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Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan
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America’s premier Sunday morning public affairs program. For nearly 70 years, Face the Nation has sought to help audiences understand how current events affect their lives. Today, that mission remains the same. Hear moderator Margaret Brennan’s illuminating and informative interviews with elected officials, policy experts and foreign leaders.Face the Nation airs Sundays at 10:30 AM, ET on the CBS Television Network and at 12 PM, ET on the CBS News Streaming Network. Face the Nation is also available on Paramount+.
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Extended Interview: Co-Founder and CEO of With Honor Rye Barcott
4d ago00:12:08Summary readyMargaret Brennan interviews Rye Barcott, Co-Founder and CEO of With Honor, about his new book Courage Can Save Us.
SummaryRep. Jim Himes, Rep. Don Bacon, Rep. Ro Khanna
4d ago00:45:35Summary readyPresident Trump's grand plan for the Washington DC skyline isn't the only thing shaking up the city this summer. Last week he appointed a man with NO intelligence experience to head up the top agency in the intelligence community. Bill Pulte, who serves as the director of the federal housing finance agency, is the heir to a building fortune and close to the President. He's rubbed some cabinet members the wrong way.And his appointment has sparked concern among even Republicans trying to reauthorize a surveillance program that's due to expire this week. The top Democrat on the House Intel committee Jim Himes will be here today. Nebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon also joins us.Meanwhile, Democrats are keeping close watch on Tuesday's Maine Senate primary as their candidate faces some alarming allegations of past aggressive behavior. We talk with a top Graham Platner supporter, California Democrat Ro Khanna.Finally...should the government have more control over the exploding field of Artificial Intelligence? Plus a conversation about the virtue of courage in public service
SummaryExtended Interview: World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain
2w ago00:18:12Summary readyIn her final interview as World Food Programme Executive Director, Cindy McCain spoke with Margaret Brennan about the global hunger crisis.
SummaryExtended Interview: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
2w ago00:27:39Summary readyMargaret Brennan interviews Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the latest in the war in Ukraine.
SummaryPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Sen. Chris Murphy, Former Vice President Mike Pence
2w ago00:45:35Summary readyThis week on Face the Nation, the diplomatic dance between the US and Iran continues as Ukraine makes an impassioned plea for more help from the US. We spoke exclusively with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who issued a warning. and made an urgent request for anti-ballistic missile weaponry from the US, whose supply is already stretched thin by with the war with Iran. Back home, as midterm match ups prepare for their November contests, does character count anymore when it comes to politics? We talk with former Vice President Mike Pence as well as Connecticut Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, they both have new books out and they both have thoughts on the future of their respective political parties. We also hear from the outgoing head of the UN's World Food Programme, Cindy McCain on the difficulty of feeding the world in challenging times.
SummaryDirector Kevin Hassett, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Reps. Josh Gottheimer and Mike Lawler
3w ago00:46:06Summary readyNegotiations to move towards ending the war with Iran intensify, we have the latest on what we know so far. Sources familiar with the negotiations have told CBS News that the latest proposal to move towards ending the war, now in its 13th week, includes a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the unfreezing of some Iranian assets held in foreign banks, and a continuation of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. We talk to the President's top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett about the impact of the war on the economy. We take a closer look at the outrage on both sides of the aisle with the creation of a 1.8 billion dollar "anti weaponization' payout fund. Maryland Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen will be with us, and we also hear from a bipartisan duo working to fight antisemitism in politics, New York Republican Mike Lawler and New Jersey Democrat Josh Gottheimer. Plus, as the World Health Organization warns that Ebola is "spreading rapidly" in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, we learn more from Dr. Deborah Birx, who helped coordinate the international response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak. And finally, a special Memorial Day conversation with two Medal of Honor recipients about the significance of service.
SummaryExtended Interview: Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates
4w ago00:29:47Summary readyMargaret Brennan interviews Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates about President Trump's trip to China, conflict in the Middle East, and more.
SummaryUSTR Jamieson Greer, Panel with Rep. Tom Suozzi and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, Taiwanese Representative to the US Alexander Yui
4w ago00:46:04Summary readyThis week on Face the Nation. Back in the US following a whirlwind diplomatic mission to China, President Trump faces backlash here at home when it comes how he's handling the economy While the reviews for the President's trip to China -- and details about the deliverables from the meeting of the world's two biggest economic superpowers -- are still coming in, it's Mr. Trump's efforts on the domestic economy that are getting panned at home.The administration’s messaging on the economy and new numbers showing the fastest increase in the inflation rate in three years have Republicans increasingly concerned about the party's chances in the midterm electionsWe hear from the President's top trade representative, Jamieson Greer, plus Taiwan's Representative to the US as well as the heads of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus in the House, Pennsylvania Republican Brian Fitzpatrick and New York Democrat Tom Suozzi. Plus, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates also joins us to discuss the threats America faces.
SummarySec. Chris Wright, Sen. Mark Kelly, Rep. Ted Lieu
May 1000:46:19Summary readyThis week on Face the Nation, global energy markets remain tied in knots by the conflict with Iran as ships in the Strait of Hormuz remain at a standstill. As the administration awaits a response to the latest U.S. offer to end the war with Iran, President Trump attended a golf tournament at his golf club in Virginia Saturday, and last week settled on a new label for the military conflict, which has persisted despite a previous declaration that the war had been "terminated". With critical energy trade routes through the Strait of Hormuz still near-frozen, gas prices continue their march toward higher, we ask Energy Secretary Chris Wright what the plan is going forward. We also hear from Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, and we have a preview of an interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Then, Democrats are dealt a stinging defeat in the latest round of redistricting whiplash. We ask the vice chairman of the House Democratic caucus, California Congressman Ted Lieu, whether his party can still retake the chamber in November's elections. Plus, passengers from the Hantavirus-infected cruise ship have disembarked off the coast of Africa this morning. We get the latest from former FDA Commissioner Doctor Scott Gottlieb. Finally, on this Mother's Day weekend, we check in with Janti Soeripto, the president and CEO of Save the Children U.S., on the push to provide humanitarian assistance to children in need worldwide.
SummaryKevin Hassett, Rep. Jason Crow, Sen. Raphael Warnock
May 300:46:00Summary readyThis week on Face the Nation, gas prices spike as the standoff between the U.S. and Iran continues and the Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act sparks a scramble in some southern states to get in on redistricting before the midterm elections. We take a deep dive on the state of the economy with White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, the head of Minneapolis Federal Reserve Neel Kashkari and the Chairman and CEO of Chevron, Mike Wirth. Then, President Trump tells Congress the war with Iran has been terminated. We talk to Colorado Democrat Jason Crow and assess the impact of the Supreme Court's decision to limit the scope of part of the Voting Rights Act with Georgia Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock.
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