Confirmation hearings for Trump Cabinet picks begin this week – CBS News Watch CBS News Several of President-elect Donald Trump’s picks for his incoming administration will have their Senate confirmation hearings this week, beginning Tuesday with Trump’s controversial choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth. CBS News political reporter Shawna Mizelle has more. Be the first … Read more
FBI Director Christopher Wray on inauguration security – CBS News Watch CBS News Director Wray discussed security ahead of President-elect Trump’s inauguration on January 20th with 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
Confirmation hearings for Trump’s Cabinet picks begin this week – CBS News Watch CBS News Confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees are set to begin Tuesday. Senators will get a chance to directly question Trump’s picks, including Pete Hegseth, his controversial choice to lead the Department of Defense. Natalie Brand reports. Be the … Read more
Senate Whip John Barrasso says GOP to “work around the clock” to get Trump’s nominees confirmed – CBS News Watch CBS News As some of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks are set to begin confirmation hearings this week, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that Republicans are “going to … Read more
Washington DC: Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed to investigate Donald Trump for his alleged effort to overturn results of the 2020 election, has left the US Department of Justice, prosecutors said Saturday in a court filing. “The Special Counsel completed his work and submitted his final confidential report on January 7, 2025, and separated … Read more
New Delhi: From world leaders to tech giants to business tycoons, the who’s who across the globe is hoping for a pass to the January 20 event at the Capitol building in Washington DC in which Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the US. Vice-President JD Vance will take the … Read more
Donald Trump’s son Eric Trump is in serious discussion about launching a new line of Trump-branded vodka in the United States, according to a report in CBS News. One of the proposals to launch the vodka venture includes a deal between Eric Trump Wineries and a limited liability company that would use the Trump name … Read more
Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in November 2022 to take over two investigations into President-elect Donald Trump, has resigned, according to a Justice Department court filing submitted on Saturday. CBS News recently reported Smith would resign from the Justice Department after completing his work. According to court documents, Smith … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump sentenced in New York hush money trial – CBS News Watch CBS News When President-elect Donald Trump takes office in nine days, it will be as the first president with a felony conviction on his record. A Manhattan judge formally sentenced him on Friday for falsifying business records. He could have received … Read more
Berlin: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Saturday that the principle of sovereign borders must be protected, days after US President-elect Donald Trump refused to rule out force to seize Greenland. Speaking to a congress of his Social Democrat party ahead of a general election next month, Scholz said: “The principle of the inviolability of borders … Read more