Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

CBS News

<p>CBS News’ Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan is America’s premier Sunday morning public affairs program. For nearly 70 years, Face the Nation has sought to help audiences understand how current events affect their lives. Today, that mission remains the same. Hear moderator Margaret Brennan’s illuminating and informative interviews with elected officials, policy experts and foreign leaders. Face the Nation airs Sundays at 10:30 AM, ET on the CBS Television Network and at 12 PM, ET on the CBS News Streaming Network. Face the Nation is also available on Paramount+.</p>

  • 50 minutes 27 seconds
    Sen. Tom Cotton, Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Chris Murphy

    The U.S. and Israel have launched attacks on Iran and Tehran is responding with retaliatory strikes against U.S. allies. At least three American service members have already been killed and President Trump says the operation is far from over. Senator Tom Cotton, Senator Ted Cruz, Senator Chris Murphy, and Congressman Mike Turner join Face the Nation with the latest. Plus, our expert panel of analysts weighs in on what’s next and the regional impact.

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    1 March 2026, 5:38 pm
  • 33 minutes 54 seconds
    Extended Interview: America's Governors Panel

    This week on ‘Face the Nation,’ a bipartisan conversation with four American governors. They talk to us about the economy and immigration. 

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    23 February 2026, 8:01 am
  • 50 minutes 39 seconds
    Amb. Jamieson Greer, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Christine Lagarde

    This week on Face the Nation, in a major blow to the president's economic agenda, the Supreme Court strikes down his use of an emergency law to impose tariffs on foreign goods. Despite the defeat, the president digs in, announcing a new 15% global tariff to replace the measures struck down by the Court, lashing out at the justices who struck it down. We'll get the latest from the U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.  And what's the impact on the global economy? We'll ask the president of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde. Meanwhile, tensions remain high in the Middle East, with a fresh tide of protests in Iran as the U.S. continues its military build up in the region, putting pressure on Tehran to agree on a nuclear deal. We'll get the latest from Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi. And finally, a conversation with a bipartisan group of governors on how the president's trade and immigration policies are affecting their states' economies, and more.

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    22 February 2026, 5:21 pm
  • 50 minutes 39 seconds
    Tom Homan, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Thom Tillis

    This week on Face the Nation, the Department of Homeland Security is in a shutdown as negotiations over immigration enforcement rules are at a standstill. Two months into the new year, and the government is shut down yet again, this time, only partially, as disputes over President Trump's deportation policy leave lawmakers unable to fund the Department of Homeland Security. Caught in the limbo: TSA agents, the Coast Guard, FEMA employees and thousands of others, some working without pay. We ask Trump's border czar Tom Homan and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries where negotiations stand. Meanwhile, the fallout from the release of Epstein files grows as Attorney General Pam Bondi faces a grilling on Capitol Hill for her department's handling of the investigation. We talk to the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, California Congressman Robert Garcia, about what more he wants to see from the Justice Department as lawmakers get a firsthand look at the unredacted files for the first time. And finally, as world leaders gather at an annual security conference in Munich, we hear about that, and about America's standing in the world, from Republican Senator Thom Tillis.

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    15 February 2026, 5:32 pm
  • 50 minutes 31 seconds
    Sen. Mark Warner, Rep. Tony Gonzales, Scott Gottlieb 

    This week on Face the Nation, mindful of the upcoming midterm elections, the Trump administration moderates its tone on deportations while ramping up efforts to undermine confidence in our election process. With Congressional efforts to agree on reforms tied to DHS funding stalled, we'll talk to a Texas Republican Congressman Tony Gonzales. His district is home to that family detention facility that housed five-year-old Liam Ramos and his father last month. Plus, President Trump prods Republicans to nationalize voting, a move that prompts pushback from Democrats and state election officials. And what's behind the FBI's seizure of 2020 election records from Fulton County, Georgia?  We'll talk to the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee Mark Warner and elections expert David Becker. Finally, we'll talk to former FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb about the alarming spread of measles around the U.S .and get his take on evolving vaccine protocols.

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    8 February 2026, 5:26 pm
  • 33 minutes 15 seconds
    Extended Interview: America's Mayors Panel

    A bipartisan conversation with four of America’s Mayors. Local leaders tell us how national politics is impacting their communities. 

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    3 February 2026, 8:01 am
  • 17 minutes 22 seconds
    Extended Interview: Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado

    An exclusive interview with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado. 

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    2 February 2026, 8:01 am
  • 50 minutes 44 seconds
    María Corina Machado, Rep. Mike McCaul, Gary Cohn

    This week on 'Face the Nation,' an exclusive interview with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado.

    After a whirlwind of meetings in Washington, Machado is projecting optimism about her country's future…even as her own future remains murky, with the party she defeated in nationwide election still holding power with the support of President Trump. What comes next for her and for Venezuelans?

    Meanwhile the debate over ICE immigration enforcement drives more protests across the country and sparks a fight in Congress over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. We talk to Republican Congressman Michael McCaul about immigration debate that sparked a partial government shutdown.

    Plus - President Trump's top economic adviser in his first term, Gary Cohn joins us. We ask about the president's new pick to lead the Federal Reserve and the state of the economy as tax season gets underway.

    Finally - a bipartisan conversation with four of America's mayors on how they're striking a balance between local priorities and federal authority.

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    1 February 2026, 5:21 pm
  • 18 minutes 8 seconds
    Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman [Extended Interview]

    Outgoing Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman spoke with Face the Nation as she prepares to leave her post.

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    26 January 2026, 8:01 am
  • 50 minutes 22 seconds
    Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise

    This week on Face the Nation, as a paralyzing winter storm barrels through a vast part of the country, the standoff between federal law enforcement agencies and the Minneapolis community explodes following yet another deadly shooting of a protestor. Alex Pretti was shot and killed Saturday morning outside a donut shop amid what federal officials say was an unrelated immigration operation led by Customs and Border Protection agents. Interpretations of the extensive videos of the shooting are mixed -- and much like the shooting death of Renee Good in Minneapolis just over two weeks ago, federal and state officials are at odds over what happened and why -- and who should investigate. We'll have a report from the scene and talk exclusively to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara. Then, turn to the bigger picture as Senate Democrats threaten to block funding for ICE and DHS agencies while the public increasingly wary of ICE actions--and the subsequent pushback.  We speak with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Maine Independent Senator Angus King, whose home state is the site of ICE's new deportation operation called "Catch of the Day." We'll also talk with the outgoing Canadian ambassador to the U.S., Kirsten Hillman about the growing divide between the U.S. and our neighbors to the north.

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    25 January 2026, 5:25 pm
  • 50 minutes 8 seconds
    DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Mayor Jacob Frey, Senator Mark Warner, Rep. Mike Turner

    This week on Face the Nation, tensions continue to boil over in Minneapolis while the president's pursuit of Greenland prompts backlash from allies here and in Europe. Despite temperatures in the low teens, protestors in support of and in opposition to ICE, as well as agents themselves, took to the streets of Minneapolis again Saturday, as the divide between local officials and federal ones got even wider. Plus, America's views of President Trump's immigration policies erode as he hits the one year in office mark. We'll talk exclusively with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and the Mayor of Minneapolis Jacob Frey. Then, with the volatile situation in Iran defused for the moment, President Trump turns to his next international target, Greenland.  As U.S. officials tried to calm European allies about his plans, Mr. Trump announced new tariffs on some NATO members if they don't support a deal for the "complete and total purchase of Greenland." The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee Mark Warner and the head of a bipartisan Congressional group supporting NATO, Republican Mike Turner, will both be here.

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    18 January 2026, 5:45 pm
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