Mar 16 Column: Why Tillerson’s departure is bad for U.S. climate change policy By Robert Stavins How will Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's departure impact U.S. climate change policy?… Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Trump names Larry Kudlow as economic adviser By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, CNBC TV commentator Larry Kudlow will replace Gary Cohn as President Trump’s new chief economic advisor. Cohn resigned last week after opposing the president’s steel and aluminum tariffs. Also, Iran criticized Mike Pompeo, President Trump's… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 5:39 After months of tension, Tillerson’s State Department tenure comes to abrupt end By PBS News Hour Rex Tillerson was sacked Tuesday after 14 months of rocky relations and a long list of policy disputes with President Trump, who announced the secretary of state's firing in a tweet. Judy Woodruff looks back at the many points of… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch 13:27 Will Mike Pompeo succeed where Rex Tillerson failed? By PBS News Hour What was Rex Tillerson’s impact on the State Department and American diplomacy, and what will global ripple effects will his successor, current CIA director Mike Pompeo, face? Judy Woodruff gets reaction and analysis from Nicholas Burns, former U.S. ambassador to… Continue watching
Mar 13 Officials say White House fired one of Tillerson’s aides By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Two U.S. officials say the White House has fired one of Rex Tillerson's top aides after he contradicted the official account of the secretary of state's dismissal by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Mar 13 Who is Gina Haspel, Trump’s pick for new CIA director? By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump's choice to be the first female director of the CIA is a career spymaster who once ran an agency prison in Thailand where terror suspects were subjected to a harsh interrogation technique that the president has supported. Continue reading
Mar 13 WATCH: Trump says he and Tillerson ‘disagreed on things’ By Associated Press Trump announced Tuesday that he has fired Rex Tillerson and is replacing him with Mike Pompeo, currently the CIA director. Continue reading
Mar 13 Rex Tillerson out as secretary of state; CIA Director Mike Pompeo will replace him By Larisa Epatko President Donald Trump announced the departure of Rex Tillerson as secretary of state on Tuesday, saying he will be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Continue reading
Nov 30 White House discussing plans to replace Tillerson with Pompeo as State Dept. head By Jill Colvin and Josh Lederman, Associated Press U.S. officials and individuals familiar with White House plans have spoken about the possibility of a broad shakeup in President Donald Trump's national security team. But the timing of such a change is unclear. Continue reading
Oct 04 More CIA agents being deployed around the world, director says By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Director Mike Pompeo didn't elaborate on how many more agents are being sent into the field, but he said it's important to get personnel closer to where adversaries are training and preparing to "take America down." He has said before… Continue reading