/ Face The Nation From CBSNews.com Sat, 31 May 2025 22:22:05 -0400 5 /news/mike-johnson-house-speaker-trump-bill-medicaid-work-requirements/ House Speaker Mike Johnson shepherded through Congress President Trump's spending bill, which includes Medicaid work requirements. Mon, 26 May 2025 04:43:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/22/b8d6f252-26d3-48dc-8cf1-0788b601aeca/thumbnail/60x60/22fbfa1b897f16b0c26b23c75f6ef920/johnson2.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 165c6ba6-99e9-43d8-bb50-438d3a9515e9 /news/aid-trucks-gaza-world-food-program-israel-hamas/ Israel blocked the import of all food, medicine and fuel into Gaza for 2 ½ months before allowing a small number of aid trucks to enter in the last few days. Sun, 25 May 2025 14:49:31 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/25/cfb9fd05-f197-4c9b-bd9e-52169a06c13c/thumbnail/60x60/5b5f00b0228df34360b57f3be1981277/gettyimages-2216285003.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 9a2c069c-2f6e-469f-878b-6b92f2954a4c /video/jack-mccain-on-face-the-nation-full-interview/ Watch Margaret Brennan's full interview with Jack McCain, a Navy veteran of the war in Afghanistan, the son of the late Sen. John McCain and Cindy McCain, CEO of Blue Sky Vantage and a member of the Executive Advisory Council for #AfghanEvac. A portion of the interview aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on May 25, 2025. Sun, 25 May 2025 12:51:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/25/038f3c1f-35b9-4ed5-af0c-a4cbb5b1d63e/thumbnail/60x60/c2e156d9c897df856d49b0a36e1bb089/0525-ftn-jack-full.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 d179ab57-cd2a-460b-b54d-a41128ddec79 /video/veterans-in-congress-clean-vietnam-war-memorial-we-had-a-mission-to-do-in-congress/ Reps. Seth Moulton, Zach Nunn and Don Davis � all members of the For Country Caucus � cleaned the Vietnam Memorial last week, despite an all night session. Sun, 25 May 2025 12:38:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/25/abbd7860-a0b6-4239-8149-9e327b2ddeed/thumbnail/60x60/9b71440bab63b54d6bddbc708ce45f60/0525-ftn-chat.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 33db5644-5ab5-4964-8996-cd097d35a59e /video/navy-veteran-jack-mccain-says-of-afghans-who-helped-americans-we-owe-them-a-debt/ Navy veteran Jack McCain, who is the son of late Sen. John McCain and Cindy McCain, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "everyone" in Afghanistan who helped Americans during the 20-year war is "at risk." "And not only do I owe them personally, but the nation owes them a debt of honor, one that we have yet to repay," he said. Sun, 25 May 2025 12:38:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/25/0732a72f-9d29-4da8-a8d6-7b8d22130028/thumbnail/60x60/b9e11ef4e2c95a86e48387abcda9fc91/0525-ftn-jack.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 4d0e6c51-5919-4cbf-bbad-f68e9a3709ee /video/rep-jim-himes-says-increased-salt-cap-in-trump-bill-is-going-to-be-good-for-connecticut/ Democratic Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, who voted against President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" that passed the GOP-controlled House, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the increase of the cap for the state and local tax deduction is the "one little portion" of President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" is "going to be good for my constituents." Sun, 25 May 2025 12:37:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/25/3f990f26-8317-49cb-b565-73db11fc4e79/thumbnail/60x60/7f7e2a822763306fcbd80977c596707f/0525-ftn-himes.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 f8bbd0c1-358a-4b7e-8e54-f211ae31bf3c /video/house-speaker-mike-johnson-says-medicaid-cuts-in-trump-bill-have-a-moral-component/ Speaker Mike Johnson, who oversaw the passage of President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" in the House, insisted to "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that projections that nearly 200,000 people in his home state of Louisiana will lose Medicaid under the bill are actually targeting "waste, fraud and abuse." "There's a moral component to what we're doing," he said. Sun, 25 May 2025 12:37:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/25/9b2bed89-8a37-457e-b723-fd7445ba4450/thumbnail/60x60/bf3cf27904294b33326849e790481ed8/0525-ftn-johnson.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 c8304664-f970-462e-b623-85a3a03f3960 /video/cindy-mccain-says-aid-trucks-at-gaza-are-a-drop-in-the-bucket-as-to-whats-needed/ Cindy McCain, the UN World Food Programme's executive director, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "it's a drop in the bucket as to what's needed" that some aid trucks have been allowed into Gaza last week after Israeli authorities blocked all aid since March. Sun, 25 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/25/b4ac7ff0-4b45-4ad5-82ff-3dee22887272/thumbnail/60x60/dd85f97625f0d894b8ab86ed1b06d4c6/0525-ftn-mccain.