Obama Taps Hagel for Defense, Brennan for CIA

Rounding out his second-term national security team with a pair of controversial picks, President...  More »

Rounding out his second-term national security team with a pair of controversial picks, President Obama has named former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel to be defense secretary and White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan to run the CIA. (Jan. 7)  « Less