Hegseth strikes defiant tone as Trump weighs several options for replacing him

Washington — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, is showing defiance amid misconduct allegations as support for his confirmation appeared to be in doubt. There are now several candidates under consideration to replace him as Trump’s intended nominee, sources familiar with the transition tell CBS News, among them, Florida Gov. Ron

French Government Collapses After National Assembly Ousts Prime Minister in No Confidence Vote

The French government collapsed Wednesday after its lower house of parliament voted to oust Prime Minister Michel Barnier, the Wall Street Journal reported. The National Assembly passed a no confidence motion with 331 votes, above the 288 needed, forcing Barnier and his cabinet to resign. The motion stemmed from widespread backlash over Barnier’s efforts to

Trump Switches His Selection for White House Counsel Role

The president-elect has swapped in David Warrington for William McGinley and named McGinley to be counsel for DOGE. President-elect Donald Trump has made some rapid-fire changes to his administration’s prospective legal team. In a Dec. 4 post on Truth Social, he named David A. Warrington as White House counsel. A partner at Dhillon Law Group,

Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Challenge to Ban on Gender Procedures for Minors

The Biden administration has challenged the law under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Dec. 4 over Tennessee’s ban on gender-altering procedures for minors, teeing up a potentially game-changing decision for precedent on this issue. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) attorney Chase Strangio and U.S. Solicitor General