Tag: role
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What do cabinet members do? Here are the expectations for each role in a president’s administration
One of the first tasks faced by an incoming president is staffing the Cabinet, the people who collectively are a president’s top advisers and the nation’s highest officials. Most of the members of this group need to be confirmed by the Senate in order to serve in the roles chosen for them by the president.…
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Analyzing the defense secretary role as Trump taps Hegseth
Analyzing the defense secretary role as Trump taps Hegseth – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump picked Fox News host Pete Hegseth for the Secretary of Defense position. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd discusses what is expected of the role and if Hegseth is up for the challenge. Be the first…
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Inside Senate Republicans’ power plays for leadership role
Inside Senate Republicans’ power plays for leadership role – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News estimates that control of the House of Representatives is lean Republican. Meanwhile, the GOP flipped the Senate with longtime leader Mitch McConnell stepping down from the role. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more. Be the first to…
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Trump selects Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, first woman ever in the role
Trump selects Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, first woman ever in the role – CBS News Watch CBS News As President-elect Donald Trump gears up for his second term in office, Trump announced Thursday that he has selected his campaign manager Susie Wiles to be his White House chief of staff. Wiles…
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Inside Senate Republicans’ power plays for leadership role
Inside Senate Republicans’ power plays for leadership role – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News estimates that control of the House of Representatives is lean Republican. Meanwhile, the GOP flipped the Senate with longtime leader Mitch McConnell stepping down from the role. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more. Be the first to…
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How immigration played a role in the election and what to expect in Trump’s presidency
How immigration played a role in the election and what to expect in Trump’s presidency – CBS News Watch CBS News Immigration was a major theme of President-elect Donald Trump’s campaign, where he pledged a mass deportation. Polls show he still won many votes from Latino Americans. Be the first to know Get browser notifications…
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The important role of concession speeches to U.S. democracy
The important role of concession speeches to U.S. democracy – CBS News Watch CBS News A concession speech delivered by the losing candidate is a patriotic tradition as old as the U.S. itself, and as Vice President Kamala Harris showed Wednesday, it often represents the most difficult moment in a politician’s career. However, as Mark…
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Michigan’s “uncommitted” voters grapple with White House’s role in the Mideast conflict
Michigan’s “uncommitted” voters grapple with White House’s role in the Mideast conflict – CBS News Watch CBS News With Election Day fast approaching, the U.S. is making a final diplomatic push to stop the war in Gaza, along with the cross-border fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. As Shanelle Kaul reports, the violence in…