President Obama Picks Chuck Hagel, Fight Over Defense Secretary

Two weeks before his inauguration, and with more "fiscal cliffs" on the horizon, President Obama is embracing a showdown with Congress over his pick to lead the Pentagon in his second term. Obama will nominate former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel to be the next Secretary of Defense at a formal White House announcement later today, administration officials said. The president will name counterterrorism advisor John Brennan as the new CIA director to replace David Petraeus, rounding out an...Full Story