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Trump picks Kari Lake to lead Voice of America

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6 hours ago

December 12, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Kari Lake to serve as the next director of Voice of America — the publicly funded broadcast network that drew his ire in his first term. Lake, a former local news anchor and staunch Trump ally, will be appointed by the next head of the U.S…
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Trump fills out more of his Latin American diplomatic team

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6 hours ago

December 12, 2024

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President-elect Donald Trump announced a trio of picks Wednesday for Latin America ambassadorships, elevating major donors to critical diplomatic postings in the Western Hemisphere. In a series of late-night Truth Social posts, Trump said he would tap former Conair executive Leandro Rizzuto Jr. as ambassador to the Organization of American States…
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Black Caucus faces internal pressure to stay out of races for panel leaders — a bad signal for one of their own

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6 hours ago

December 12, 2024

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The powerful Congressional Black Caucus is under intense pressure from within to refrain from endorsing any candidates in contested committee leader races — including one of their own. Several members stood up during the Black Caucus meeting Wednesday afternoon to argue against the group formally endorsing any Democrats in the contested races and instead allow Democratic caucus members to make their own choices…
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Pritzker questions whether Trump’s border czar has the ‘authority’ to implement massive immigration changes

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6 hours ago

December 12, 2024

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CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he’s open to working with President-elect Donald Trump’s new border czar — but said he was skeptical the incoming official had the “authority” to do everything he said. “Being a border czar is not an official position in the government…
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