Podcast: The Consequences of Dismantling America’s Diplomatic Corps

Podcasts

Podcast: The Consequences of Dismantling America’s Diplomatic Corps

The Week Ahead, Episode 81

Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson arrives for his confirmation hearing. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

By Shawn Zeller and Rachel Oswald

Posted December 1, 2017 at 4:46pm

CQ foreign policy reporter Rachel Oswald and defense editor Patrick B. Pexton discuss the turmoil at the State Department and what Congress can do about it.

RollCall

Show Notes:

Report: State’s Tillerson Could Be Replaced by CIA’s Pompeo
Tillerson Doesn’t Deny Calling Trump a ‘Moron’

Recent Stories

Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, conducts a news conference in December.

Judge blocks grand jury subpoena in Jerome Powell investigation

The Capitol building is shrouded in morning fog on March 5, 2026.

Plodding Hill — Congressional Hits and Misses

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One en route to Ohio and Kentucky on Wednesday. Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, stands to Trump’s right.

Trump told MAGA supporters that ‘we won’ in Iran. They were silent

Capitol Ink | Dire strait

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy tries on his helmet as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum looks on during the announcement of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington race course on the National Mall on Monday. The race on August 22-23 will be part the nation's 250th anniversary celebration. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Photos of the week | March 5-12, 2026

Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., left, and Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., introduce a nominee during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office building.