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Rex Tillerson
October 6, 2017
Alex Shephard
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo would be a disaster.
October 5, 2017
Jeet Heer
Trump Doesn’t Hate Tillerson. He Hates Diplomacy Itself.
Why there are no good options for a secretary of state under Trump.
October 4, 2017
Alex Shephard
Rex Tillerson just called the president “smart,” but did not deny that he called him a “moron.”
October 2, 2017
Clio Chang
An Oral History of the Trump Administration
As told through anonymous quotes from White House and Republican officials
August 28, 2017
Alex Shephard
Is this the end of Rex Tillerson?
July 7, 2017
Brian Beutler
Trump Wants Russia to Interfere for Him Again
Ahead of his meeting with Putin, the president is sending strong signals that he would welcome more election meddling in the future.
July 2, 2017
Jeet Heer
How Democrats Can Defeat Trump and Restore Public Trust in the Government
History shows that the opposition needs the antithesis of the president.
June 26, 2017
Alex Shephard
Rex Tillerson is the most miserable person in the Trump administration.
June 15, 2017
Sam Fossum
Two people aren’t happy about the new sanctions against Russia: Vladimir Putin and Rex Tillerson.
June 12, 2017
Brian Beutler
Did Donald Trump just publicly humiliate his entire cabinet because he worries the end is near?
June 9, 2017
Jeet Heer
Trump just contradicted his own secretary of state—again.
May 19, 2017
Daniel Benaim
What We Know About Donald Trump’s Middle East Policy
He faces numerous possible pitfalls in his first official trip to the region—as well as opportunities.
May 16, 2017
Alex Shephard
Trump would like you to know that he absolutely leaked classified information to the Russians.
May 12, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, just reiterated the “need for global action” on climate change.
April 14, 2017
Alex Shephard
What Just Happened?! A Review of President Trump’s Twelfth Week.
This week was pretty bad. But next week will be worse.
April 12, 2017
Alex Shephard
Predictions of a new Cold War may have been premature.
April 10, 2017
Jeet Heer
Trump’s Confused Presidency Will Endanger the World
His administration can't get on the same page about Syria because there is no coherent foreign policy. Anything is possible, and that's horrifying.
April 7, 2017
Jeet Heer
The Generals Have Won Their War With Trump
The missile attack on Syria shows how the president has caved to the Pentagon—with deadly consequences for U.S. foreign policy.
April 3, 2017
Jeet Heer
Jared Kushner adds Iraq to his long to-do list.
March 24, 2017
Emily Atkin
Trump’s EPA transition leader just blasted Ivanka and Rex Tillerson over climate policy.

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