United Nations, managed to toe a tougher line on Russia than her boss, while also never straying from his good graces…By the time Ms. Haley left the administration nearly a year ago, she seemed to […]

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11/10/2019

MEDIA/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “.@NikkiHaley is out with a new book, ‘With All Due Respect’ this week. Make sure you order your copy today, or stop by one of her book tour stops to get a copy and say hello. Good luck Nikki! https://t.co/uHKAAlVuLt” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, November 10, 2019 6:02 pm […]

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12/12/2018

NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump’s unpredictability may rattle his advisers and other world leaders, but to outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley the president’s mercurial nature has often been an asset…By harnessing Trump’s unpredictability to her advantage in diplomatic negotiations, Haley said she was just ‘trying to get the job […]

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12/7/2018

NIKKI HALEY/NOMINATION/STATE/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “I am pleased to announce that Heather Nauert, Spokeswoman for the United States Department of State, will be nominated to serve as United Nations Ambassador. I want to congratulate Heather, and thank Ambassador Nikki Haley for her great service to our Country!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 7, 2018 11:16 am  […]

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12/6/2018

NIKKI HALEY/NOMINATIONS/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “President Donald Trump is expected to nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to be his new ambassador to the UN, positioning a relatively inexperienced newcomer in one of the most high-profile positions in US diplomacy, according to an administration official and a second source. The announcement is expected to come […]

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11/30/2018

AMBASSADOR/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Almost two months after President Donald Trump said he would quickly name a replacement for Nikki Haley, he is still struggling to pick his next ambassador to the United Nations. At first, former deputy national security adviser to the President Dina Powell was under consideration, then took herself out of contention. […]

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11/5/2018

NIKKI HALEY/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump says he’ll announce a candidate for the post of U.N. ambassador this week. Asked about the opening, Trump told reporters Monday [11-5-18] that ‘I will announce before the end of the week.’ Trump departs Washington on Friday [11-9-18] for a trip to Paris. Nikki Haley, the current U.S. […]

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10/18/2018

NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “President Donald Trump is now seriously considering Richard Grenell, the controversial U.S. ambassador to Germany, to replace Nikki Haley at the United Nations, according to three people familiar with the matter. Trump initially seemed to rule out choosing Grenell for the job, telling reporters he’d prefer to keep him in […]

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10/10/2018

FOREIGN POLICY/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “Nikki Haley came to her job as the top U.S. diplomat at the United Nations with no foreign policy experience, but in less than two years she made many friends — even among ambassadors from countries at odds with the Trump administration’s policies. Tuesday’s [10-9-18] sudden announcement that she was leaving […]

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10/10/2018

NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “President Donald Trump is praising outgoing U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, saying her departure announcement ‘was very elegantly done.’ Trump tells reporters as he receives a briefing on Hurricane Michael that he hopes Haley, who announced abruptly Tuesday [10-9-18] that she would be resigning at the end of the year, returns […]

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10/9/2018

IVANKA/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Nikki Haley’s surprise resignation as the US ambassador to the United Nations raises the next question: Who fills her shoes? As President Donald Trump heaped praise on Haley’s performance during her tenure as the American representative to the world body, he said many people would like to replace her…Trump told reporters […]

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10/9/2018

FOREIGN POLICY/IVANKA/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Nikki Haley is resigning as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, jolting the foreign policy world and President Donald Trump’s team just weeks before the midterm elections. Haley, one of the most respected members of Trump’s Cabinet on the international front, said Tuesday [10-9-18] that she will stay in […]

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10/9/2018

NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “In the latest shake-up for President Donald Trump’s turbulent administration, U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley abruptly announced Tuesday [10-9-18] she is resigning at the end of the year, raising fresh questions about the Trump team and about the outspoken diplomat’s own political ambitions. The news blindsided some key U.S. allies and […]

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10/9/2018

NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “Nikki Haley is getting out of the Trump administration with her stature elevated and political prospects brightened — not something that could be said for most top political power players who leave the President’s reputation-crushing fold. Outshining the showman in chief in her Oval Office goodbye Tuesday [10-9-18], the outgoing […]

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9/24/2018

MIKE POMPEO/NIKKI HALEY/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump will express a desire for other nations ‘to exert their sovereignty to solve challenges’ and to listen ‘to what America can do to help’ when he addresses the United Nations General Assembly later this week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday [9-24-18]. Pompeo and Ambassador […]

