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Question: BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) - On the eve of his trip to Europe  Rex Tillerson gave a speech last week that European allies had waited months to hear: an âironcladâ promise of U.S. support to its oldest allies.
 U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson  participates in a panel discussion after  his  remarks on U.S.-European Relations at the Wilson Center in Washington  U.S.  November 28  2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
The question is whether European officials believe him  given tensions during his April visit to Europe  when Reuters reported  Tillerson  initially planned to skip a NATO meeting in Brussels and then only attended under pressure from allies.
âIf there were expectations that  Tillerson  might evolve into a counterweight to Trump  someone who could pass on messages from partners and exert moderating influence over American foreign policy â those expectations have been disappointed â said Niels Annen  foreign policy spokesman for Germanyâs Social Democrats in parliament.
The French have gone around  Tillerson  to develop contacts with U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis  White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly  while the EUâs top diplomat Federica Mogherini has gone directly to Vice President Mike Pence.
One European diplomat said  Tillerson  was in a difficult position from the outset because the Trump administration was hostile to Iran and brought in a team of generals who took a hard line  âso it never left  Tillerson  much room.â

Answer: U.S. allies fret as 'guillotine' hangs over Tillerson


Question: For now the building will be known by its address  875 North Michigan Avenue  as the owner seeks a new naming-rights deal  said  Stephen Hearn   president and CEO of Hearn Co.
 Chicago-based Hearn  is part of a group of real estate investors that has owned the office and parking portions of the building since 2013.
âAs they did in Boston  they just decided to have their name removed â  Hearn  said. âAt this point  weâll push harder for a replacement name. This property deserves a more important identity than simply the address.â
John Hancock hasnât paid for the right to have its name on the modernist skyscraper since the last naming-rights contract expired shortly after the current owners bought it   Hearn  said.
The loss of the iconic name comes as  Hearn  decided to continue owning the property after exploring a potential sale.  Hearn  has decided to hold on to the property for at least another two or three years  meaning it will likely be the owner that signs a naming-rights deal.
 Hearn  and its investment partners  Mount Kellett Capital Management and San Antonio-based Lynd Co.  bought their portion of the tower for $140 million in 2013. Mount Kellett is now an affiliate of New York-based Fortress Investment Group.
 Hearn  said several factors  including uncertainty over future interest rates and the impact of new tax laws  slowed the potential sale of its building as well as other large office deals in Chicago.
âIt all led to the notion that this isnât the right time for a sale â  Hearn  said.
The owners instead will look to refinance the property with a new loan   he  said.
 Hearn  will continue talks for naming rights  which  he  said could be tied into a redevelopment of the ground-floor plaza. The plaza  parking garage and naming rights are controlled by the office owner.
 Hearn  previously estimated naming rights could be worth $1.5 million or more annually.
Yet  he  said  he  realizes name changes should not be taken lightly  conscious that many Chicagoans refuse to refer to the former Sears Tower by its nearly decade-old moniker  Willis Tower.
 Hearn  declined to say whether  he  expected the buildingâs new namesake to be a tenant in the building.
âWe have turned away a number of interested parties because we didnât feel the name was appropriate for this iconic property â  Hearn  said. âI want to put an identity on this property that everyone in Chicago can be proud of.â

Answer: John Hancock Center skyscraper losing its iconic name


Question: Dr .  Shulkin  is one of several cabinet secretaries to be accused of lavish spending on travel . Tom Price was dismissed as secretary of health and human services over his use of private jets . Within hours of the report ’ s release   a few Republican lawmakers were calling for Dr .  Shulkin  to resign . But others in Congress and at influential veterans ’ organizations stopped short of that   condemning misuse of funds but reaffirming their support for the secretary . “ A lot of them don ’ t know what to do — they may want him to go   but who would replace him ?” said Paul Rieckhoff   founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America . “ What they get in his place may be very disruptive .” The Department of Veterans Affairs offered only a brief defense of Dr . Shulkin ’ s trip on Wednesday   saying in a statement : “ As  Secretary Shulkin  points out    he  travels far less than any recent V . A . secretary   takes no private jets   and was the first cabinet secretary to post details of his travel online for all to see . That said   accountability and transparency are important values at V . A . under President Trump .” But Dr . Shulkin personally pushed back hard against the findings . “ The report is not accurate   not objective  ” he said in an interview on Wednesday . “ I was horrified when I saw the way the investigator conducted himself   leading the witness with his own interpretation and the bias .” He said the department usually has weeks to review and respond to reports   but he had only two working days . Newsletter Sign Up Continue reading the main story Please verify you ' re not a robot by clicking the box . You must select a newsletter to subscribe to . Sign Up You agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for The New York Times ' s products and services . View all New York Times newsletters . In an unusual 28 - page rebuttal attached to the report by his lawyers   Dr . Shulkin included findings from an independent ethics expert   affidavits from witnesses who contradicted the report   and transcripts of interviews conducted by the investigators that the lawyers said showed bias . The department ’ s chief of staff   Vivieca Wright Simpson   also disputed the findings . The report found that in seeking approval for the secretary ’ s wife   Dr . Merle Bari   to take the trip at public expense   Ms . Wright Simpson misrepresented to the department ’ s ethics office that a planned “ special recognition dinner ” was definite . Wright Simpson ’ s false representations and alteration of an official record may have violated federal criminal statutes  ” the report said   adding that the inspector general had referred the matter to the Justice Department for possible prosecution . The department declined to prosecute . Advertisement Continue reading the main story Ms . Wright Simpson said in an interview on Wednesday that the dinner she mentioned in the email had in fact taken place . She said she was not given any chance to see the inspector general ’ s report or respond to it before its release   despite requests through her lawyer . The report said the secretary and his wife improperly accepted the Wimbledon tickets from Victoria Gosling   an organizer of the 2016 Invictus Games   which brought together wounded veterans for competition . The tickets ’ face price was about $ 350   but their resale value   according to the report   was about $ 3   500 . Accepting such a gift violated ethics standards   according to the report . It recommended that the secretary repay the cost of the tickets and reimburse the government for his wife ’ s travel . Dr .  Shulkin  said  he  would comply with recommendations   but maintained that  he  had done nothing improper .  He  said Ms . Gosling was a personal friend who offered the couple her sister ’ s unused tickets   and that there was nothing unethical in accepting them .  He  said Ms . Wright Simpson ’ s conduct will be investigated   “ and if it reveals she did something wrong   we will take action .” The members of Congress in charge of the committees that oversee the department — Senators Johnny Isakson of Georgia and Jon Tester of Montana   and Representatives Phil Roe of Tennessee and Tim Walz of Minnesota — issued a joint statement expressing disappointment at the allegations detailed in the report . “ We believe that public officials must be held to a higher standard   and whether intentional or not   misusing taxpayer dollars is unacceptable  ” they said in the statement . “ We ’ re counting on Dr . Shulkin to actively address all of the allegations outlined in this report .”

Answer:
Report Faults V.A. Secretary Shulkin Over Travel to Europe