India, Nov. 4 -- US President Donald Trump has been asking his advisers and other people close to him whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should continue in his job after Republicans suffered major losses in Tuesday's midterm elections, CBS News reported, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter.

Trump has raised the question with people around him and during phone conversations, as he considers whether Hegseth should remain in charge of the Pentagon following the Republican Party's poor election performance.

Some White House aides believe that Hegseth may not be the only person blamed for the Republican Party's election defeat. They expect some of the criticism to be directed at Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of US Central Comma...