Energy & Environment
Exxon Wins New York Climate Change Fraud Case
Posted on · The state's attorney general argued that the oil giant misled shareholders about the financial risks from climate change.
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Houston Matters
Political Roundup: Trump Fires Tillerson, And Inside The Texas Congressional Runoffs
Posted on · Houston Matters' political experts discuss the latest national, state, and local political stories -- with an eye for how they might affect Houston and Texas.
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U.S. Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson, A Texan, Leaving Trump’s Cabinet
Posted on · The Wichita Falls native's departure comes after a year of escalating tensions between Tillerson and President Donald Trump.
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White House Says North Korea Meeting Will Happen Only With ‘Concrete’ Action
Posted on · White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said a meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will only happen once the country shows a commitment to denuclearization
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WATCH: Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson Speaks At UT-Austin
Posted on · Secretary of State Rex Tillerson spoke at his alma mater, UT-Austin, on Thursday
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President Trump’s Biggest Foreign Policy Headache For 2018
Posted on · After trading bellicose barbs with North Korea throughout 2017, the U.S. heads into 2018 with an increasingly capable foe and no clear diplomatic exit ramps to temper the tensions
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UPDATE: Trump Weighs Plan To Oust Tillerson, Put CIA’s Boss At State
Posted on · A senior administration official who spoke recently with Tillerson says the former Exxon Mobil CEO felt secure in his position
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NATO Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison Vouches For Fellow Texan Rex Tillerson In Interview
Posted on · Amid ongoing turmoil at the State Department, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison supported her boss, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in an interview Thursday night
Podcast
Party Politics, National Edition Ep. 27: Gun Control, After Vegas
Posted on · "In England, if you commit a crime, the police don't have a gun and you don't have a gun. If you commit a crime, the police will say 'Stop, or I'll say stop again.'" - Comedian, Robin Williams
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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.