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FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in the Oval Office of the White House after it was announced the president had accepted the Haley's resignation in Washington, U.S., October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

In memoir, Haley alleges Tillerson and Kelly resisted Trump’s policies

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press

FILE PHOTO: White House senior advisor Jared Kushner smiles while listening to U.S. President Donald Trump talk as the president meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, on March 25, 2019. Kushner has been a key player in developing the Middle East peace plan. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

Tillerson says Kushner conducted foreign policy without him

Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson cited examples of Trump's son-in-law conducting diplomacy behind his back, according to a transcript of a congressional hearing released Thursday.

By Ben Fox, Associated Press

Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government and Oversight committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 7, 2018. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters

News Wrap: House committees interview Comey privately

In our news wrap Friday, the House Judiciary and Oversight Committees interviewed former FBI director James Comey in a closed-door deposition, as House Republicans investigate FBI actions during the 2016 presidential campaign. Plus, the man who killed a woman after…

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson participates in a news conference with Nigeria's Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama (not pictured) in Abuja, Nigeria, March 12, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1C110E58C0

WATCH: In veiled shot at Trump, Tillerson warns American democracy is at risk

In remarks to graduates of the Virginia Military Institute, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, fired by Trump earlier this year, lamented assaults on facts that he said would lead to a loss of freedom if not countered. And he…

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode May 5, 2018

On this edition for Saturday, May 5, U.S. and NATO allies prepare for cyber attacks by investing in war games, and several key positions in the State Department remain unfilled. Also, the Trump administration is ending the temporary protected status…

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WATCH: Mike Pompeo vows to reinvigorate diplomacy, restore State Department’s ‘swagger’

By Josh Lederman, Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in his first address to the State Department, described his mission as leading diplomats to execute Trump's foreign policy "with incredible vigor and incredible energy."…

How will Mike Pompeo shape U.S. foreign policy?

By PBS NewsHour

Hours after he was confirmed as Secretary of State this week, Mike Pompeo addressed NATO in Brussels and is also slated to visit key U.S. allies Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan on his first diplomatic trip. A few days earlier,…

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Senate panel divided over Mike Pompeo for secretary of state

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, is facing so much opposition from Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the panel could be forced to take the unusual step of sending the nomination…

Tillerson laments ‘mean-spirited’ Washington as he departs

By Associated Press

In a brief final farewell address to State Department employees on Thursday, Tillerson urged them to protect their personal integrity and to strive to respect one another.