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Tillerson is ousted at State

• President Trump announced today that Mike Pompeo, now the C.I.A. director, will become secretary of state, replacing Rex Tillerson, who had a short but tumultuous tenure as the nation’s chief diplomat.

A senior administration official said Mr. Trump made the decision now in order to have a new team in place before talks with Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader he plans to meet by May.

• Mr. Trump said he would replace Mr. Pompeo with the deputy C.I.A. director, Gina Haspel, making her the first woman to head the spy agency. Both she and Mr. Pompeo would need confirmation by the Senate to take the positions.