The Latest: Senate leader says Russians not 'our friends'
Donald Trump says he'll reduce the costs of the Pentagon's most expensive weapons program — Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter — after he takes office.
The tweet comes the same day Defense Secretary Ash Carter visited Israel as it prepared to receive the first two next-generation F-35 fighter jets intended to help preserve the country's military edge in the volatile Mideast.
President-elect Donald Trump is trying to cast new doubt on the CIA's conclusion that Russia tried to interfere in the U.S. presidential election.
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain, who joined Senate Democrats Sunday to call for an immediate bipartisan investigation, said Monday on "CBS This Morning" that probes are essential because hacking could be a new form of warfare.
A top adviser to Donald Trump says the CEO of Exxon Mobil is an attractive candidate for secretary of state in part because he's done business deals with Russia.
Lawmakers are seeking to investigate purported Russian interference in the November election and question the incoming president's potential pick for secretary of state.
Trump said Sunday that a recent CIA assessment that Russian hacking had sought to help his candidacy was "ridiculous."
[...] he praised ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, who has emerged as the leading contender to lead the State Department.