Senate Confirms Rex Tillerson As Secretary Of State In Narrow Vote

Hundreds of American diplomats have signed a document criticizing President Trump's travel ban on people from seven majority Muslim nations. "Obviously we’re aware of the [dissent memo], but I think that any government official who doesn’t understand the President’s goals in this and exactly what it was," Press Secretary Sean Spicer told reporters, "they should either get with the programme or they can go."
The United States Senate, in a 56–43 vote, confirms Rex Tillerson's nomination as United States Secretary of State.