The Republican-led Senate has confirmed Rex Tillerson as President Donald Trump's secretary of state, after early reservations fizzled and a handful of Democrats joined the Republican majority. The ExxonMobil CEO (pictured right after being sworn in at the White House, upper left right before the ceremony with Mike Pence, and bottom left shaking Trump's hand next to his wife) made it through the Senate on a 56-43 vote. Tillerson got unified GOP support, after a trio of Republicans who raised concerns about the nominee's connections to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions was reported out by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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