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UPDATE: State Department Says Trump Is ‘On Same Page’ As Government Regarding North Korea
Posted on · State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert says the White House, State Department and Pentagon are all in agreement.
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North Korea Threatens ‘Ultimate Measures’ Over New U.N. Sanctions
Posted on · North Korea is blaming the United States and threatening "something thousands of times worse" in response to a package of sanctions that the U.N. Security Council passed unanimously over the weekend.
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Secretary Of State Tillerson Will Visit Russia In April, But Will Miss A NATO Meeting
Posted on · News of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's trip to Russia emerged on the same day FBI Director James Comey said his agency is investigating possible coordination between Moscow and the Trump campaign.
Houston Matters
Political Roundup: From Sanctuary Cities to Cabinet Confirmations
Posted on · From President Trump’s cabinet appointees being confirmed (one requiring a tie-breaking vote in the Senate from the Vice President), to the Texas Senate beginning action on Gov. Abbott’s emergency items, including a preliminary vote Tuesday on a bill to ban so-called “sanctuary cities,” we break down recent political news and discuss how it all could impact […]
Good, Bad and Ugly
State of the State, and Our New Secretary of State: The Good, Bad and Ugly of the News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to our rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. This week, our panel weighs in on […]
Politics
Trump Gets His Man At The State Department
Posted on · Rex Tillerson, the former oil company CEO, will now head America's foreign policy, as skeptical diplomats wait for what's next.
Politics
Rex Tillerson Cuts Ties To Exxon Mobil Amid Conflict Of Interest Concerns
Posted on · The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected to begin confirmation hearings for Tillerson as secretary of state next week.
Houston Matters
Cabinet Appointments with Texas Ties — What Will it Mean for Us?
Posted on · President-elect Donald Trump has named former Texas Gov. Rick Perry to head the Department of Energy. The announcement comes on the heels of another appointment — Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State for the Trump administration. We discuss what these appointments could mean for Texas and the nation with Brandon Rottinghaus, political science professor […]
Politics
Trump’s Cabinet Picks ‘Take The Establishment And Shake It Upside Down’
Posted on · As the president-elect has named his Cabinet picks, in the realm of domestic policy, it's clear he's aiming for a dramatic shift from the Obama administration and tradition.
Election 2016
Report: Trump Taps A Texan, Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson, For Secretary Of State
Posted on · President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly picked Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be his secretary of state, turning to a Texan to be the country's top diplomat.