It has been nine months since President Trump was sworn in for a second time, and confirmation hearings are still keeping Capitol Hill busy. Currently, 120 or so nominees are in the process of being considered by the Senate.

The positions being filled at this stage are generally second-rank at best — under secretaries, assistant secretaries, commissioners — but they still fall within the scope of the Senate’s advice and consent powers.

One person awaiting a decision is Amer Ghalib, tapped by Trump as U.S. ambassador to Kuwait. Nominated eight months ago, he is now thought likely to receive an unfavorable recommendation from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, if his name is not first withdrawn.

The Yemen-born Ghalib was previously mayor of Hamtramck, an enclave of Detroit famous for becoming, in 2013, the first Muslim-majority city in America. He was elected as a Democrat in 2021, joining an all-Muslim six-member city council, He rapidly became known for socially conservative and pro-Trump views. He banned the flying of the gay pride flag on public flagpoles. He has a history of making, or seemingly endorsing, racist and antisemitic........

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