Four key managers at the State Department submitted their resignations at the start of the Trump administration, as is customary for all political appointees who need Senate confirmation. The four had served under both George Bush and Barack Obama, so they thought their tenure would be extended as a matter of routine. But in a surprise move, the Trump administration accepted their resignations, leaving the entire senior bureaucratic management of the State Department vacant. First reports published in the Washington Post by foreign policy reporter Josh Rogin suggested that the managers resigned as a statement of opposition to Donald Trump.  Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s job running the State Department just got considerably more difficult. The entire senior level of management officials resigned Wednesday, part of an ongoing mass exodus of senior Foreign Service officers who don’t want to stick around for the Trump era. Tillerson was...(Read Full Post)