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Trump Outfoxes Senate Obstructionists, Appoints Mark Walker to Religious Liberty Position Not Needing Confirmation

President Donald Trump has outfoxed Senate Republican obstructionists yet again, blowing past Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) for his refusal to schedule a confirmation hearing for his appointee for religious freedom ambassador by just appointing pastor and former North Carolina Rep. Mark Walker (R) to a similar position that does not need Senate confirmation.

Former Representative Mark Warner, a Republican from North Carolina and US President Donal

Iran Designates Canada’s Navy as ‘Terrorist Organization’

The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday designated the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) as a “terrorist organization,” a nakedly political move intended as retaliation for Canada designating Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization last year.

The bow and bridge of the HMCS Vancouver, a Halifax-class frigate of the Royal Canadian Na