Trump’s ‘stunningly unqualified’ diplomatic team shapes up at breakneck speed

Trump is hardly the first US president to introduce miscast nominees, but he has nominated ambassadors at a rate not recalled in recent memory

They seem an unlikely, almost motley, crew of emissaries.

For the Bahamas, there is Herschel Walker, a former NFL star whose fledgling Senate campaign was undone by a string of personal embarrassments but who now is named to be the next US ambassador to the small island nation.

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Canada’s turmoil is harbinger of diplomatic havoc in second Trump term

Chrystia Freeland’s exit as deputy prime minister shows how ‘America First’ policies can decimate political ties. Justin Trudeau ’s political future has been thrown into doubt by the shock ...
The Guardian - 4d
Why Microsoft’s New AI May Speed Up Your Company’s Use of New Technology

Leading AI models use a lot of unwieldy code and computing power, but the new Phi 4 model is small enough that companies could run it on their own systems.
Inc. - Dec. 13
Canada’s Plan To Avoid Trump’s Tariffs Takes Shape

Two weeks after a Mar-a-Lago dinner with Donald J. Trump, details of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to stave off a showdown with the United States are emerging.
The New York Times - Dec. 12
Trump vows to speed up permits for anyone investing $1bn in the US

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Financial Times - Dec. 10
Sorting the Sunday Pile, NFL Week 14: Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs are blessed; NFC West shaping up for wild finish

Plus other stories from around the NFL in Week 14
CBS Sports - Dec. 9
Should Sasaki join Cubs? Emanuel, a fan of the team and ambassador to Japan, is being diplomatic

During a news conference at the United States Embassy in Tokyo, Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga was asked what he'd say to countryman Roki Sasaki to convince him to join his team
ABC News - Dec. 9
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ABC News - Dec. 6
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The New York Times - Dec. 6
Trump taps in-laws for key diplomatic posts

President-elect Donald Trump is giving key diplomatic posts to the fathers-in-law of his two daughters. He has tapped Charles Kushner to serve as the ambassador to France and Massad Boulos as ...
CBS News - Dec. 2