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9/20/2018

DRUGS/NIKKI HALEY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “President Donald Trump will call for global action on the world drug problem, lay out his vision of the U.S. role in the world, and urge a halt to the spread of weapons of mass destruction during next week’s gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly. Nikki Haley, the […]

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9/4/2018

IRAN/MIDDLE EAST/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “U.S. President Donald Trump will chair a U.N. Security Council meeting on Iran this month to spotlight its ‘violations of international law’ during the annual gathering of world leaders in New York, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley said on Tuesday [9-4-18]. The United States, which holds the council presidency for September, […]

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6/25/2018

NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, is going through one of the roughest patches in her public career. She still appears on the front pages with pronouncements at the UN, but her star, which was burning so brightly in the first year of the Trump administration, is […]

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6/20/2018

HUMAN RIGHTS/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced the United States is withdrawing from the UN Human Rights Council Tuesday, accusing the body of bias against US ally Israel and a failure to hold human rights abusers accountable. The move, which the Trump administration has threatened for months, came down […]

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6/19/2018

HUMAN RIGHTS/MIKE POMPEO/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The Trump administration said Tuesday [6-19-18] it is withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council, delivering on a long-running threat to leave the organization unless it made major changes. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley announced the U.S. withdrawal in […]

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6/19/2018

HUMAN RIGHTS/IMMIGRATION/MIKE POMPEO/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN: “The United States withdrew from the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday [6-19-18] accusing it of a ‘chronic bias against Israel,’ a move that activists warned would make advancing human rights globally even more difficult. Standing with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Haley slammed Russia, China, Cuba and […]

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5/18/2018

NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “Just met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres who is working hard to ‘Make the United Nations Great Again.’ When the UN does more to solve conflicts around the world, it means the U.S. has less to do and we save money. @NikkiHaley is doing a fantastic job! https://t.co/pqUv6cyH2z” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, […]

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4/20/2018

NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Riding a van back to Mar-a-Lago after a news conference this week, White House officials told economic adviser Lawrence Kudlow that he had just said something bound to produce some unwanted headlines. Mr. Kudlow had suggested that Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, suffered ‘momentary confusion’ when she said […]

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4/19/2018

NIKKI HALEY/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Public humiliation is a rite of passage for many top officials in the Trump administration. But when it was Nikki Haley’s turn this week, she fought back, defending herself in a way that reflects her unique status in the Trump administration. The US ambassador to the United Nations spent much of Tuesday […]

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4/18/2018

NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “In the span of 24 hours, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley has done what none of her colleagues in President Donald Trump’s Cabinet have before: successfully telegraphed to her boss that she will not quietly suffer his public humiliations. Haley was initially blamed by White House aides for […]

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4/18/2018

NIKKI HALEY/RUSSIA/SANCTIONS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “A consensus emerged Tuesday [4-18-18] at the White House and Mar-a-Lago about how to clean up the administration’s suddenly muddled plans to crack down on Russia: Blame Nikki Haley. Several administration officials said the US ambassador to the United Nations got ahead of President Donald Trump’s decision-making when she hit […]

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1/29/2018

AMBASSADOR/FOREIGN POLICY/IRAN/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The Trump administration escalated efforts to put pressure on Iran on Monday [1-29-18], taking ambassadors from the United Nations Security Council on a field trip to inspect what American officials called remnants of Iranian missiles and other weaponry illegally supplied to Yemen rebels. The ambassadors were also White House lunch […]

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1/29/2018

HILLARY CLINTON/NIKKI HALEY/UN: “At least one member of the Trump administration wasn’t laughing at a skit involving Hillary Clinton. Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations, tweeted her disapproval over a skit involving the former presidential candidate ‘auditioning’ to perform the audio version of Michael Wolff’s bombshell book about President Donald Trump. ‘I […]

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1/5/2018

ISRAEL/LEGAL/LOBBYING/MICHAEL FLYNN/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “In the days before a late-2016 vote on a United Nations resolution that criticized Israel, then-President-elect Donald Trump and top aides made a last-ditch push to target a majority of the U.N. Security Council to scuttle the text, people familiar with the situation said. The lobbying effort, which ultimately failed, […]

