Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

This week on Face the Nation, the president's mission to shrink the federal workforce intensifies, and his foreign policy dealmaking hits a critical juncture. Late Friday, the purge of the federal workforce struck the Pentagon at the top, during a critical moment for our national security, as the new administration seeks peace talks to end Russia's war in Ukraine and as a fragile truce between Israel and Hamas hangs in the balance. We spoke with Trump's top negotiator and envoy, Steve Witkoff. Meanwhile here at home, the president takes aim at Democratic governors who oppose his agenda. We asked New York Governor Kathy Hochul how she's picking her battles with the new administration. Lawmakers are facing some heat from their voters over Trump's push to slash the federal workforce -- led by Elon Musk. Maryland Democrat Chris Van Hollen and Utah Republican John Curtis discuss the impacts on their constituents. Finally, with bird flu, measles and other illnesses on the rise -- and big changes ahead for America's public health agencies, we'll get a reality check from former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan", President Trump's national security team takes his MAGA movement to Europe. We talk to Secretary of State Marco Rubio in his first Sunday show interview since taking office. Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council, joins the show to discuss the economy and inflation. And House Intelligence Committee Republican Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) discusses the annual Munich Security Conference that just finished, particularly around a peace deal for the war in Ukraine. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation President Trump continues to make good on his campaign pledges. What do Americans think of the Trump 2.0 policies and Mr. Trump's performance as president so far? We’ll break down our new CBS News poll with Anthony Salvanto, CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys. As Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency squad continue their sweep through federal agencies, President Trump says they're doing so at his insistence, and that there's more to come. But that revamp is leading to confusion and the consequences are spreading across the country, and around the world. How could the president's bureaucratic shake-up impact America's law enforcement, homeland security, and intelligence capabilities? Plus, what's the impact of cutting U.S. aid to the countries that need it the most? We'll talk with Texas Republican Congressman Michael McCaul and Minnesota Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. Tennessee Republican Senator Bill Hagerty also weighs in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation, President Trump picks a tariff fight with America's top trade partners, federal workers brace for another tumultuous week and the fallout continues from Mr. Trump blaming diversity policies for the mid-air collision of an Army Black Hawk and a passenger jet. We'll talk with the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Virginia's Mark Warner, Vermont Independent Bernie Sanders...and the Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Republican Brian Mast. On the good news front, American Keith Siegel has a happy family reunion following his release from Hamas captivity. We'll speak to his niece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation, we sit down for an exclusive interview with Vice President JD Vance, his first since taking office. You'll hear what the VP has to say about immigration, lowering prices for American consumers, reforming the agency that handles disaster aid, those tech titans supporting Trump, and the pardons of 1,500 people convicted of crimes in the January 6 capitol attack. Plus, House Republican Mike Turner and Democrat Jason Crow react. We hear from our CBS immigration reporter, Camilo Montoya-Galvez, with new updates on the Trump administration’s new deportation actions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation, hours before America begins its handover of presidential power, we begin with breaking news as the first phase of the Gaza cease-fire deal commences with the return of three Israeli hostages and a Palestinian prisoner swap. Is the cease-fire deal the beginning of a new way forward for peace in the Middle East? We'll talk with a key Biden negotiator of the truce, Brett McGurk. Incoming national security advisor Rep. Mike Waltz weighs in on the immediate national security challenges the new administration faces, including the future of TikTok in the U.S. Then, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Tim Kaine weigh in on Trump’s cabinet picks following the first week of confirmation hearings. Finally, we explore the humanitarian crisis facing the youngest victims of the war in Gaza with Save the Children’s Janti Soeripto. All this just ahead on Face the Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation, Southern California grapples with the devastating fury of extreme wildfires. FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell and California Congresswoman Judy Chu join us to give us the latest on the ground and what threats remain in the region. Next, we preview the week ahead in the Senate as they begin to hear from president-elect Trump's cabinet picks. But do Senate Republicans have the votes to confirm them? Republican Whip Sen. John Barrasso gives us the latest on where Trump’s picks stand. Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly also weighs in. Finally, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich previews his new project "Journey to America," a PBS documentary profiling several famous immigrants and their contributions to America. We'll talk to him about that and get his thoughts on president-elect Trump's plans for immigration reform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margaret Brennan speaks with new Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) about his priorities and implementing President-elect Trump's agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Margaret Brennan speaks with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the start of the 119th Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation, the nation's capital braces for the unprecedented in the new year amid growing threats to our nation's security. We sit down for a bipartisan conversation with the heads of the House Intelligence Committee, Ohio's Mike Turner and Connecticut's Jim Himes. New Senate Majority Leader John Thune joins the broadcast to discuss his priorities. Plus, incoming border czar Tom Homan tells us about his plans to execute President-elect Trump's agenda. Also, as we mark four years since the January 6 attack on the Capitol, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks about the growing threats of political violence. Finally, Mark Strassmann reports on Georgia's commemorations for former president Jimmy Carter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation, as we close out 2024, we look ahead to the economy, health care, immigration and more as Washington ushers in a new Congress - and a new administration. We begin with our annual Face the Nation year-end correspondents' roundtable. Chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford, chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa, congressional correspondent Scott Macfarlane, political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns and senior white house and political correspondent, Ed O'Keefe give us their insight and predictions. Dr. Leana Wen, former commissioner of the Baltimore City Health Department, breaks down the latest on the rise of bird flu and what to expect on the health policy front from the incoming administration. Bank of America’s Managing Director and Senior U.S. Economist Aditya Bhave tells us what’s in store for the economy in 2025. Finally, a conversation with Carlyle Group Co-founder Dave Rubenstein on his recent book exploring the American presidency. All that and more on Face the Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation, Congress narrowly avoids a government shutdown ahead of the holidays – but what does the brinkmanship and chaos signal for the next two years? We’ll check in with two House members – Arkansas Congressman French Hill, who voted for the spending bill, and Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales, who voted against it. Then our exit interview with Homeland Security Chief Alejandro Mayorkas. He was the face of the Biden border policy, taking the brunt of Republican criticism. He offers his advice for the incoming administration. And we’ll hear from outgoing West Virginia Independent Senator Joe Manchin – on his assessment of the Democratic Party he left behind, and his relationship with the president-elect. Finally, after the coup in Syria earlier this month, we’ll have an inside look at the effort to locate and return the missing Americans once held hostage by the fallen Assad regime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation... President-elect Trump promises big change for America's role in the world, but will his policies put out the fire or fuel the flames of a world already on fire? Incoming National Security Adviser Mike Waltz will preview the new administration's priorities amid instability throughout the Middle East, tension in Asia and an unrelenting war in Ukraine. Then, we ask Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.S., Oksana Markarova how new leadership in Washington will change her own country's calculus as Russia's invasion grinds on. Plus, President Biden breaks a record by commuting the sentences of 1,500 Americans. We ask Democratic Senator Amy Klobuchar about that news and the future of law enforcement under Trump. Finally, a conversation with the head of the United Nations' World Food Programme, Cindy McCain, about the link between global hunger and global instability. All that and more on Face the Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation, for the first time in 54 years, the al-Assad regime is no longer ruling Syria. Rebel forces who have been fighting the al-Assad government for 13 years swept through Syria in two weeks, capturing Damascus, taking the Syrian people -- and the world -- by surprise. What are the implications for the Middle East? We have the latest from the region...PLUS we talk to the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Ohio Republican Mike Turner…THEN – following a bipartisan congressional task force investigation into the security failures leading to the assassination attempts of Mr. Trump earlier this year, top investigators, Pennsylvania Republican Mike Kelly, and Colorado Democrat Jason Crow, will give us their findings on how to fix the Secret Service. Finally, with the future of controversial social media giant TikTok in doubt, we'll hear from a potential buyer, Frank McCourt, Executive Chairman of McCourt Global. All that and more on Face the Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on “Face the Nation,” the drumbeat continues from Mar-A-Lago as President-elect Trump announces plans to nominate loyalists