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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the TikTok deal announced last month is set to be finalized on Thursday when President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the TikTok deal announced last month is set to be finalized on Thursday when President Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said service members will miss paychecks by Nov. 15 if the government shutdown stretches on.
Democrats and Republicans remain dug in on their positions on Day 19 of the government shutdown, which has become the third-longest funding lapse in modern history.
Democratic leaders in Congress have pushed for serious negotiations with Republican leaders and the White House to end the stalemate.
Congressional leaders traded blame for the government shutdown on Sunday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government stretched into another week without progress on negotiations.
"Let's discuss through the mediators the logistics and the mechanics behind how that happens, and that has to happen very quickly. That cannot drag on," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
Klobuchar, who led a bipartisan investigation into security problems on Jan. 6, said "nowhere was it found that the FBI was acting as agitators."
President Trump is scheduled to meet Monday with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Gary Cohn, IBM vice chair and director of the National Economic Council in the first Trump term, said for companies in a "very difficult environment," cutting down on the cost of labor is "the one lever they can pull."
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates told "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan that the biggest threat Cuba poses to the U.S. is its potential collapse. "The biggest risk is that we end up with another Mariel evacuation from Cuba that has tens of thousands of Cubans heading to the United States out of desperation," Gates said in an interview airing Sunday.
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Janti Soeripto, the president and CEO of Save the Children who recently returned from a trip to the Sudan, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the "world's worst humanitarian crisis is in Sudan," and the situation is "probably also the one that gets the least attention relative to the need."
Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the Virginia Supreme Court decision that threw out the state's referendum that redrew their congressional districts was "not only wrong, it was disgraceful."
As the passengers are being evacuated from a cruise ship stricken by a hantavirus outbreak, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "we are nearing the end of the transmission period" for the passengers on the ship. He added that given the difference in transmission between hantavirus and COVID, hantavirus is "not going to spread like a pandemic virus like COVID did."
President Trump last week announced an operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iranian blockade, and then two days later, he announced it would be paused. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the U.S. military is currently clearing the Strait of Hormuz now after pausing escorting ships "at Iran's request" because Tehran said "let's make a deal" for peace.
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the Trump administration's request for a $1.5 trillion Defense Department budget is "outrageous," adding that it's "nearly the amount that the rest of the world pays for its defense."
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," amid the fragile ceasefire with Iran, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly join. Plus Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu discusses whether his party can take control of the House in November and former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has the latest on the hantavirus outbreak.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Sen. John Barrasso discusses the new tariffs announced by President Trump. Rep. Don Bacon and Sen. Maria Cantwell discusses a measure in Congress to claw back its authority over trade and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discusses next steps in the Russia-Ukraine war and the impact from the tariffs on the military alliance.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Major Garrett speaks to UAW president Shawn Fain as the Trump administration deals with upcoming tariffs with the markets sliding up and down and consumer confidence sliding. Plus, Sen. Mark Warner joins to discuss the Trump administration's mistake of its own making — sharing attack plans over an app.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Senate Homeland Security chair Rand Paul join as the backlash grows against the Trump administration for the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members. Plus. House intelligence committee member Democratic Rep. Jim Himes joins.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as the U.S. launches airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, Margaret Brennan speaks to Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Plus, President Trump's envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, joins.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," after a whiplash week of on-again, off-again tariff announcements, Canadian ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman joins to discuss the costs and consequences of a trade war. Plus, former White House Russia expert Fiona Hill discusses President Trump's diplomatic pivot on Ukraine.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and House Minority Hakeem Jeffries join Margaret Brennan.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. John Moolenaar, Republican of Michigan, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 26, 2025.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 26, 2025.
The following is the transcript of the interview with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 26, 2025.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 26, 2025.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly and Republican Sen. Katie Britt join Margaret Brennan.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 19, 2025.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Katie Britt, Republican of Alabama, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 19, 2025.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Mark Kelly, Democrat of Arizona, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 19, 2025.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Vice President JD Vance and Sen. Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, join Margaret Brennan.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Badr Abdelatty, foreign minister of Egypt, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 12, 2025.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 12, 2025.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 12, 2025.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Vice President JD Vance that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 12, 2025.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Ahead of a flight from Turkey, President Trump secretly left Air Force One and was moved to another plane with the help of a catering truck, according to a source, as the U.S. grappled with a threat from Iran.
Two Senate Republicans released a set of 2021 texts that show Dr. Anthony Fauci discussing how to "weigh the potential risks against the benefits" of pregnant women taking COVID-19 vaccines.
A federal judge dismissed fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani at the DOJ's request. But in an unusual twist, he refused to dismiss charges against some co-defendants and criticized the DOJ's handling of the case.
Todd Blanche was sworn in as attorney general after the Senate narrowly voted to confirm the president's former defense lawyer to helm the Justice Department over the weekend.
President Trump signed an executive order on childhood vaccine schedules Monday.
"This is a choice that I am making to feel more in control of my life," said 36-year-old Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Will Scharf, who is responsible for overseeing President Trump's paperwork and executive orders, will start Sept. 1, the president announced.
President Trump signaled he would be piling economic pressure on Iran as the stalemate continued and Tehran laid out new conditions to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, said "I trust the science" on vaccines as measles cases have risen to their highest levels in 35 years.
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Researchers were able to peek at the sun's scorching surface with the help of the National Science Foundation's Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, located on the island of Maui in Hawaii.
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The Soyuz MS-28 landing in Kazakhstan brought a 241-day stay in space to a successful conclusion.
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