Trump Administration Personnel Fights

On CBS’s 'Face the Nation,' Sen. Lindsey Graham said he is 'ready to vote for Kash Patel' to lead the FBI, even though no confirmation date has been set for President‑elect Donald Trump’s controversial choice and former Trump officials have publicly raised red flags about Patel’s past conduct. In the same program, Sen. Tim Kaine warned that Pentagon contender Pete Hegseth would be a 'very dangerous Secretary of Defense,' signaling likely Democratic resistance if Trump formally nominates him to run the Defense Department. The episode underscores the battle lines in the Senate over two of the most sensitive national‑security posts in government at a moment when Trump is under fire for his overseas military actions and domestic crackdowns. Also on the show, Save the Children CEO Janti Soeripto said her group is trying to reunite more than 17,000 Gazan children separated from their families during the Israel‑Hamas war under the current ceasefire, calling it 'a real moment of hope and peril at the same time.' Her comments highlight the sheer scale and fragility of child‑protection work now intersecting with U.S.‑backed negotiations over Gaza.