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John McLaughlin, a former acting director of the CIA, talks about the Rex Tillerson shakeup and about the president's choice to replace Mike Pompeo at the CIA: deputy director Gina Haspel.

In a tweet, the president announced that he is replacing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. He wants CIA Director Mike Pompeo in that job, with current No. 2 at the CIA, Gina Haspel, as CIA director.

NPR's Michele Kelemen, who covers the State Department, talks to Rachel Martin about events leading up to the announcement.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ambassador Chris Hill, who served as an assistant secretary of state under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, about all the changes.

Rachel Martin talks to Michael Hayden, a former CIA director and ex-National Security Agency director, about Trump's pick for CIA director, Gina Haspel, and about outgoing director Mike Pompeo.

President Trump issued an unusual executive order to block a massive bid by Singapore-based chipmaker Broadcom to buy America's largest mobile chipmaker Qualcomm. At the heart of the deal is the future of wireless technology.

In Nigeria, distraught families want to talk to the nation's president to press him to help find the 110 girls abducted from their school in the northeast three weeks ago.

President Trump has nominated Gina Haspel, a 33-year veteran of the CIA, to lead the agency. Before she can begin that role, she must first be approved by the Senate.

New England is getting whacked with yet another "nor'easter." High winds and heavy snow have cancelled flights and rail service and made driving nearly impossible in some parts of the region.

The demonstrations will last 17 minutes to honor the 17 killed last month. "If the government wants to keep getting paid, they need to listen to what we say," a Boise, Idaho, student said.