March 22, 2018 Rex Tillerson's career as secretary of state under Trump Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is out as the nation's top diplomat. Here’s a look back at his time as secretary of state.
March 14, 2018 Trump fires Tillerson for irreconcilable differences, as the media predicted months ago On the last day of November, the New York Times ran a story headlined "White House Plans Tillerson Ouster From State Dept., to Be Replaced by Pompeo."
March 14, 2018 Pelosi no longer sees Tillerson as 'friendly' with Russia now that he's been fired Was ousted U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson “friendly” with the Kremlim, or was he a strong leader willing to stand “against Russian aggression”? House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appears to think he was both.
March 12, 2018 Tillerson: US 'outraged' by poisoning of ex-spy that 'clearly came from Russia' Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters Monday evening that the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain last week "clearly came from Russia" and "certainly will trigger a response."
March 7, 2018 Faulty bugging devices may have caused mysterious diplomat illness in Cuba Malfunctioning bugging devices planted by the Cuban government may be to blame for the illnesses that struck 24 people last year who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, according to The Daily Beast.
March 6, 2018 North Korea hit with new sanctions by State Department over Kim Jong Un's brother's death The State Department announced Tuesday new sanctions against North Korea in response to their findings of the use of the illegal nerve agent VX in the 2017 death of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged brother of the country’s leader, Kim Jong Un.
March 2, 2018 US makes Cuba staffing cuts permanent after 'health attacks' WASHINGTON -- The United States said Friday it was making permanent its decision last year to withdraw 60 percent of its diplomats from Cuba, citing a need to protect American personnel from what the State Department calls "health attacks" that remain unexplained.
March 1, 2018 White House plans to sell 210 anti-tank missiles to Ukraine The Trump administration plans to sell Ukraine 210 anti-tank missiles to help it defend its territory from Russia, in a major escalation of U.S. lethal assistance to Ukraine's military.
February 22, 2018 McCain associate takes Fifth on Trump dossier questions A former State Department official and associate of Sen. John McCain has invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify in connection with questions from the House Intelligence Committee about the anti-Trump dossier’s Russian sources, according to a law enforcement source.
February 8, 2018 Obama-era Russian Uranium One deal: What to know Federal prosecutors are investigating an Obama-era deal that resulted in a Russian company purchasing American uranium mines.