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THIS WEEK IN DC - General Lloyd Austin nominated to lead DoD, if confirmed he'll be the first African American to do so; U.S. District Court Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis orders government to fully reinstate DACA program; Ali Zaidi is shortlisted for the top choice to take a role coordinating the White House climate team; Biden chooses Susan Rice as top domestic policy adviser; Biden lays out COVID plan for first 100 days; DOD unveils their COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan.
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IN THIS ISSUE
- Feature Story: What to expect under an AG Becerra-led HHS
- Analysis of Questions Raised By Biden’s Cabinet Selections
- SCOTUS Ruling in Favor of Muslims’ Right to Seek Justice
- 35% of Muslims voted for Trump — earlier this week, Robert McCaw of CAIR-National and Assistant Professor in Political Science Youssef Chouhoud joined us to break down the exit poll results
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California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra (left) and MPAC President, Salam Al-Marayati (right)
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What to expect under an AG Becerra-led HHS
Prema Rahman analyzes the implications of California Attorney General becoming the HHS Secretary
Earlier this week, President-elect Biden nominated California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. If confirmed by the GOP-led Senate, Mr. Becerra will lead the department’s immediate COVID-19 response, including its vaccine distribution efforts. Since his time in the California State Assembly, Mr. Becerra has maintained a reciprocative relationship with MPAC. On the evening of September 11, following the tragic attacks from earlier that day, he called the MPAC office and volunteered himself in the event that we needed support.
Read the full analysis →
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This Week at MPAC's D.C. Bureau
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MPAC Policy Analyst Adam Beddawi analyzes how the interests represented in Biden's cabinet may clash with the Party's progressive faction.
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This past Wednesday, MPAC's Adam Beddawi moderated a discussion between Robert McCaw (Government Affairs Director, CAIR-National) and Youssef Chouhoud (Assistant Professor, Christopher Newport University) on the surprising amount of support for Trump among Muslims.
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On Monday, Prism published an op-ed from MPAC Policy Analyst Adam Beddawi, in which Beddawi untangled the network of public-private partnerships behind last month's MuslimPro story.
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GOOD TO KNOW
- In a unanimous ruling, SCOTUS voted in favor of Muslims seeking justice for being wrongfully placed on the government no-fly list.
- Kingdom of Morocco recognizes apartheid Israel.
- U.S. District Court Judge Pamela Pepper, dismissed Sidney Powell's voter fraud case, writing, “Federal judges do not appoint the president in this country."
- On his first day in office, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced sweeping measures, including the elimination of cash bail, "a ban on prosecutors seeking enhanced prison sentences and showing leniency to many low-level offenders."
- House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn pushes for Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge to be USDA Director, which may lead Bernie-ally Nina Turner to replace her in the House of Representatives.
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This Week In History
Dec. 7, 2015 - U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump first proposes the Muslim Ban; Dec. 8, 644 - Omar I, 2nd Caliph of Islam, assassinated; Dec. 11, 2019 - India passes controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill banning Muslim immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan; Dec 6, 1865, -13th Amendment of the United States Constitution is ratified, abolishing slavery; Dec. 8, 1941 - The day after Pearl Harbor, the US declares war on Japan, entering World War II; Dec 10, 1964 - Nobel Peace Prize presented to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Oslo; Dec. 10, 1869 - Women's suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (US 1st); Dec 12, 1800 - Washington, D.C., established as the capital of the United States of America
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