Bessent says U.S. won't be able to pay military by Nov. 15 amid shutdown
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said service members will miss paychecks by Nov. 15 if the government shutdown stretches on.
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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.
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In an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," the French president pushed back on criticism for recognizing a Palestinian state.
Missed the second half of the show? GOP Rep. Don Bacon of Nebrask, cybersecurity expert Chris Krebs and former Biden AI adviser Ben Buchanan discuss artificial intelligence, while Rye Barcott, the co-founder of With Honor and author of "Courage Can Save Us: Ten Extraordinary Americans and the Fight for Our Future," also joins.
Rye Barcott, a Marine veteran who co-founded With Honor, a group that works to elect service members, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that one of the key takeaways for his new book "Courage Can Save Us" is "to find a route into public service, and that's one of the goals with this."
CBS News contributor Chris Krebs, who ran CISA in the first Trump administration, and Ben Buchanan, who advised President Biden and is now a professor at Johns Hopkins and an adviser to Anthropic, joined "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" to discuss whether the government should regulate AI -- and if so, how it should be regulated.
Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that President Trump's decision to endorse Ken Paxton in the Texas runoff for the Senate seat was a "mistake," adding "I think this has hurt the president."
Rep. Ro Khanna, who appeared at a rally with Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner of Maine despite accusations about his past behavior, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that Platner's alleged actions were "misogynistic, they were shameful, they were wrong. But they didn't come as a surprise to a lot of folks in Maine."
Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat of the House Intelligence Committee, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that President Trump's decision to tap Bill Pulte as the acting Director of National Intelligence is "probably the worst most dangerous" nod of Mr. Trump's "basket of awful appointments."
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Reps. Ro Khanna, Don Bacon and Jim Himes join. Plus, a panel on artificial intelligence with cybersecurity expert Chris Krebs, a CBS News contributor, and Ben Buchanan, a former special adviser for AI during the Biden administration.
Watch Margaret Brennan's full interview with Rye Barcott, co-Founder and CEO of With Honor and author of Courage Can Save Us, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on June 7, 2026.
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.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as fallout continues from the unprecedented Oval Office meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Margaret Brennan speaks to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, GOP Reps. Mike Turner and John James and Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," the president's mission to shrink the federal workforce intensifies, and his foreign policy dealmaking reaches a critical juncture. We'll speak with President Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York and more.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Senate Majority Leader John Thune joins to discuss the GOP's priorities with President-elect Donald Trump coming into the White House, while House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi discusses the legacy of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack with the House set to count the electoral votes again.
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Dr. Leana Wen discusses the bird flu outbreak and what health policy could look like in the new administration. Plus, philanthropist and author David Rubenstein joins.
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.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Chuck Schumer that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 5, 2025.
The following is the transcript of the interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 5, 2025.
The following is the transcript of the interview with retired Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Oct. 5, 2025.
As President Trump touts a looming decision on his next move in the war, Tehran says any "new aggression" would be met with different weapons in new places.
GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana urged the president to be "radically honest" when he's speaking about vaccines, as the U.S. this year has recorded the most measles cases in more than three decades.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, ahead of the planned summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping this week.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Trump have met at least twice since Mamdani was elected last year.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Reps. Ro Khanna and Maria Elvira Salazar join Margaret Brennan.
GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida warned in a campaign ad last week that President Trump's immigration enforcement policy has "gone too far."
The following is the transcript of the interview with IBM vice chair Gary Cohn, who served as an economic adviser in President Trump's first term, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sept. 20, 2026.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sept. 20, 2026.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sept. 20, 2026.
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