Mar 22 H.R. McMaster is out as national security adviser, will be replaced by former UN Ambassador John Bolton By Elizabeth Flock McMaster's departure is the latest in a series of exits from the White House, and comes just more than a week after Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson… Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch 3:40 John Bolton named national security adviser in another high-level White House shakeup By PBS News Hour President Trump’s National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster is being replaced by former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton. John Yang joins Judy Woodruff to explain what we know about McMaster’s resignation and the man slated to take his place. Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 3:05 At Ohio rally, Trump ‘unofficially’ announces defense pick Mattis By PBS News Hour President-elect Donald Trump used a rally in Cincinnati on Thursday night to “unofficially” announce retired Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis as his secretary of defense, telling the audience to keep the news hushed. Meanwhile, at Harvard University's traditionally civil post-election… Continue watching
Dec 04 U.S. Ambassador to U.N. John Bolton to Resign By PBS News Hour U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his temporary appointment expires in the coming weeks, a White House spokesman said Monday. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch Analysts Discuss Diplomacy in Mideast, Bolton Hearings Columnists David Brooks and E.J. Dionne discuss the continuing crisis in the Middle East, the role of international leaders in seeking a diplomatic solution and the confirmation hearings of U.N. Ambassador John Bolton. Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch Senators Divided on Keeping Bolton as U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton, who was appointed on a temporary basis as the United States Ambassador to the U.N. had his confirmation hearing today. The Senate remains divided on confirming his post to serve as U.N Ambassador for the rest of President… Continue watching
Sep 28 U.N. Reform Document Just a Start, Bolton Tells Congress By PBS News Hour Two weeks after helping approve a compromise United Nations reform plan, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton told members of Congress on Wednesday that the United States "didn't get everything we wanted," but it was a start. Continue reading
Aug 01 President Bush Appoints John Bolton to United Nations By PBS News Hour Despite ongoing opposition by many Democrats, President Bush on Monday circumvented Senate approval and appointed embattled former State Department official John Bolton to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Continue reading
May 26 Senate Delays Vote on Bolton Nomination to U.N. By PBS News Hour The Senate moved Thursday to postpone a vote on the embattled nomination of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations until next month. Continue reading
May 13 Watch Shields and Brooks Discuss the Fight Over Judicial Nominees, John Bolton Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's decision to send John Bolton's nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to the Senate floor for a vote without an endorsement and the Senate's heated standoff… Continue watching