UPDATED 11:15 AM EST, January 6, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate's Republican leader said Sunday he is reserving judgment on whether to support former Sen. Chuck Hagel, the front-runner to be the next defense secretary, and predicted that his former colleague would face serious question about his stands on Iran and Israel.
President Barack Obama may round out his new national security leadership team this coming week, with a nomination for Pentagon chief expected and a pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency possible. Obama was returning Sunday from his vacation in Hawaii.
