President-elect Donald Trump is doubling down on his choice for attorney general. Trump is calling senators to push his pick of former Rep. Matt Gaetz, even while he considers making recess appointments. CBS News’ Nancy Cordes and Fin Gómez join “America Decides” with the latest. Source

As he gets ready to retire, GOP Rep. Brad Wenstrup often thinks about the day Rep. Steve Scalise, one of the House Republican leaders, was shot during a baseball practice. Source

Sources tell CBS News that President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Linda McMahon to serve as secretary of the Department of Education. McMahon is Trump’s transition co-chair and served in his last term as Small Business Administrator. Source

Frontier is expanding service across 21 airports in the U.S. and Caribbean. Here are the new routes the carrier will service. Source

Brendan Carr wrote Project 2025’s chapter on overhauling the Federal Communications Commission. Here’s what to know. Source

The Senate has confirmed 217 of Mr. Biden’s selections to serve on the federal bench and are aiming to approve more before Republicans take control. Source

CDC data shows rates of Mycoplasma pneumoniae have surged in babies. Source

President-elect Donald Trump attended SpaceX’s sixth flight test of its Super Heavy-Starship on Tuesday with CEO Elon Musk. The burgeoning friendship between the two men played a key role in Trump’s reelection, with Musk now set to run a government efficiency agency in the coming months. CBS News political reporter Jake Rosen and Politico aviation reporter Oriana Pawlyk join “America Decides” with more. Source

The FDA sent a warning letter flagging “significant violations” of manufacturing regulations for Tom’s of Maine toothpaste. Source

President-elect Donald Trump might have to wait until his presidency is over before he’s sentenced for his New York “hush money” conviction. CBS News Supreme Court and legal producer Catherine Cole has more. Source