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Malaysians protest against Trump's 'loyalist' nominee for US envoy

CNA

2 hours ago

Politics
CNA

Malaysians protest against Trump's 'loyalist' nominee for US envoy

KUALA LUMPUR: Dozens of Malaysians protested near the US Embassy in the capital on Friday (Jul 18), calling for President Donald Trump's nomination as envoy to the Southeast Asian nation to be rejected. Trump nominated right-wing commentator Nick Adams, known for his outspoken views and strong pro-Israel stance, as ambassador to multicultural, Muslim-majority Malaysia a week ago. Protesters chanted "Reject Nick Adams" and "Destroy America" and held up posters depicting Adams with a red cross over his face. The marchers, organised by youth wings of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) coalition, submitted a memorandum to the embassy near the centre of Kuala Lumpur. They urged the US government to withdraw Adams's nomination and "consider a candidate who is more professional, moderate, and attuned to the importance of Southeast Asia's regional stability". Around 90 police officers watched the peaceful demonstration and redirected traffic. Adams, 40, was born in Australia and is a naturalised US citizen. "Single. Alpha Male. Wildly Successful. Built like a Greek God. President Trump's favourite author," Adams has described himself on social media platform X. He has also said on X that "if you stand with Palestine you stand with radical Islamic terrorists and Jew hatred". Malaysia has no diplomatic ties with Israel and has repeatedly condemned its actions in Gaza and elsewhere. Kuala Lumpur and Washington are also locked in tariff negotiations after the Trump administration threatened to slap a 25 per cent tariff on imports from Malaysia. Diplomats agreed that Adams's nomination, which has yet to be confirmed, has placed Anwar's government in a delicate position. It must negotiate a trade deal with Washington as an Aug 1 deadline approaches while also trying to mitigate growing calls to reject Adams's appointment to the country of 34.5 million people. "The ambassadorship to Malaysia is not a paid holiday job for any loyalist ... or any Tom, Dick or Nick," Raja Ahmad Iskandar Fareez, a 36-year-old protester, told AFP. "In a very uncertain world that we are living in today, we need a skilful diplomat with a steady hand that understands the culture, that understands the nuances of Malaysia," he said. Adams said in an online statement after his nomination that it was "nothing short of a lifetime's honour to take the President's goodwill and spread it to the great people of Malaysia". TOO EARLY TO DECIDE Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Friday that it was premature for the government to decide whether to approve Adams as the next US ambassador to Malaysia. 'It is still too early (to decide),' he said after Friday prayers, Malaysian news outlet Free Malaysia Today reported. 'Of course, the government will give it due consideration. At the same time, we will maintain good relations between Malaysia and the US.' He added that Putrajaya is following the appropriate protocols in reviewing foreign ambassadorial appointments. Adams' nomination has faced opposition from former Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim and former Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. Zaid described Nick Adams as a 'known right-wing agitator and partisan provocateur'. In a post on X, Zaid also said that Adams' "loud and divisive commentary" has "no value" for US-Malaysia ties.

Days of Our Lives' Susan Seaforth Hayes Addresses Daytime Emmys Snub: ‘Perhaps the Judges Thought I Wasn't Acting?'

Yahoo

6 hours ago

Entertainment
Yahoo

Days of Our Lives' Susan Seaforth Hayes Addresses Daytime Emmys Snub: ‘Perhaps the Judges Thought I Wasn't Acting?'

