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11.37pm GMT Summary We're going to wrap up our live blog coverage of UN Ambassador Susan Rice's withdrawing her name from consideration for the secretary of state nomination.

The frontrunners for the secretary of state nomination – Rudy Giuliani and John Bolton – have both been vocal opponents of the idea of a Palestinian state.

10.06pm GMT The GOP, Michelle Obama and favors to repay Guardian Washington bureau chief Ewen MacAskill observes that the president was in a tight spot over the secretary of state nomination – but now he is not: The Republicans might have done Obama a favour.

The Secretary of State nomination.

Greenpeace USA spokesperson Cassady Craighill issued a scathing statement in reaction to the secretary of state nomination, saying "just when we thought Trump's cabinet could not get farther away from the needs of the American people, he sneaks in a Saturday appointment" of Tillerson.

Squeeze past Trump and he will be able to claim as his the support of hard conservatives and evangelicals that he will need to gain momentum as the pace of the state-by-state nomination process accelerates.

Sanders began his campaign last April with little expectation of winning more than a handful of delegates or states, let alone seriously challenging the former secretary of state for the nomination, and primarily viewed the process as a way to raise awareness of progressive issues.

Beside the secretaryships of State and Defense, nominations for the top slots at the CIA, the treasury department, and the Environmental Protection Agency will also wind their way through the Senate in the coming months.

10 30 A.M. (NBC) MEET THE PRESS Gen. Colin L. Powell, former secretary of state, talks about the nomination of Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense, the war in Afghanistan and the future of American foreign policy.

Spielman has not made any public comment other than a tweet which read: "I am really pleased that the secretary of state is confirming my nomination as HMCI today – thank you to everyone who has expressed support".

Sanders' attempt to unseat Malloy and Frank raises questions about how willing he would be to get in line behind Hillary Clinton if the former secretary of state clinches the Democratic nomination as is expected on 7 June when a number of states, including California, hold their primaries.