The first confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet picks is taking place Tuesday for Pete Hegseth, selected to lead the Department of Defense. Senators are expected to question Hegseth about allegations that he's abused alcohol and engaged in sexual misconduct with a woman at a hotel in California in 2017. He has denied the allegations.
Pope Francis' funeral is scheduled for Saturday. There will be a nine-day period of mourning, remembrance and prayer beginning with his funeral Mass in Rome....