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Trump nominates Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt as Saudi ambassador
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— Sep 14, 2026
Trump on Sept. 14, 2026 named Texas Rep. Wesley Hunt—West Point combat vet and former Saudi liaison—ambassador to Riyadh, a post vacant since January 2025.
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Derek Foss
This nomination comes at a tricky time with Iran and Saudi-Israeli talks both heating up.
US and South Korean courts order North Korea and Iran to pay $520 million
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— Sep 14, 2026
Seoul court orders North Korea to pay 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) in damages over the 2020 demolition of the inter-Korean liaison office, marking the first judgment in the South Korea lawsuit. Separately, U.S. courts have ordered North Korea and Iran to pay about $487 million to American victims of terrorism, and another ruling holds North Korea liable for 650 billion won in damages related to Hamas's October 7 attacks.
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Sam Okafor
Tying North Korea to the Hamas attacks in a damages ruling feels like an attempt to isolate them further over October 7.
Video: Columbus Police’s ‘LGBTQIA+ Liaison Officer’ Unveils ‘Pride Cruiser’
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— Jun 22, 2022
The Columbus Division of Police is taking on Pride Month — by decking out a vehicle dubbed the “pride cruiser.” “I’m your LGBTQIA+ liaison officer and we are unveiling… our pride cruiser for the month of June!” the…
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AZ Audit Reviewing Thousands of Ballots Where Machines Did Not Detect a Single Vote for President, Audit Liaison Says
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— Jun 19, 2021
Ken Bennett, Senate liaison to the Maricopa County, Arizona, election audit, stated on Friday there are more than 33,000 ballots from November’s election where voters made no selection for president, or at least no…
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US Deficit Approaching Grim Milestone — But News Met With Crickets From Lawmakers
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EXCLUSIVE: Newsom’s China Whisperer Is The Daughter Of Mastermind Building Chinese-American Database For Beijing
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— Sep 4, 2025
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s liaison to China is the daughter of a computer scientist building a genealogical database for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) who has considerable ties to Chinese intelligence and…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Salceda Rejoins Cabinet as PLLO Chief
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— Jul 21, 2026
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed Joey Salceda, former Albay governor and longtime lawmaker, as secretary of the Presidential Legislative Liaison Office, marking his return to the Cabinet after two decades. Salceda said his mandate is to reform PLLO into a genuine policy office and accelerate the president’s remaining legislative agenda, drawing on his deep experience in finance, markets, and public service.
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