From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

Trump, Tillerson, and a fragile state of affairs.

Hello again, I'm Oran Alney, and this is To the Point. There is no doubt the President and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have their differences on more than just foreign policy.

The President publicly rebuked the Secretary for saying he's talking to North Korea.

Tillerson has not denied he once called Trump a moron. In the meantime, high-level jobs at the State Department have not been filled,

and professional diplomats are reportedly leaving in droves.

What's in store for U.S. foreign policy without their expertise?

Or lobbyists who profit from their connections now more important than ever before?

Later on today's talking point, Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein says he'll sue the New York Times. We'll find out why. First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Mormon Olney, back with To the Point.

A minor political player before last year's upset election is now a high-paid lobbyist with access to heads of state.

That's just one example of how the state departments being hollowed out while Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and President Trump are reportedly

at odds both publicly and personally. Today's talking point, Harvey Weinstein is taking a leave

from his own Hollywood film company to seek therapy for his admitted history of sexual harassment

reported by the New York Times. So why is Weinstein threatening to sue the New York Times?

First is news update. The Trump administration has issued final rules relaxing the so-called

contraception mandate required by Obamacare. More than a half million women could be affected by a

change that might or might not pass muster in the federal courts.

Dylan Scott reports on health policy for Vox.

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