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1/4/2018

FOREIGN POLICY/NIKKI HALEY/PAKISTAN/TERRORISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said it would freeze all security assistance to Pakistan until the country takes a tougher stance against terror networks on its territory, a move that reflects new tensions and could lead to problems in supplying U.S. troops in neighboring Afghanistan. ‘Pakistan has played a double game for […]

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1/2/2018

AMBASSADOR/IRAN/NIKKI HALEY/UN: “U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called Tuesday [1-2-18] for the U.N. to act and for world leaders to express solidarity with Iranians, as antigovernment demonstrations raged in Iran for the sixth day. The U.S. has called for emergency meetings at the Security Council and the U.N.’s Human Rights Council in […]

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1/2/2018

AMBASSADOR/NIKKI HALEY/NORTH KOREA/UN: “US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley issued a stern warning to North Korea on Tuesday, saying the US ‘will never accept a nuclear North Korea.’… North Korean leader Kim Jong Un held out a rare olive branch to South Korea on Monday, offering talks about sending a delegation to the […]

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12/18/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The U.S. on Monday [12-18-17] vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that called on the Trump administration to rescind its decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel and to begin to move the U.S. embassy to the holy city. The draft resolution, introduced by Egypt and backed by […]

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12/14/2017

IRAN/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The Trump administration tried to mount a case on Thursday [12-14-17] that Iran violated an international agreement to limit its arms dealing, but American officials failed to show how an array of weaponry presented as evidence proved the charges. Nikki R. Haley, the American ambassador to the United Nations, accused Iran […]

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12/10/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/ISRAEL/NIKKI HALEY/PALESTINE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel and begin to move the U.S. embassy, calling it a courageous move that would further the Mideast peace process despite scattered protests world-wide and widespread condemnation. ‘No President, […]

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12/7/2017

NIKKI HALEY/NORTH KOREA/SOUTH KOREA/UN: “The American envoy to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, said on Wednesday [12-6-17] that it was an ‘open question’ whether American athletes would be able to attend the Olympics in South Korea in February given the tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The Winter Games are to be held Feb. 9-25 […]

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10/25/2017

NIKKI HALEY/SUDAN/UN: “The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, was evacuated from a U.N. camp for displaced people in South Sudan on Wednesday [10-25-17] because of a demonstration against President Salva Kiir, witnesses said. Shortly after Haley left the camp, U.N. security guards fired tear gas to disperse the crowd of more than […]

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10/23/2017

NIKKI HALEY/UN: “Warning that Africa’s violence political chaos and humanitarian disasters could metastasize into larger security threats to the United States, US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley began a diplomatic mission to help solve two of Africa’s most brutal conflicts. Haley arrived in Ethiopia Monday [10-23-17] for talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam […]

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10/19/2017

2016 ELECTION/CYBERWAR/NIKKI HALEY/RUSSIA/UN: “U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Thursday that interference in U.S. elections by another nation ‘is warfare,’ telling an audience in New York that such meddling has become Russia’s go-to tactic… While President Donald Trump has questioned at times whether or not the Russian government was behind a campaign […]

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10/18/2017

NIKKI HALEY/UN: ” ‘Iran hides behind its assertion of technical compliance w/the nuclear deal, while it brazenly violates the other limits..’ Amb. @NikkiHaley https://t.co/xvHgx7d1cT” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 18, 2017 02:27pm […]

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10/15/2017

IRAN/NIKKI HALEY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. officials defended President Donald Trump’s refusal to certify the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement, saying the country threatens global stability even while technically complying with the accord itself… Ms. Haley stopped short of saying Iran had violated the terms of the agreement, however. ‘No one is questioning…they are in compliance’ with […]

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10/4/2017

LGBTQ/NIKKI HALEY/UN: “After siding with countries such as Saudi Arabia, Botswana and Qatar, Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley is denying that the U.S. voted in favor of the death penalty for gay people. The United Nations’ Human Rights Council voted 27-13 last week to condemn capital punishment in a variety of cases including against […]

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10/3/2017

LEGAL/NIKKI HALEY/UN: “U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley violated the law by retweeting President Donald Trump’s endorsement of a South Carolina congressional candidate, according to the Office of Special Counsel. Haley’s June Twitter post from her personal account marks the second time this year that a top Trump aide has run afoul of […]

