Former Rep. Billy Long, then-nominee to be commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing on May 20, 2025. Credit - Tom ...

Former Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.), President Trump’s pick to be the U.S. ambassador to Iceland, on Thursday apologized for joking about Iceland becoming the 52nd state with himself as governor. “There ...

President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Iceland has apologized after saying the North Atlantic country would become the 52nd U.S. state and he would be its governor. Iceland’s Foreign ...

Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long is U.S. President Donald Trumps pick to become the U.S. Ambassador of Iceland. But so far, approximatly 4300 Icelanders have signed a petition to make the Icelandic Foreign ...

Former Rep. Billy Long, who was nominated by President Donald Trump to be ambassador to Iceland, has apologized after privately joking to House lawmakers that the Arctic island would become the "52nd ...

Former congressman Billy Long's nomination was included in a batch of nearly 50 Trump administration nominees cleared by the ...

President Trump’s pick to become America’s ambassador to Iceland has apologized for joking about the small Arctic nation becoming part of the United States, a quip that caused an uproar in Iceland ...

Billy Long’s prospects of becoming ambassador to Iceland hit a stumbling block this week, as the former Missouri congressman had to apologize Thursday after facing backlash for his comments suggesting ...

Billy Long’s prospects of becoming ambassador to Iceland hit a stumbling block this week as the former Missouri congressman had to apologize Thursday after facing backlash for his comments suggesting ...