President Obama Makes Cabinet Announcements

President Obama made announcements today on two new members of his cabinet:

• Former Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense, and

• Counterterrorism adviser John O. Brennan to direct the Central Intelligence Agency

Thanks for joining us here or on-air for the announcements. You can see a recap via NPR - check out their live blog.

(We also had live video from the White House below - though we've removed it following the announcement's conclusion).