May 03 Tillerson: U.S. will no longer insist nations adopt U.S. values, rights By Josh Lederman and Matthew Daly, Associated Press Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that "there's almost no trust" between the U.S. and Russia now. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 11:26 The ripple effects of what Trump says and tweets By PBS News Hour President Trump has given a flurry of interviews in the past week and made a dizzying amount of news, offering controversial and sometimes contradictory comments on topics ranging from North Korea to the Civil War. Judy Woodruff tries parsing the… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 10:11 Tensions rising, what’s U.S.’s next move on North Korea? By PBS News Hour Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said at the U.N. Security Council that it's time for "painful" new sanctions to make North Korea give up its nuclear and missile programs. His statement comes amid rising tension between the Trump administration and… Continue watching
Apr 28 WATCH LIVE: Secretary of State Tillerson to speak at U.N. Security Council By News Desk U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is expected to address North Korea on Friday as he chairs the United Nations Security Council in New York. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 10:01 Exxon, Dow Chemical requests to Trump administration raise red flags about corporate influence By PBS News Hour Companies routinely lobby on their own behalf, a normal practice that helps corporate profits and economic livelihoods. But moves by ExxonMobil and others are fueling scrutiny of the Trump administration and its corporate influences. Norman Eisen of the Brookings Institute… Continue watching
Apr 20 Trump’s campaign rhetoric on trade deals softens as president By Matthew Lee, Josh Lederman, Associated Press Despite repeated pledges to rip up, renegotiate or otherwise alter them, the U.S. has yet to withdraw from any of these economic, environmental or national security deals, as Trump's past criticism turns to tacit embrace of several key elements of… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 3:52 Unrest in Venezuela continues as political tensions rise By PBS News Hour In a movement dubbed “The Mother of all Marches,” thousands of Venezuelans hit the streets Wednesday to protest President Nicolas Maduro. National Guard troops fired tear gas at the crowd. At least five people were killed, and hundreds were arrested. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch 11:26 Have crises abroad changed President Trump’s view of the world? By PBS News Hour What began as a Trump presidency emphasizing retrenchment on the home front has been quickly refocused on the U.S. role abroad. The U.S. response to Syria's use of chemical weapons have raised fresh questions about President Trump’s foreign policy. Judy… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 4:13 U.S.-Russia relations, trust ‘at a low point,’ says Tillerson in Moscow By PBS News Hour Discord was on display at Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's Moscow meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The most immediate trigger for tensions was a deadly sarin gas attack in Syria, and the U.S. attack on a Syrian air… Continue watching
Apr 12 WATCH: Putin meets Tillerson as U.S., Russia fiercely feud over Syria By News Desk and Associated Press In the first visit to Russia by a Trump Cabinet official, Tillerson said he was aiming to clear up "sharp differences" with Russia. Continue reading