This Morning from CBS News, Nov. 18, 2016
Trump’s general
Lt.-Gen. Michael Flynn (ret.) has been offered the position of national security adviser by President-elect Donald Trump, CBS News has confirmed. A lifelong Democrat, he is the former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency and was one of the highest-ranking national security officials supporting Trump. But his comments since leaving the Army have raised some eyebrows.
“Trump whisperer”
As president-elect Donald Trump chooses his administration, there is speculation about what role son-in-law Jared Kushner might play. The real estate investor and husband of Ivanka Trump was a key figure in Trump’s campaign, doling out advice on strategy, speeches and personnel. So who is man, potentially poised to become the most powerful son-in-law in U.S. presidential history?
Father’s pain
The U.S. is at odds with ally Jordan over its official explanation for the deaths of three American soldiers earlier this month. Army Staff Sgts. James Moriarty, Kevin McEnroe and Matthew Lewellen were killed in what now appears to have been a terrorist attack. We speak to Moriarty’s father, who wants to know who “murdered my son, and why?”
Dangerous drainage?
Donald Trump’s incoming administration, in an effort to live up to all that “drain the swamp” rhetoric, has announced that it will make all potential White House officials pledge to abstain for lobbying for five years after leaving government. And while this sounds nice in practice, Will Rahn argues it may be rather bad for the country.
Betting on Trump
The high-spirited surge in stock prices since Donald Trump’s election has defied the expectations of many prognosticators on Wall Street. Will the good times continue? We examine what’s behind investors’ bullish early take on Trumpenomics.
Unexpected friends
In this installment of the “CBS This Morning” series, “A More Perfect Union,” we look at the unexpected but powerful friendship that formed when an 82-year-old widower was touched by an innocent question from a 4-year-old in the canned food aisle of a grocery store, just when he needed it most.
Mini-Mart
Target is thinking outside the big-box. The retail giant, known for its cavernous stores, is expanding its strategy to include much smaller outlets as it seeks to beat back mounting competition from nimbler, more compact discount chains.
Ethical investing
Public pension funds -- some of the deepest-pocketed investors in the world -- have turned their attention to “ethical investing.” That might mean shunning Big Tobacco or passing on companies that contribute to global warming. The strategy may keep investors’ conscience clear, but it can also cost them money.
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