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 74611e38-e827-4882-ac8d-3b5132813705 /video/open-this-is-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan-may-25-2025/ This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as Americans prepare for Memorial Day, Margaret Brennan speaks to some veterans serving in Congress about the value of public service and honoring those who've protected us. Plus, House Speaker Mike Johnson talks about the House's passage of President Trump's "big, beautiful bill." Sun, 25 May 2025 11:51:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/25/e558d9ec-3b29-4578-8d2e-ad38f2f0a3f5/thumbnail/60x60/31e75f669885ecef766f703092ae9803/0525-ftn-coldopen.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 199ccbe0-a946-4954-83a9-7ca8691fb394 /video/full-interview-world-food-programme-executive-director-cindy-mccain/ Watch Margaret Brennan's full interview with the UN's World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain, a portion of which aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Sun, 25 May 2025 11:28:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/25/6399ef53-ae84-4d91-87a0-70eecfc8c820/thumbnail/60x60/73bc3aef76093ca350ff84da3b462ce5/0525-ftn-mccain-full.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 65081e06-048d-4235-859d-5087148f2c07 /video/robert-gates-says-he-isnt-sure-you-can-judge-putins-intentions-in-face-to-face-meeting/ Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan that he isn't sure if you can judge Russian President Vladimir Putin's intentions in a face-to-face meeting. In the interview airing Sunday, Gates said he believes President Trump is "getting the sense" that Russian President Vladimir Putin "is tapping him along." Sat, 24 May 2025 17:47:01 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/16/c651b95f-6b58-4a5b-a293-a903d80777a1/thumbnail/60x60/452f70e862340d82a98319107ec744fa/0516-ftn-preview-3761784-640x360.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 306b90d4-7a68-4949-a528-2902ddc61d8a /video/former-secretary-of-defense-robert-gates-on-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan-full-interview/ Watch the full version of Margaret Brennan's interview with Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates that aired on May 19, 2024, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." Mon, 19 May 2025 10:30:06 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/05/19/7bc1987b-037e-4a79-85e2-5051546bd520/thumbnail/60x60/ba200b9f4d5982f4a1835236eca6b8f0/0519-ftn-gates-full-2920988-640x360.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 d4179181-2b61-4f10-8666-d8980f319609 /news/marco-rubio-afrikaner-refugee-resettlement/ Secretary of State Marco Rubio said people should be "celebrating" the Trump administration granting refugee status to White South Africans. Sun, 18 May 2025 14:49:48 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/5f78a5f5-d635-419f-8626-1418cc4ca38a/thumbnail/60x60/6e37a958ad3bae16e44b1ddda7f72ec8/0518-ftn-rubio.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 8c9fd297-b646-4e7f-910a-09db7c99ba8a /video/full-gates-interview/ Watch Margaret Brennan's full interview with former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, a portion of which aired on Sunday, May 18, 2025, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." Sun, 18 May 2025 14:16:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/447cd502-aa8c-489f-8994-3abd550f4094/thumbnail/60x60/79d442689c470272fe5860a3dfb6bc90/0518-ftn-gates.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 c644149e-6cef-4b33-87f8-977c3fb9c148 /video/sen-chris-van-hollen-says-hindsight-is-2020-about-hurs-biden-interview/ Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "hindsight is 20/20" about the interview that Robert Hur did with former President Joe Biden, which highlighted Biden's memory lapses and Democrats lambasted at the time. Sun, 18 May 2025 13:45:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/056a0783-3872-4c70-a9d6-d76868c80a71/thumbnail/60x60/35dcc6455818a85ab0df1737334a6790/0518-ftn-hollen.