Trump Pick for Vatican Ambassadorship is Pope Francis Critic
After a series of shocking picks from the incoming President for his administration, Donald Trump has picked Brian Burch, a ring-wing Catholic advocate who was criticized Pope Francis, to be the ambassador to the Holy See.
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Trump nominates papal critic as his Vatican representative
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Dec. 20 that he would nominate Brian Burch as his next ambassador to the Holy See. Burch is president of the political advocacy group CatholicVote.org.
Trump picks billionaire Stephen Feinberg to be deputy defense secretary
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he would nominate billionaire investor Stephen Feinberg to serve as deputy secretary of defense. Feinberg is the co-chief executive of Cerberus Capital Management LP,
Trump appoints Bo Hines to presidential council on digital assets
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said he was appointing Bo Hines, who previously ran to represent a North Carolina district in Congress, as executive director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets that will be chaired by incoming crypto czar David Sacks.
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Peter Mandelson denies interest in US ambassador role in resurfaced interview
Lord Peter Mandelson denied any interest in becoming the UK's ambassador to the US in a Newsnight interview in July - just four months before he was appointed to the role. Lord Mandelson, who served in the cabinets of Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown,
Israeli strikes kill at least 22 people across the Gaza Strip
Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 22 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said.
Teenage girl sexually assaulted in alleyway
Police are appealing for information after a teenage girl reported being sexually assaulted in an alleyway. The victim said she was walking between Melbourne Road and Thomas Road in Clacton-on-Sea at about 18:00 GMT on Saturday when a man approached her from behind,
Leader of Catholic Church in Holy Land celebrates pre-Christmas mass in Gaza City
Dozens of worshippers gathered in the Holy Family Church in Gaza City as Pizzaballa and other clergy led the Mass. Interspersed throughout the sermons and prayers was the buzzing sound of Israeli drones flying above.
A Liz Cheney investigation ‘would fail right at the get go’: Katyal condemns bogus Trump threat
House Republicans recently issued a report recommending the FBI investigate Liz Cheney for her role in investigating the Jan 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Neal Katyal breaks down why that legal case would likely fail to go anywhere in a court of law.