'I'm surprised Susan Hayes is not nominated. Shame on the Academy.' 'No Susan Seaforth Hayes is a crime and makes the Emmys meaningless.' More from TVLine Dear Emmys: Stop Letting a Handful of Shows Dominate the Acting Categories Is Pitt Absence Easy to Explain? Does Scrubs Revival Setting Surprise? Did Daytime Emmys Deliver Bold Wake-Up Call? Will TV OD on FCs? More Qs! Daytime Emmys 2025: Here's Why Beyond the Gates Isn't Eligible to Be Nominated... Yet 'She absolutely should have been nominated for her heartbreaking work with Doug's passing at the end of 2024.' If there was one recurring sentiment from TVLine readers in the wake of this year's Daytime Emmy nominations being revealed, it was Days of Our Lives fans decrying the lack of a nod for Susan Seaforth Hayes, who plays Julie Williams. Hayes is a six-time Daytime Emmy nominee, most recently in 2020, and she was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. Hayes addressed her arguably conspicuous omission from the Academy's short list in a Thursday Instagram post. 'For everyone who was upset by the Emmy nominations, I am amazed and moved that so many cared that deeply,' the actress wrote, before offering some perspective. 'Between my nominations' over the years, 'I have had the honor of co-hosting the show once with Beverlee McKinsey (ex-Iris, Another World; ex-Alexandra, Guiding Light) and in 2018 receiving a Lifetime Achievement Emmy that sits on our piano next to [husband] Billy's.' (On Days, Bill Hayes played Doug Williams to his real-life wife's Julie, prior to his passing in January 2024.) 'I have not been snubbed by all the judges of NATAS over time,' she noted. Hayes went on to speculate that — because her big storyline in 2024 involved Julie mourning the death of husband Doug — she was seen as simply reenacting her real-life loss. 'In that story of loss I was more than an actress, I was a wife,' she says. 'My husband deserved all I could give to show the reality of grief and loss. Perhaps the judges felt I wasn't acting when for the camera, I got the news [of Doug's passing], kissed the body goodbye, and gave the eulogy. No matter, my truth was based on a love that was real for an audience that loved him, too. 'My reward in 2024 was that I honored Doug and Julie, members of a family millions have opened their hearts to,' she said in closing. 'I am hugely blessed and promise you all I will keep on keeping on.' Daytime Emmys 2025: Y&R Leads Soap Opera Nominees View List Best of TVLine 'Missing' Shows, Found! Get the Latest on Ahsoka, Monarch, P-Valley, Sugar, Anansi Boys and 25+ Others Yellowjackets Mysteries: An Up-to-Date List of the Series' Biggest Questions (and Answers?) The Emmys' Most Memorable Moments: Laughter, Tears, Historical Wins, 'The Big One' and More Solve the daily Crossword

Emil Bove judge confirmation moves step closer despite Democratic walkout

The Guardian

11 hours ago

Politics
The Guardian

Emil Bove judge confirmation moves step closer despite Democratic walkout

Republican senators on Thursday advanced through the judiciary committee Emil Bove's nomination to serve as a judge on a federal appeals court, after Democrats walked out of the session in protest of the GOP's refusal to call a whistleblower who alleged the nominee advocated for ignoring court orders. Donald Trump nominated Bove, his defense attorney who he appointed as a top justice department official in the early weeks of his new administration, for a seat on the third circuit court of appeals overseeing New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and the US Virgin Islands. Bove's advancement through the judiciary committee clears the way for his confirmation to be voted on by the full Senate. His nomination for the lifetime position has faced strident opposition from Democrats, after Erez Reuveni, a former justice department official who was fired from his post, alleged that during his time at the justice department, Bove told lawyers that they 'would need to consider telling the courts 'fuck you' and ignore any such court order' blocking efforts to remove immigrants to El Salvador. In testimony before the committee last month, Bove denied the accusation, and Reuveni later provided text messages that supported his claim. At Thursday's hearing, the New Jersey senator Cory Booker attempted to formally delay the vote on confirming Bove, citing Reuveni's whistleblower complaint as well as letters from state and federal prosecutors opposing his nomination. 'There is no need to vote on this nominee today. It is a false urgency,' Booker said. His request was rejected by the committee's Republican chair, Chuck Grassley, and Democratic senators then walked out as the committee voted on Bove's nomination. 'What are you afraid of about even debating this, putting things on the record, hearing from every senator? Dear God, that's what our obligations are,' said Booker, who remained in the committee's chambers and continued speaking as Republican senators called out their votes on Bove and other judicial nominees. 'This is outrageous that you're not allowing senators to have their fair say before a controversial nominee is being done. This is unbelievable. This is unjust. This is wrong. It is the further deterioration of this committee's integrity with a person like this. What are you afraid of?' In addition to the whistleblower complaint, Democrats have criticized Bove for his role, while serving as acting justice department deputy attorney general, in the firings of prosecutors who worked on cases connected to the January 6 insurrection, as well as for requesting a list of FBI agents who investigated the attack. He also oversaw legal motions to drop charges against the New York City mayor, Eric Adams, which prompted the resignation of seven veteran prosecutors in New York who refused to cooperate. Republicans showed little indication of sharing those concerns, and voted to advance Bove along with 11 other nominees to federal judgeships nationwide. Thom Tillis, a retiring Republican senator who in May derailed Trump's nomination of Ed Martin as the top federal prosecutor in Washington DC over his defense of January 6 insurrectionists, said he did not find credible Democrats' assertions that Bove had similar views. 'Does anybody really believe that if I was convinced that Bove had made any statements condoning the violent acts against Capitol police officers, that I'd be voting for him? Just ask Ed Martin whether or not that's a red line,' Tillis said.

See moment Senate Democrats walk out of vote on Trump judicial nominee

CNN

15 hours ago

Politics
CNN

See moment Senate Democrats walk out of vote on Trump judicial nominee

Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans vote to advance the nomination of Emil Bove, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, to a federal judgeship, over the loud protests of Democrats. CNN's Manu Raju reports.

Pirro clears Senate Judiciary Committee vote for D.C. U.S. attorney

Washington Post