Mar 22 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. Continue reading
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 14 4 experts grade Rex Tillerson’s short tenure as secretary of state By Harry Zahn Tillerson, the former CEO of ExxonMobil, served just more than 13 months as secretary of state. Here's what experts say he did, and did not, accomplish. Continue reading
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 7:55 Tillerson is one of a wave of departures. Why is Trump cleaning house? By PBS News Hour What led President Trump to shake up his national security team and dismiss Secretary of State Rex Tillerson? Judy Woodruff gets insights into the firing from Robert Costa of the Washington Post and Josh Lederman of the Associated Press. 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 Trump and Tillerson’s biggest policy disagreements By Daniel Bush A look at some of the biggest policy disagreements between President Donald Trump and ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Continue reading
Mar 13 Tillerson says his department ‘exceeded the expectations of almost everyone’ on North Korea By Associated Press President Donald Trump, who fired Tillerson a few hours earlier, was claiming credit for agreeing to a meeting with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. But Tillerson suggested his own diplomatic work helped pave the way for that. Continue reading
Mar 13 The most notable departures from Trump’s White House By Associated Press Here are the most notable firings and resignations from President Donald Trump's White House since he took office on Jan. 20, 2017. Continue reading