12/1: The Takeout with Major Garrett
White House defends second strike on alleged drug boat; New details on National Guard shooting suspect's mental health.
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New details on National Guard shooting suspect
CBS News is learning new details about the mental health of the man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington, D.C. Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.
Reporters on alleged drug boat strikes
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are expressing concern over Washington Post reporting that alleges Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave a verbal order to leave no survivors before a deadly U.S. attack on a suspected drug smuggling boat in early September. Reese Gorman, politics and Congress reporter for NOTUS, and Julia Manchester, White House reporter for The Hill, join to unpack the day's top stories.
Democrats eye Tennessee special election
Voters in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District will head to the polls Tuesday in what has become a test of Democrats' recent electoral momentum. CBS News political reporter Hunter Woodall has the latest.
Walz slams Trump's use of slur
President Trump recently used a slur for people with intellectual disabilities to describe Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. CBS News Minnesota reporter and anchor Esme Murphy joins to discuss.
What to know about CIA-backed "Zero Units"
The suspect in the National Guard shooting in Washington, D.C., served in a CIA-backed unit in Afghanistan before coming to the U.S. Elliot Ackerman, author and former intelligence officer who served in the same unit, joins "The Takeout" with more.
Update on National Guardsman shot in D.C.
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Monday that Andrew Wolfe, the second National Guardsman shot in Washington, D.C., last week, has woken up from an induced coma. CBS News homeland security correspondent Nicole Sganga has more.
Wasserman-Schultz slams Trump Venezuela policy
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt asserted Monday that President Trump has the authority to kill any suspected drug boat occupants headed toward the United States. Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz of Florida joins with her reaction.
White House defends alleged drug boat strike
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Monday confirmed Washington Post reporting that the U.S. launched two strikes on an alleged drug boat in September, but denied Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the second strike that killed two survivors of the initial attack. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports. Then, Jamil Jaffer, former associate counsel to President George W. Bush, joins with analysis.
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