Trump selects Gaetz, Gabbard to join his Cabinet – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump surprised Washington on Wednesday when he announced he intends to nominate Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to be his attorney general. He also selected former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be his director of national intelligence. Robert Costa has
Republicans projected to maintain control of House – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News projected Wednesday that Republicans will keep their majority in the House, which along with control of the Senate, will make it easier for President-elect Donald Trump to fill his Cabinet posts and potentially fulfill his legislative agenda. Scott MacFarlane reports
The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students using bathrooms that fit their gender identities and sent the measure to Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. The Republican-backed bill applies to public K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. It requires the schools to designate separate bathrooms, locker rooms and overnight accommodations “for the
Sen. Bob Casey is not giving up on retaining his U.S. Senate seat. The three-term Democrat is currently locked in a tight race with Dave McCormick, trailing the Republican by just over 29,000 votes as of 4 p.m. Wednesday. CBS News has not issued a projection in the race. Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al
Hagerty on what Trump’s victory means for foreign policy “Environment is shifting right now” on Israeli hostage deal, Sen. Bill Hagerty says 08:48 President Biden met Wednesday with the families of American hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza, as the Biden administration says it stands ready to work with the incoming Trump administration toward
Washington — Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected Sen. John Thune as leader, anointing a new standard bearer to replace Mitch McConnell at the party’s helm in the upper chamber. The South Dakota Republican is set to lead the Senate as majority leader in the new Congress, after Republicans flipped the chamber in the 2024 elections.
Washington — House Republicans backed Speaker Mike Johnson to lead for another two years as they voted in leadership elections on Wednesday just as they secured majority control of the lower chamber for another two years. Republicans voted to return Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, both from Louisiana, to their positions in the next