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 3a22ccaa-d790-4407-a951-52b0a1ca1f72 /video/ret-gen-stanley-mcchrystal-says-hegseths-focus-on-dei-is-a-distraction-and-not-helpful/ Ret. Gen. Stanley McChrystal tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's focus on DEI in the military is a "distraction" and "not helpful." "The idea that everybody's got to look a certain way, got to have biceps of a certain size, there's got to be a male, straight, all these things, is not my experience," McChrystal said. Sun, 18 May 2025 13:41:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/cf0ad644-cb1b-460f-9297-b6cb241dabc5/thumbnail/60x60/52a2716fc8191600814e287439c186fa/0518-ftn-gen.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 97e81e5a-26a6-4f51-8e0c-51428a7a3dd8 /video/ex-ambassador-bridget-brink-says-decision-to-resign-wasnt-a-hard-a-hasty-rash-decision/ Bridget Brink, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine until last month, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the "first sign" that she should leave her post "was the Oval Office meeting in February, in February, President Trump and President Zelensky, where I saw that our approach is to put pressure on Ukraine and not pressure on Russia." Sun, 18 May 2025 13:40:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/3552bc16-5617-4bc4-8da9-01accc441209/thumbnail/60x60/35345399e82ec514125d7883e9419ce3/0518-ftn-brink.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 04433769-e83a-4ff4-93ff-5d3db8043260 /video/putin-wont-take-peace-with-ukraine-without-restoring-empire-ex-defense-secretary-gates-says/ Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who served in George W. Bush's administration, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that Russian President Vladimir Putin "feels that he has a destiny to recreate the Russian Empire. And as my old mentor, Zbigniew Brzezinski once said, without Ukraine, there can be no Russian Empire." Sun, 18 May 2025 13:40:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/3572460f-9e5e-4f94-ae3e-c14fc2b8207e/thumbnail/60x60/2b31164d62b2996f61e434aeffe2e3ae/0518-ftn-gates.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 58d89c46-8ff2-478f-835f-ee02fd100730 /video/rubio-says-u-s-will-find-out-if-russia-is-tapping-us-along-amid-push-for-ukraine-ceasefire/ Secretary of State Marco Rubio tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that his talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov are "not a complete waste of time." "Are they tapping us along? Well, that's what we're trying to find out," Rubio said. Sun, 18 May 2025 13:21:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/7317adf4-aaef-4af6-bb8a-3f87bc667ac6/thumbnail/60x60/3c308d6fb71931e25070aeff1aa41f6b/0518-ftn-rubio.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 bafaea91-fcd0-4a83-b2ef-80ed1711d76b /video/u-s-diplomatic-negotiators-working-for-ceasefire-in-gaza-as-israel-ramps-up-attacks/ As U.S. diplomatic negotiators are working to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as Israel has stepped up the war in Gaza. Debora Patta reports from Tel Aviv. Sun, 18 May 2025 12:43:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/dcc469b0-0373-4813-bc88-d2a23552bb51/thumbnail/60x60/385940c7c0bf05e45bc62c12b44aaced/0518-ftn-patta.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 4e535e9c-3f6b-4042-b840-e18f8137f42e /video/full-interview-secretary-of-state-marco-rubio-on-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan/ Watch Margaret Brennan's full interview with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a portion of which aired on May 18, 2025, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." Sun, 18 May 2025 12:12:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/5f78a5f5-d635-419f-8626-1418cc4ca38a/thumbnail/60x60/6e37a958ad3bae16e44b1ddda7f72ec8/0518-ftn-rubio.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 9ef158fd-8a6c-4bfb-be47-5a7112ad4299 /video/open-this-is-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan-may-18-2025/ This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Secretary of State Marco Rubio discusses what the Trump administration's recent trip to the Middle East means for U.S. security and diplomacy. Plus, Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen joins. Sun, 18 May 2025 11:46:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/c3b5fddd-7607-4d6a-925d-ba09de324220/thumbnail/60x60/8c1df2df6bc15ab79452f70ef57009a5/0518-ftn-open.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 1807781a-9812-4d29-8bad-b16c11ca2618 /news/marco-rubio-intelligence-community-tren-de-aragua/ Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the intelligence community is incorrect in its assessment that Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua is not a proxy force of Nicolás Maduro's government. Sun, 18 May 2025 11:24:23 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/17/f675412d-1786-4fe5-8e86-85431d11f16e/thumbnail/60x60/2caa0a585f4f78b6a432beb78f697409/marco-rubio-ftn.png?