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President Trump's Second Week: Immigration, SCOTUS And More

Former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, now confirmed by the U.S. Senate as secretary of state, testifies during his confirmation hearing before Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jan. 11, 2017 on Capitol Hill. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, now confirmed by the U.S. Senate as secretary of state, testifies during his confirmation hearing before Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jan. 11, 2017 on Capitol Hill. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Rex Tillerson, former CEO of Exxon Mobil, as the new secretary of state.

Also, President Trump has announced his nominee for the Supreme Court, and more news keeps coming out of the Oval Office on everything from immigration to cybersecurity to the State Department.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young checks in with NPR’s Domenico Montanaro ( @DomenicoNPR).

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