Official: Tillerson 'not really speaking' for Trump anymore
A White House official sharply rebuked Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday, telling The Washington Post that President Trump's Cabinet member no longer speaks for the administration.“I think...
View ArticleTillerson returns to tough talk on North Korea at UN council
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson returned to sharp language against North Korea at the United Nations on Friday, telling a Security Council session that the United States would accept no North Korean...
View ArticleTillerson’s disappearing offer to North Korea: Even talks are risky
United Nations. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s speech at the U.N. Security Council on Friday reversed his earlier statement by saying “North Korea must earn its way back to the table.” At the...
View ArticleTillerson: Suggestion that he's submitted resignation...
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday said it's “ridiculous” to think that he’s submitted a letter of resignation effective next month.“It’s a ridiculous question,” Tillerson said in response to a...
View ArticleState Department faces mounting cyber threats
A new directorate in the State Department’s law enforcement branch is working to combat cyber threats to the nation’s diplomats, in what officials describe as an increasingly perilous and dynamic...
View ArticleFormer top Bush official: State Dept being ‘weakened’ under Trump
A former senior State Department official is warning that the State Department is being "weakened" under President Trump, The Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday.Nicholas Burns, a George W. Bush-era...
View ArticleUS emphasizes agreement on North Korea after Moscow rips 'aggressive...
The U.S. on Wednesday emphasized agreement between Washington and Moscow concerning North Korea's nuclear weapons program after criticism from Russia.The State Department issued a statement emphasizing...
View ArticleDem senator: State Dept assures lawmakers hiring freeze will ebb
The State Department recently assured senators from both parties that a freeze on hiring imposed by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will soon thaw, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said this week.During...
View ArticleTrump’s success in year one
America’s 45th President Donald Trump successfully concluded his first year in the Oval Office. Trump’s vision of “America First” sheds light on his main achievements. Let’s look at the ways Trump has...
View ArticleTillerson not planning to send diplomats back to Cuba
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in a new interview that he does not plan to return staff to Cuba following reports of diplomats suffering from mysterious health ailments.“I’d be intentionally...
View ArticleTillerson to launch new review of Havana 'attacks'
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will convene a panel to examine what U.S. officials say are attacks that have left two dozen U.S. diplomats in Havana with mysterious ailments.Francisco Palmieri, the...
View ArticleTop refugee official at State Department sidelined: report
A top official at the State Department working on refugee admissions has reportedly been moved to a temporary assignment in what some fear is part of the Trump administration's plan to stifle the flow...
View ArticleState official indicates US military role in Syria post-ISIS centered on Iran
A State Department official on Thursday suggested the U.S. military’s role in Syria post-Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) will be focused on Iranian activities.David Satterfield, acting assistant...
View ArticleTrump expected to name former Rumsfeld aide to top Middle East position
President Trump is expected to name a former top adviser to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to a top Middle Eastern affairs position at the State Department, BuzzFeed reported Thursday.The president...
View ArticleTrump: I 'have a very good relationship with Kim Jong Un'
President Trump said in a new interview Thursday that he "probably" has a “very good relationship” with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a day after expressing his willingness to enter talks with the...
View ArticleTrump says he canceled trip to London
President Trump said late Thursday that he canceled a trip to London to open the new U.S. Embassy there, citing an Obama-era real estate sale.Trump wrote on Twitter that he canceled his trip because he...
View ArticleIn North Korea talks, Tillerson needs women at the negotiating table
Secretary Rex Tillerson will be sitting at a table with 20 foreign ministers Tuesday discussing how to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis. These ministers were chosen due to their nations...
View ArticleListen: Where in the world is Secretary Tillerson?
In today's HillCast PM View, your daily evening update on what went down in Washington: Three days away from a shutdown, there is little progress in talks for a government funding deal; tourism...
View ArticleTillerson outlines plan for long-term US military role in Syria
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday outlined a new U.S. strategy in Syria, hinging on maintaining an indefinite military presence in the country with the goal of ousting the government of...
View ArticleTillerson prints out Trump tweets while planning policies
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says he prints out President Trump's tweets and takes them into consideration while planning foreign policy.Tillerson, who does not use social media, tasks his staff...
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