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Tuesday

Exxon Wins New York Climate Change Fraud Case

Environmental activists rally outside of New York Supreme Court in October in Manhattan, the first day of the trial accusing ExxonMobil of misleading shareholders about its climate change accounting. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption

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Exxon Wins New York Climate Change Fraud Case

The state's attorney general argued that the oil giant misled shareholders about the financial risks from climate change.

Exxon Wins New York Climate Change Fraud Case

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Wednesday

'Shoot First, Ask Questions Later': Ronan Farrow On A Diplomacy-Less State Department

In War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence, Ronan Farrow writes about his time at the State Department and describes what he sees as a dangerous whittling away of the agency's influence. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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'Shoot First, Ask Questions Later': Ronan Farrow On A Diplomacy-Less State Department

Journalist Ronan Farrow worked for years in the State Department. In his new book, he describes what he sees as a dangerous whittling away of the agency's influence.

'Shoot First, Ask Questions Later': Ronan Farrow On A Diplomacy-Less State Department

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Tillerson Vs. Pompeo: What Trump's Cabinet Shake-Up Might Mean For Policy

CIA Director Mike Pompeo (right) is President Trump's choice to replace Rex Tillerson, who has been fired as secretary of state. Chris Kleponis/Pool/Getty Images; Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Tillerson Vs. Pompeo: What Trump's Cabinet Shake-Up Might Mean For Policy

If confirmed, CIA Director Mike Pompeo would be a very different secretary of state than his predecessor, Rex Tillerson. Here is where they stand on North Korea, Iran, trade and chemistry with Trump.

Friday

White House Says North Korea Meeting Will Happen Only With 'Concrete' Action

A man at the Seoul, South Korea, train station last August watches a news program featuring President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption

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White House Says North Korea Meeting Will Happen Only With 'Concrete' Action

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.

Friday

Wednesday

For Rex Tillerson, A Rocky First Year As Trump's Secretary Of State

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson makes his way to his seat before the Strategic Dialogue on Disrupting Transnational Criminal Organizations at the State Department on Dec. 14. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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For Rex Tillerson, A Rocky First Year As Trump's Secretary Of State

Tillerson says he has scored no diplomatic wins for 2017 but believes his redesign plan will improve the State Department. Critics argue he has done so much damage that it may take years to recover.

For Rex Tillerson, A Rocky First Year As Trump's Secretary Of State

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Thursday

Trump Reportedly Considers Replacing Secretary Of State Tillerson

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson could be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo in as soon as a few weeks, according to multiple media reports. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Trump Reportedly Considers Replacing Secretary Of State Tillerson

The move could come within weeks, according to multiple media outlets. President Trump brushed off questions on the topic during an Oval Office meeting on Thursday, saying only, "Rex is here."

Monday

Tillerson And Mattis Warn Against Repealing War Power Authorizations

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, with Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Congress's power to authorize the use of military force. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption

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Tillerson And Mattis Warn Against Repealing War Power Authorizations

Appearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, senior Trump national security officials argued existing use-of-force measures are doing the job, despite being on the books for 16 years.

Thursday

Monday

Tillerson Affirms Afghanistan Commitments In Unannounced Visit

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson steps off the plane as he arrives in Qatar after returning from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Monday. Tillerson paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan to meet with President Ashraf Ghani and other officials. Alex Brandon/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Tillerson Affirms Afghanistan Commitments In Unannounced Visit

In remarks delivered after landing, the secretary invited "moderate voices" within the Taliban to renounce violence. He also called on Pakistan to stop providing safe haven to terrorists.

Thursday

U.S. Says It Will Withdraw From UNESCO, Citing 'Anti-Israel Bias'

Mission San Jose, one of five missions in San Antonio designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The cultural aid agency has designated more than 1,000 such sites around the world — including more than 20 in the U.S. — to celebrate their "outstanding universal value." Eric Gay/AP hide caption

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U.S. Says It Will Withdraw From UNESCO, Citing 'Anti-Israel Bias'

The State Department said the withdrawal from the United Nations' cultural agency will take effect Dec. 31, 2018. The U.S. had cut funding to the group years ago for offering Palestinians membership.

Wednesday

Tillerson Says He Never Considered Resigning, Doesn't Deny Calling Trump A 'Moron'

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said at a briefing Wednesday that a news report that he intended to resign was "intended to divide" and that he was "not going to deal with petty nonsense." Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Tillerson Says He Never Considered Resigning, Doesn't Deny Calling Trump A 'Moron'

The secretary of state denied a report that he considered stepping down, but did not deny that he called the president a "moron" after a hotly political speech before the Boy Scouts over the summer.

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