most prominent rex tillerson secretary of state. senate republicans want to assemble his team and get through with other business. this is a slower pace than we've seen with other presidents coming in but it is a tool democrats can use in negotiation and trying to get time on the floor to talk about their issues, also to raise specific questions about some of the picks donald trump has made, including the former ceo of exxonmobil, rex tillerson to be secretary of state. don't expect a quick vote tonight, just a procedural vote, not a conclusion or final vote on rex tillerson that we expect later today. chris? >> the lights will be on at the capitol. thank you so much, appreciate it, kelly. that leads to us today's microsoft pulse question. do you believe president trump's executive order on immigration will make americans safer? the pulse is live, let us know what you think, pulse.msnbc.com. we'll check those results later on in the show. but still ahead, is president trump fundamentally remaking foreign policy with his