Read full episode transcripts of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" from 2025

Browse all of our full episode transcripts from 2025 of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

• Dec 29, 2025

Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 5, 2025

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader John Thune join Margaret Brennan.

• Jan 5, 2025

Thune has privately told Trump that Hegseth has the votes to be confirmed, sources say

When asked for comment, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader John Thune said "two things we don't discuss publicly: Whip counts and private conversations with the president."

• Jan 5, 2025

Transcript: Tom Homan on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 5, 2025

The following is the full transcript of an interview with Tom Homan, President-elect Donald Trump's border czar, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Jan. 5, 2025.

• Jan 5, 2025

Nancy Pelosi says violence of Jan. 6 "didn't end that day"

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday the violence of Jan. 6, 2021, "didn't end that day," accusing president-elect Donald Trump of stoking continued violence in the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol.

• Jan 5, 2025

Transcript: Reps. Mike Turner and Jim Himes "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 5, 2025

The following is a transcript of an interview with Reps. Mike Turner, Republican of Ohio, and Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Jan. 5, 2025.

• Jan 5, 2025

Thune says he'll help Trump understand "what's realistic" in the Senate

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he's committed to helping Donald Trump "achieve success" when he returns to the White House.

• Jan 5, 2025

Transcript: House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 5, 2025

The following is the full transcript of an interview with House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Jan. 5, 2025.

• Jan 5, 2025

Trump praises Meloni for having "taken Europe by storm" during visit

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attended a documentary about Trump ally John Eastman's attempts to overthrow the results of the 2020 election.

• Jan 5, 2025

Transcript: Senate Majority Leader John Thune on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Jan. 5, 2025

The following is the full transcript of an interview with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Republican of South Dakota, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Jan. 5, 2025.

• Jan 5, 2025

What to know as Congress counts electoral votes on Jan. 6

Several changes to the electoral vote count process have been enacted since a violent mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

• Jan 6, 2025

She wrote Carter a letter when she was 4. Now, she's director of his library.

Dr. Meredith Evans says Jimmy Carter's compassion and authenticity are woven throughout the museum, starting with his childhood in the rural farm communities of Plains and nearby Archery.

• Jan 4, 2025

ATF chief warns that agency cuts could result in dire consequences

Congressional Republicans proposed $188 million in cutbacks to the agency this year, alleging the ATF overreaches and places too many restrictions, including on pistol braces.

• Jan 4, 2025

Congress notified of planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel

President Biden has made it clear that Israel has the right to defend its citizens as the American ally presses forward with its war against Hamas in Gaza.

• Jan 4, 2025

Carter honored in Atlanta: "It's amazing what you can cram into 100 years."

Former President Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29 at the age of 100.

• Jan 4, 2025

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