who have more than once lashed out at the agencies they hope to lead. We'll hear from two Senators who will be evaluating these Cabinet picks, Texas Republican Ted Cruz and California Democrat Alex Padilla. Then with just weeks to go until he leaves office, President Biden is notching a few hard-fought victories overseas, securing the release of Americans wrongfully held in China and a cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah. Could a deal between Israel and Hamas be next? We talk unfinished business with White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Plus, as Americans kick off the busiest shopping season of the year, it's crunch time for retailers and a window into the economy at large. Questions loom over the future of the American consumer as the incoming president threatens across-the-board import tariffs. We break down the economic impact with CBS Business analyst Jill Schlesinger. Finally, we talk with H.W. Brands on his new book “America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War.” All that and more on “Face the Nation.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on "Face the Nation", As Donald Trump’s second administration begins to take shape, the President-elect’s transition spent the weekend making a flurry of announcements. As the would-be nominees were whisked through Capitol Hill to meet with senators, there's already been one major withdrawal and renewed scrutiny on some of the more controversial national security picks. We talk with two key senators – Republican Rand Paul and Democrat Tammy Duckworth. They'll be questioning the president-elect's choices on health, national security and more. One of Trump's national security advisers from his first term, retired army lieutenant general H.R. McMaster, also weighs in. Plus, as the conflict between Israel, Hamas, and Hezbollah continues raging, when can we expect a ceasefire? We ask Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen, who has called the Biden Administration's handling of Israel a failure of policy. Finally we hear from Representative-elect Sarah McBride on the challenges and opportunities facing her as she prepares to take office as the first openly transgender member of Congress. All that and more on “Face the Nation.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation, the stress testing of our federal government begins as the Trump 2.0 administration prepares for its return to the White House. On Trump’s wave of controversial cabinet picks, we talk on the nominees’ paths forward with House Republican French Hill and Democrat Jim Himes. We also check in with two former officials who served in the first Trump administration. Former deputy director of national intelligence Sue Gordon and former Coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx weigh in on the President-elect’s potential cabinet. Plus, Kentucky's Democratic Governor Andy Beshear offers his party some advice about how to politically succeed in a red state. All that and more on Face the Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation, what's next for America after President-elect Donald Trump's decisive victory? With Trump and his allies now focused on their agenda for Washington and the world, how -- and will -- he deliver on his campaign promises? Tennessee Republican Senator Bill Hagerty joins us to break it down and tells us what we can expect from Trump’s foreign policy agenda. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan outlines President Biden's remaining foreign policy priorities. After Democrats’ bruising election loss and a potential identity crisis, California Congressman Ro Khanna weighs in on the challenges ahead. Then, to give us the European reaction to Trump’s return to the White House, British Ambassador to the U.S. Dame Karen Pierce joins us. Finally, we check in with Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari about the Fed's interest rate cut and the incoming administration's ambitious plans to reshape the economy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation, it's down to the final hours of campaign 2024 and election night is shaping up to be a cliffhanger....on Saturday, both presidential candidates stumped for every last vote on the campaign trail… We talk with Florida Republican Marco Rubio and Nevada Democratic Senator Catherine Cortez Masto on how their respective parties are handling the final push into Election Day… then, as early voting numbers continue to rise, our election security panel tells us what voters need to know. Finally, Mohamed El-Erian fact-checks the state of the economy. All that and more, on Face the Nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Face the Nation, the race to the White House is neck and neck, and both sides are making a final push for every last vote. With less than two weeks until election day, Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are locked in a dead heat, according to new CBS polling. We’ll have CBS Director of Elections and Surveys Anthony Salvanto break down the new data and what we should expect on election night. With tens of millions of early votes already cast, we talk with GOP vice-presidential candidate JD Vance about the campaign’s closing message. Former Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney joins us to talk about the Harris Campaign women voters as she comes off a week campaigning with Vice President Harris. Finally, we’ll get the latest from top election officials in two battleground states: Arizona’s Adrian Fontes and Pennsylvania’s Al Schmidt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices