PIX Now afternoon edition 12-9-24 PIX Now afternoon edition 12-9-24 09:08 President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday he will nominate a Bay Area lawyer for a position at the U.S. Department of Justice as assistant attorney general for civil rights. “I’m extremely honored by President Trump’s nomination to assist with our nation’s civil rights agenda. It
Trump administration picks on Capitol Hill courting Senate votes – CBS News Watch CBS News Two key Republican senators, Joni Ernst and Lindsey Graham, signaled they’re open to confirming Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. Scott MacFarlane reports it was a busy day for several of Trump’s choices for top positions. View CBS News In
U.S. prosecutors are accusing two senior Syrian officials of overseeing a notorious torture center that abused peaceful protesters, including a 26-year-old American woman who was later believed to have been executed. The indictment was released Monday, two days after a shock rebel offensive overthrew Syrian President Bashar Assad. The U.S., U.N. and others accuse him
Beverly Hills, California — Democrats, who are about to be locked out of power in Washington as Republicans take control of all three branches of government in January, see the state capitals run by Democratic governors as the clearest path of resistance to President-elect Donald Trump’s second term. The 16 governors and three governors-elect who
Washington — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Defense Department, returned to Capitol Hill on Monday as he tries to solidify support among Senate Republicans as he faces allegations of sexual misconduct, financial mismanagement of veterans’ charities and excessive drinking. Hegseth met with at least two Republican senators on Monday who had
Washington — The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria has raised hopes that more information could come to light on the whereabouts of journalist Austin Tice, who is believed to still be alive more than 12 years after his kidnapping. After a rebel offensive brought an end to the 50-year rule of the Assad
Washington — President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll end birthright citizenship, after years of criticizing the constitutional right. In an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that aired Sunday, Trump said he’s “absolutely” still planning to end birthright citizenship on Day One of his presidency. “We have to end it,” Trump told host Kristen Welker. In