Trump's nominees in confirmation process
President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees are beginning to face Senate questions as their confirmation process begins. CBS News' Shawna Mizelle reports.
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President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees are beginning to face Senate questions as their confirmation process begins. CBS News' Shawna Mizelle reports.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has cleared the way for a partial release of the final report prepared by special counsel Jack Smith on the investigations into President-elect Donald Trump. This comes after Trump's legal team moved to block the report's release.
Federal officials are on high alert as they prepare for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane breaks down the efforts to secure Washington, D.C.
President Biden on Monday will deliver remarks at the State Department about his administration's foreign policy legacy as a whole and what the White House calls his efforts to strengthen the United States and lead the world. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
FBI Director Christopher Wray spoke with "60 Minutes" in an interview that aired Sunday night about his planned resignation before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. CBS News Justice Department reporter Robert Legare has more.
Several of President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet choices, including defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth, will have their Senate confirmation hearings this week. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
With one week until President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, immigration policy expert Laura Collins discusses the proposals on the table, including the potential reinstatement of Title 42, the border wall and mass deportations. Collins breaks down the feasibility and humanitarian concerns surrounding these plans.
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.
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.
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 work around the clock, through the night, through weekends to make sure we get that Cabinet confirmed."
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.
In a widely expected move, special counsel Jack Smith departed from the Justice Department after years of federal investigations into President-elect Donald Trump. Willie James Inman has the details.
Trump was found guilty in May of 34 felonies for authorizing a scheme in 2017 to falsify records in order to cover up reimbursements for a "hush money" payment.
The Supreme Court heard arguments over the fate of TikTok on Friday. The popular social media app could be federally banned in the U.S. later this month if its China-based parent company does not sell the app. CBS News producer Catherine Cole has more.
President Biden unexpectedly answered reporter questions on a wide range of topics on Friday, including if he regrets dropping out of the 2024 election. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has details.
A New York judge sentenced President-elect Donald Trump to unconditional discharge Friday in his "hush money" case, meaning he will serve no jail time and receive no punishment for his conviction. The judge said that the sentence was his only option given Trump's return to the White House. Weijia Jiang explains.
President-elect Donald Trump will become the first sitting U.S. president to have a criminal record when he takes office in 10 days. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman breaks down what this means for Trump and if he can appeal the verdict.
President-elect Donald Trump says he will appeal his conviction in the New York criminal "hush money" case after being sentenced Friday without any penalties. Ty Cobb, former member of the Trump administration's legal team, joins "America Decides" with his reaction.
The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold a law that would ban TikTok as soon as this month. The justices appear to agree that the app's links to China are a national security threat. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford joins "America Decides" to break down Friday's arguments.
At least 10 people are dead and over 300,000 have been ordered or warned to evacuate as wildfires continue to devastate parts of Southern California. Some residents have been quick to blame Democratic leaders in the state, including Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Political strategists Mariel Sáez and Matt Gorman join "America Decides" with analysis.
As fire rages in Southern California, questions are starting to be asked about how budget cuts at the state and local levels may have impacted the response. Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff of California joins "America Decides" to discuss.
On Friday, a New York judge sentenced President-elect Donald Trump in his criminal "hush money" case. Trump will now officially enter the White House as a convicted felon. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane and Weijia Jiang report.
Recent major donors to Trump's inaugural committee include Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Amazon, Apple's Tim Cook, and OpenAI's Sam Altman.
President-elect Donald Trump received a sentence of unconditional discharge in the New York "hush money" case. CBS News' Katrina Kaufman and Aaron Navarro report.
President-elect Donald Trump has been sentenced in his New York "hush money" trial. Here's what happened with the case.