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9/26/2017

NIKKI HALEY/UN: “Heading over to the @UN to meet with Ambassador @NikkiHaley and all of her great representatives! #USA??” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 26, 2017 03:43pm […]

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9/11/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/NIKKI HALEY/NORTH KOREA/TRADE DEALS/UN: “The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted new sanctions against North Korea on Monday [9-11-17] after U.S. officials eased their demands to convince China and Russia to approve the measure. The U.S., which drafted the initial resolution while pledging the harshest possible sanctions yet, rolled back its initial insistence on […]

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9/5/2017

AMBASSADOR/IRAN/NIKKI HALEY/UN: “U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Tuesday [9-5-17] laid out a path for the White House to declare that Iran isn’t complying with the 2015 nuclear deal—but leave it to Congress to decide what to do. Although the U.S. has said Tehran is technically abiding by its commitments, Ms. Haley […]

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8/31/2017

IRAN/NIKKI HALEY/NUCLEAR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/UN: “The world’s nuclear inspectors complicated President Trump’s effort to find Iran in violation of the two-year-old nuclear accord with the United States and five other world powers, declaring on Thursday [8-31-17] that the latest inspections found no evidence that the country is breaching the agreement. Mr. Trump has made no secret […]

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8/17/2017

NIKKI HALEY/UN: “The American ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, on Thursday criticized the organization over its inquiry into the killings of two investigators in the Democratic Republic of Congo, saying that it amounted to only a ‘first step’ in tracking down those responsible. The United Nations issued a report on Wednesday that […]

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6/6/2017

TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/NIKKI HALEY/UN: “The United States is expected to threaten to quit the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, with Nikki Haley, the American Ambassador to the U.N., set to deliver an ultimatum. Haley, who will speak to council members in Geneva, is expected to say the U.S. will leave the council […]

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5/22/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/TRUMP PEOPLE/NIKKI HALEY/UN: “President Donald Trump’s U.N. ambassador called Monday [5-22-17] for the U.N. and aid agencies to shift focus in how they support Syrians in need by boosting support for roads, schools and hospitals in neighboring countries that have been overwhelmed by millions of refugees. Speaking in Jordan, host to some 660,000 Syrian […]

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4/28/2017

TRUMP PEOPLE/UN/NIKKI HALEY: “The United States ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, has often been the first, most outspoken member of the Trump administration to weigh in on key foreign policy issues, on everything from military strikes on Syria to sanctions against Russia and how to approach human rights. Much of that has […]

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04/13/2017

RUSSIA/SYRIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN/NIKKI HALEY: “The UN Security Council failed Wednesday [4-12-17] to so much as condemn last week’s chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of people in Syria. Russia vetoed a UN resolution condemning the killings, believed to have been carried out with sarin gas, and calling on Moscow ally Syria to cooperate with an international […]

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04/10/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/RUSSIA/STATE/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN/REX TILLERSON/NIKKI HALEY: “Foreign ministers of leading US allies were meeting Monday [4-10-17] amid mixed signals from the Trump administration on the future of Syrian President President Bashar al-Assad. At a summit in Italy, foreign ministers of the G7 group of industrialized nations were expected to seek clarity from US Secretary […]

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04/05/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN/NIKKI HALEY: “Holding photographs of dead Syrian children after a suspected chemical bomb attack, the United States ambassador to the United Nations warned on Wednesday [4-5-17] that her country might take unilateral action if the Security Council failed to respond to the latest atrocity in the Syria war. Facing her first serious Syria […]

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04/04/2017

FOREIGN POLICY/SYRIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE/UN/NIKKI HALEY: “The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations has condemned Syrian strongman Bashar Assad for being ‘a war criminal’ who’s done ‘disgusting’ things to his own people. Ambassador Nikki Haley’s made the comments at the U.N. headquarters in New York City on Monday during a press conference held to mark […]

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2/16/2017

TRUMP PEOPLE/NIKKI HALEY/UN: “The US ambassador to the United Nations has insisted that Washington ‘absolutely’ supported a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestine conflict, 24 hours after Donald Trump dropped US commitment to the policy. The conflicting messages coming out of the new US administration reflected policy chaos in a week when the national security adviser […]

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