CBS FIRES POLITICAL DIRECTOR CHAGGARIS OVER BEHAVIOR
CBS News has fired its political director after investigating reports of “inappropriate behavior,” the network said Thursday. Steve Chaggaris had served as CBS News’ political director since March 2017 after being hired in 2012 as the Washingtonbased executive editor for CBSNews.com. He became senior political editor in 2014. “In the last two weeks, accounts of inappropriate behavior by Steve Chaggaris were brought to our attention and were immediately investigated,” CBS News said in a statement. “As a result, CBS News has severed ties with Mr. Chaggaris for violating company policy, effective immediately.”