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Brief May 12, 2026 · 1:06 am ET Source: NYT Politics

Trump Nominates Kari Lake as Ambassador to Jamaica

President Trump nominated Kari Lake as U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, according to The New York Times. Lake previously led the effort to dismiss hundreds of Voice of America journalists and eliminate federal funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty — both congressionally appropriated broadcast entities — but the campaign ultimately failed.

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