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 ef4d63bb-ffb8-4eb3-a955-0876fc4b1bdc /news/rubio-says-u-s-will-find-out-if-russia-is-tapping-us-along-soon-amid-push-for-ceasefire-ukraine/ Secretary of State Marco Rubio told "Face the Nation" he believes talks to end the war in Ukraine will only progress if President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in person. Sat, 17 May 2025 17:54:16 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/17/f675412d-1786-4fe5-8e86-85431d11f16e/thumbnail/60x60/2caa0a585f4f78b6a432beb78f697409/marco-rubio-ftn.png?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 f4df0465-a4ab-42b3-b4d4-b54d9bcd09f0 /video/secretary-marco-rubio-trump-putin-summit-face-the-nation-clip/ Secretary of State Marco Rubio told "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan in an interview that will air on Sunday that President Trump wants a face-to-face meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin "as soon as feasible." He believes a direct conversation between the two world leaders is the only way to move the Russia-Ukraine talks forward. Sat, 17 May 2025 15:19:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/17/03751c9c-2b07-46e4-977f-a6d0dc228068/thumbnail/60x60/d231c26652edf77eade5f4a03af0896a/0517-ftnrubiosocial.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 e58e1017-1373-4114-bc0e-66cdefbbe665 /news/putin-ukraine-restoring-empire-robert-gates/ "Putin feels that he has a destiny to recreate the Russian Empire," former Defense Secretary Robert Gates told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." Fri, 16 May 2025 17:52:22 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/16/2962560c-00a3-469b-834f-16eb54ab5ff9/thumbnail/60x60/410899f9252e37e63f2f427c9036b2e4/screenshot-2025-05-16-at-5-46-39-pm.png?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 684c441c-dc28-4800-ab50-82fe20fd82b9 /video/how-a-group-of-veterans-helped-a-u-s-service-members-mother-get-out-of-war-torn-gaza/ Zahra Skaik, a 44-year-old Palestinian woman who fled Gaza City, escaped the war thanks to her American sons � one of whom is a specialist in the U.S. Army. Margaret Brennan sat down with Skaik recently as she described how she left Gaza with nothing but a small backpack and the same clothes she had been wearing since the war began. Mon, 12 May 2025 11:40:03 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/05/12/f193f0d3-ac22-4f13-a854-d9836200a5b3/thumbnail/60x60/a5efc0f54b1c16244c0f3c136880d009/0512-ftn-gaza-2904309-640x360.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 f268b011-7821-4b8f-a0be-9961213444b8 /video/sen-chris-van-hollen-says-white-house-has-a-very-low-bar-for-whats-acceptable-from-israel/ Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland tells "Face the Nation" that the Biden administration has set a "very low bar for what's acceptable" from Israel in a report on that country's use of U.S. weapons in the war against Hamas. "With respect to the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and the total restriction of delivery of humanitarian assistance since the beginning of the war - by not calling that out flatly and saying that there have been arbitrary restrictions put on it, I fear that we have set a very, very low bar," he said. Mon, 12 May 2025 11:12:02 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/05/12/b1683861-5ab9-41b3-b8a4-cad83ca419d7/thumbnail/60x60/c6bca2cfad18176f9983f013856ded7d/0512-ftn-van-hollen-2904290-640x360.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 6a61eb2f-a651-4982-9f33-c97724be86e2 /news/pope-leo-xiv-chicago-cardinal-blase-cupich-immigration-climate-change/ Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, said he expects Pope Leo XIV "feels an obligation," to speak to what he called the issues of the day, amid "real challenges globally." Sun, 11 May 2025 13:54:02 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/11/2c705bda-93eb-45d8-8315-a2b55880921d/thumbnail/60x60/3f95f60a65a27eb9ba7a0802a2d78663/screenshot-2025-05-11-at-9-06-04-am.png?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 d9d2a270-7322-4837-981e-1ac6fb015791 /news/pbs-ceo-paula-kerger-npr-ceo-trump-executive-order-funding/ PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Sunday that "we have never seen a circumstance like this" after President Trump last week ordered a cut off to federal funding to PBS and NPR. Sun, 04 May 2025 15:09:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/04/ad566212-ec8a-4eca-bf2c-ffccde3ec7c7/thumbnail/60x60/8c3852405770a34780b2fe1d4f7ae5fa/1746376681187.png?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 d0897738-94d4-4cf7-a4a4-8c32fa708c12