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 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
Feb 01 Tillerson warns countries against Chinese investment, Russia engagement By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Before embarking Thursday on a five-nation trip to Latin America, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said China seeks only to enrich itself with investment and development projects. He also derided Russia for selling weaponry to unfriendly, authoritarian governments in the… Continue reading
Feb 01 Top career U.S. diplomat to step down in blow to State Department By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The departure of Tom Shannon, the State Department's third-ranking official, is sure to be seized on by critics of the administration who accuse President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson of gutting the foreign service, particularly its senior… Continue reading
Feb 01 Democrats question U.S. meeting with Russian spy chiefs By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Democrats want to know why the Trump administration allowed two Russian spy chiefs under U.S. and European sanctions to meet last week in Washington with American intelligence officials. Continue reading
Jan 23 Americans killed, injured in attack on Kabul hotel, State Department says By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Multiple American citizens were killed and injured in the Taliban's 13-hour siege of an upscale hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, the State Department said Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 6:43 Haiti wants clarification on Trump's comments, says ambassador By PBS News Hour Haitian Ambassador Paul Altidor says he is surprised and disappointed to hear reports that the U.S. president targeted his country with vulgar language in a policy discussion about immigration with members of Congress. Altidor sits down with Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Dec 30 State Department releases emails from Clinton aide By Associated Press The State Department has released emails from Huma Abedin, a top aide to Hillary Clinton, that were found by the FBI on her husband's laptop. Continue reading