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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
Public health expert Dr. Leana Wen answers coronavirus questions on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
Hawk Newsome, activist and chairman of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York, explains what his organization stands for and the discusses the treatment people of color encounter across America on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, Ph.D, talks about transitioning from serving Baltimore to serving as Librarian of Congress on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
Economist and author Arthur Brooks explains his opening remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast using his "love your enemy" theme, on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
House Republican Whip Steve Scalise talks about his recovery and physical therapy regimen after the 2017 shooting that left him seriously wounded, on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
Ohio Republican Congressman Jim Jordan says the House Democrats should have subpoenaed John Bolton if they wanted to hear from him, as the Senate debates whether to call witnesses in the impeachment trial of President Trump. Jordan joins us for week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
Texas Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw talks about his interaction with "Saturday Night Live" star Pete Davidson during the 2018 campaign, and his response to the "outrage mob," on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell talks about the 2020 campaign, her decision on impeachment, the #MeToo movement, and President Trump's comments on her late husband during this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter talks about his childhood schooling and the corruption in Turkey that led to his criticism against President Erdogan, on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
Bob Garfield, cohost of WNYC's weekly show "On the Media," discusses the power of social media on democracy and his new book "American Manifesto: Saving Democracy from Villains, Vandals, and Ourselves" on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
Author and trailblazing journalist Dorothy Butler Gilliam talks about being the first African American woman journalist hired by the Washington Post, and her book "Trailblazer," on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
White House Director of Legislative Affairs Eric Ueland talks about President Trump's reaction to being impeached on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
CBS News 2020 campaign reporters Musadiq Bidar, Nicole Sganga and LaCrai Mitchell join Major to talk about how voters in their respective states are feeling heading into the early primaries, on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
"CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell joins Major Garrett to talk about the new phase of the broadcast in Washington, D.C., on this week's "The Takeout with Major Garrett."
Former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus talks about the "Anonymous" book, written by someone claiming to be inside the Trump White House, on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."