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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly and Republican Sen. Katie Britt discuss the government shutdown as an impasse in Congress nears the three-week mark, and weigh in on the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug boats. Plus, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde joins.

• Oct 19, 2025
• 01:35

Kelly: Shutdown could end this week if GOP negotiates

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sunday that an almost three-week-long government shutdown could end this week if Republicans "sit down and have a negotiation with us" on health care. He also pushed back against the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug boats, calling the legal argument offered by officials "very convoluted."

• Oct 19, 2025
• 08:13

Britt: Dems should "do the right tuning" on shutdown

Republican Sen. Katie Britt told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" her party is willing to negotiate on Affordable Care Act subsidies, but she pushed Democrats to "do the right thing" and vote to end the government shutdown first. She also praised President Trump's push to lower in vitro fertilization costs.

• Oct 19, 2025
• 08:19

Himes: Congress told "nothing" about Venezuela strikes

Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, who is the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "Congress is being told nothing" about the Trump administration's strikes on Venezuelan vessels that are allegedly being used to carry drugs. "Based on what I know now" and the White House's memo on the strikes, "these are illegal killings," Himes added.

• Oct 12, 2025
• 08:51

Murphy: U.S. needs "two parties" negotiating

Sen. Chris Murphy, Democrat of Connecticut, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that as Republicans have accused Democrats of refusing to come to the table on the shutdown, "Republicans are boycotting negotiations" with the House on recess. "The only way you can solve a shutdown is to have two parties that are in Washington negotiating," he said.

• Oct 12, 2025
• 08:25

Egyptian official "confident" on Gaza plan

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he is "confident the first phase of the Trump peace plan will be implemented," adding that Egypt is in "full contact with the Palestinians, with Hamas, because it's all about, of course, releasing the hostages and for Israel, releasing some of the Palestinian detainees."

• Oct 12, 2025
• 08:20

Hostages set to be released Monday

An estimated 400,000 Israelis crammed into Hostage Square in Tel Aviv to celebrate as Trump administration officials announced the 20 hostages, believed to be alive, are set to be released. The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is still holding and 48 hostages — living and dead — are set to be exchanged for 250 Palestinians serving life sentences and 1,700 detained since Oct 7, 2023. Debora Patta reports from Tel Aviv.

• Oct 12, 2025
• 04:21

Vance: Layoffs part of shutdown "chaos"

Vice President JD Vance told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sunday that the layoff notices that were sent around this weekend — some of which were rescinded — happened because the "government shutdown inevitably leads to some chaos." Vance accused Democrats, particularly Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, of taking "the entire federal government hostage over a health care policy dispute."

• Oct 12, 2025
• 13:11