Trump Administration

Today the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 11-10 on a party line vote to report Rex Tillerson favorably out of the committee. This vote marked a strong break with a long tradition of [...]

-by Kevin Martin, President, Peace Action and Peace Action Education Fund Election loser by nearly three million votes Donald J. Trump, his Team Oligarchy Cabinet (17 of his appointees have more [...]

Washington, DC — January 17, 2017 — Today Russia rebuffed President-Elect Trump’s suggestion that he would consider lifting sanctions against Russia in exchange for a nuclear arms agreement.  [...]

It’s time. Rex Tillerson, the CEO of Exxon Mobil, has a hearing tentatively scheduled for next week before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee where the committee may vote on whether or not to [...]

Yesterday, 37 of some of the nation’s top scientists sent a letter to Trump urging him to stick to the commitments made by the U.S. under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), more [...]

We knew better than to expect a thoughtful and measured cast for the reality show that is Donald Trump’s cabinet appointment process. But for many of us, the presidential cabinet is shaping up to [...]

This is Part Four of Peace Action’s multi-part series on U.S. Syria policy. By the time Donald Trump takes the oath of office on January 20th next year, the forces of the Assad government may [...]

Today a coalition of 53 organizations took a stand against the bigotry and anti-Islam ideology being promoted by key appointees to the incoming Trump administration. It’s important that we [...]

It feels overwhelming, doesn’t it? With a new Trump administration I see so many threats: threats to the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris Climate Accord. The threat of thousands of new U.S. troops [...]

It breaks my heart to see so many friends and loved ones grieving for our country today. I know many of you, like me, are still processing this tectonic shift and what it means for our country [...]