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One of the more surprising foreign policy ideas the Trump team has proposed on the eve of its ascension to power is military intervention in Mexico to go after drug cartels and possibly stop migrants headed to the United States. The idea seemed so wild and provocative — siccing U.S. troops on a peaceful neighbor […]
In announcing his choice of various envoys, including ambassador to Denmark, the president-elect again floated the idea of the United States acquiring Greenland. Source link
Diplomats welcome Peter Mandelson’s expected appointment as next ambassador to US – UK politics live
This is from Pippa Crerar, the Guardian’s political editor, on the potholes announcements. (See 9.53am.) NEW: Transport secretary has announced £1.6bn for councils to repair roads and fix an extra 7 million potholes next year. This is the Morgan McSweeney style of government: deliver small material changes that public will notice. Same tactic he deployed […]
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Lord Peter Mandelson is expected to be announced as UK ambassador to the United States while Sir Keir Starmer prepares for a Donald Trump presidency. The […]
Dec 18, 2024, 09:41 AM ET Herschel Walker, the football legend who unsuccessfully ran for U.S. Senate in Georgia, has been chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to be ambassador to the Bahamas. Trump made the announcement Tuesday in a post on Truth Social, his social media website. He described Walker as “a successful businessman, philanthropist, […]
The president-elect tapped the former football star for the job two years after a failed run for a Senate seat in Georgia. Source link
(Remarks as prepared) Good evening everyone from Shanghai. I regret not being with you in DC this evening as I was last year but we have a lot going on here at the U.S. Mission to China. My purpose in joining you is to pay tribute to the U.S.-China Business Council for your effective and […]
The announcement came as Donald Trump Jr. has been seen with the socialite Bettina Anderson in Florida. Source link
Kimberly Guilfoyle has been nominated to serve as United States ambassador to Greece, President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday. Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host now deeply enmeshed in the broader Trump orbit, was married to California Gov. Gavin Newsom when he was mayor of San Francisco. The former prosecutor announced her engagement to Trump’s son […]
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Andrew Ferguson as the next chair of the Federal Trade Commission. He will replace Lina Khan, who became a lightning rod for Wall Street and Silicon Valley by blocking billions of dollars’ worth of corporate acquisitions and suing Amazon and Meta while alleging anticompetitive behavior. It was […]