https://www.cbsnews.com/ Face The Nation From CBSNews.com Sat, 27 Jun 2026 17:43:02 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/face-the-nation-margaret-brennan-guests-june-28-2026/ This week's guests include Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy and Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine. Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:12:55 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/04/2bbe3533-5457-40b2-8d1e-176518a0a427/thumbnail/60x60/68092dc7b561247c68ee93510967d5bc/gettyimages-2277139472.jpg 0fda0d01-8618-4e7b-84cf-05ca278dc0a8 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bill-cassidy-trump-senate-meeting-iran-vote-steve-witkoff/ Sen. Bill Cassidy said that after his exchange with the president, he passed a note to Steve Witkoff, saying he would consider changing his war powers vote. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 13:24:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/25/9688877e-60dc-4bd0-88c6-08c24e465836/thumbnail/60x60/1dfa3d8bf16d983f93b9408dfd2c1fb4/ftn-bill-cassidy-social-24-529776.png e98267d1-82c5-480b-9dc7-0479508d94be https://www.cbsnews.com/video/bill-cassidy-on-why-he-changed-his-war-powers-vote-heated-trump-meeting/ Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana said he changed his support for a Democratic-led measure aimed at restricting President Trump's war powers in Iran after he secured a briefing from Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff by passing him a note during the heated meeting with the president. "Steve, I would consider changing my vote, but I've been voting yes because I've not been briefed," Cassidy recalled writing in the note in an interview with "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan that airs Sunday. Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:13:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/25/9688877e-60dc-4bd0-88c6-08c24e465836/thumbnail/60x60/1dfa3d8bf16d983f93b9408dfd2c1fb4/ftn-bill-cassidy-social-24-529776.png 6f64fc8e-7f13-459a-8b9d-a96099c543e0 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rep-jason-crow-says-hes-worried-americans-are-at-risk-with-bill-pulte-as-acting-dni/ Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado said he's worried that "Americans are at risk" with Bill Pulte serving as the top intelligence chief. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:46:48 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/21/1f3913d1-4006-4f84-83de-0eceb2a5b970/thumbnail/60x60/7a267dbca78463478e80a77012d17340/cbsn-fusion-rep-jason-crow-worried-acting-intel-chief-pulte-is-incompetent-and-a-political-attack-dog-thumbnail.jpg f06e3a01-e9a0-476d-a7d0-763e9020e55c https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-waltz-iran-not-good-guys-trump-administration-nuclear-talks/ U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said the Trump administration is "laser focused" on addressing Iran's nuclear program in an interview on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." Sun, 21 Jun 2026 13:05:46 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/21/ed438e3e-914a-478a-b0f4-25c7f76d2813/thumbnail/60x60/2c160ddb760c78ab1a7c7b44edf0753c/cbsn-fusion-mike-waltz-iranian-officials-arent-good-guys-but-trump-laser-focused-on-nuclear-weapons-thumbnail.jpg 48e3d0f6-979d-48d3-b57f-068eaca33adc https://www.cbsnews.com/video/face-the-nation-crow-book-hochstein-salvanto/ Missed the second half of the show? Democratic Rep. Jason Crow discusses national security, and Kevin Book and Amos Hochstein break down the U.S.-Iran deal's impact on energy. Plus, CBS News' Anthony Salvanto discusses new polling on the Iran war. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:50:30 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/21/39eb1413-4c6a-4b7a-bb22-4b3842ef505a/thumbnail/60x60/a97cd7545667c95cec45c79f8686082c/untitled-design-2026-06-21t122006-130.jpg bddb7e25-aa34-4e07-bbed-d20971ff2fae https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sen-lindsey-graham-us-trump-iran-talks-lets-try-diplomatic-solution-i-think-going-to-fail/ GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said he expects a diplomatic solution with Iran to fail, though he noted that he would "rather try diplomacy than take it off the table." Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:22:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/21/072e3ed5-483f-4a14-9b3e-9b2e02adca36/thumbnail/60x60/1f484cd4664e7663d2cc3e16334e4c95/screenshot-2026-06-21-at-12-18-14-pm.png 1e0bcdc1-f990-4bc5-9d3d-765a8e7cb433 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/returning-to-pre-iran-war-gas-prices-could-take-awhile-energy-analyst-says/ On "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," energy analyst Kevin Book says it could take "a while" for gas prices to return to pre-Iran war levels, pointing to uncertainty and depleted oil reserves. And Biden-era adviser Amos Hochstein discusses how the U.S.-Iran deal could impact Iranian oil revenue. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:17:15 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/21/d4738774-0c85-4bc4-a1c8-788f9726be1c/thumbnail/60x60/48a412c66a0bcc52e593dfb841c73741/cbsn-fusion-returning-to-pre-iran-war-gas-prices-could-take-awhile-energy-analyst-says-thumbnail.jpg 2e0ffe5e-5273-428e-8d1d-5325a83844d5 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cbs-news-poll-finds-most-americans-want-iran-war-to-end-but-dont-think-us-got-better-end-of-deal/ CBS News Executive Director of Elections and Surveys Anthony Salvanto breaks down new polling on the Iran war, which most Americans wanted to end but few believe was worth the cost, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:08:21 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/21/5b1a1a16-5e41-4021-9d6e-21b9e848977c/thumbnail/60x60/8fd577044a9f52c281da658598474274/cbsn-fusion-cbs-news-poll-finds-most-americans-want-iran-war-to-end-but-dont-think-us-got-better-end-of-deal-thumbnail.jpg c5885e9f-dffe-4472-80c6-082657c006b8 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/obama-urges-resiliency-and-unity-during-speech-at-obama-presidential-center-opening/ Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were joined by their daughters Thursday at the opening ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center on the South Side of Chicago, one day before it officially opened to the public on Juneteenth. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:01:49 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/21/951a70d5-0b1e-4219-825c-8bfff6d2c0bc/thumbnail/60x60/68624d6bc748a230d40647ef8cebfee6/cbsn-fusion-obama-urges-resiliency-and-unity-during-speech-at-obama-presidential-center-opening-thumbnail.jpg ea8488be-0d41-4902-aaea-9990443b9656 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sen-lindsey-graham-on-iran-talks-lets-try-a-diplomatic-solution-i-think-its-going-to-fail/ On "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham said he supports trying diplomacy with Iran, but "I think it's going to fail," predicting President Trump's backup plan will be to take over the Strait of Hormuz. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 12:00:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/21/2c33ae27-cff8-4330-91bb-a05849da16af/thumbnail/60x60/0a7169924ea88af8bcd98adbd27dc5e1/1782056449830.png 173812d5-56e4-4430-9aaf-7a94fa76d903 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/rep-jason-crow-worried-acting-intel-chief-pulte-is-incompetent-and-a-political-attack-dog/ Democratic Rep. Jason Crow said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" he is concerned acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte is "incompetent" and a "political attack dog." Crow also said he's "unwilling to trade Americans' constitutional rights" to extend a key FISA spying power. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:55:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/21/1f3913d1-4006-4f84-83de-0eceb2a5b970/thumbnail/60x60/7a267dbca78463478e80a77012d17340/cbsn-fusion-rep-jason-crow-worried-acting-intel-chief-pulte-is-incompetent-and-a-political-attack-dog-thumbnail.jpg 8f0e27f1-73d0-441b-9100-2ea28397f40c https://www.cbsnews.com/video/mike-waltz-iranian-officials-arent-good-guys-but-trump-laser-focused-on-nuclear-weapons/ As delicate U.S.-Iran talks kick off in Switzerland, U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" the Trump administration understands Iranian officials aren't "good guys," but the U.S. is taking a "pragmatic approach" focused on reaching a nuclear accord. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:18:34 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/21/ed438e3e-914a-478a-b0f4-25c7f76d2813/thumbnail/60x60/2c160ddb760c78ab1a7c7b44edf0753c/cbsn-fusion-mike-waltz-iranian-officials-arent-good-guys-but-trump-laser-focused-on-nuclear-weapons-thumbnail.jpg 1f52a601-a2d4-42a5-951c-872d61bada5c https://www.cbsnews.com/video/open-this-is-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan-june-21-2026/ This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," a thorny set of U.S.-Iran talks have begun amid threats surrounding the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing strikes between Israel and Hezbollah. U.N Ambassador Mike Waltz, GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic Rep. Jason Crow discuss the talks. Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:10:51 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/21/58610429-f8c5-4cbd-a140-e49eb25b2547/thumbnail/60x60/24d7e7712565bc5c74d929a52c3430f5/cbsn-fusion-open-this-is-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan-june-21-2026-thumbnail.jpg cf585b0a-b3bf-4a30-bc8e-4b4e6675dc74 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/face-the-nation-margaret-brennan-guests-june-21-2026/ This week's guests include Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic Rep. Jason Crow. Fri, 19 Jun 2026 20:28:13 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/19/34c114e0-05c9-4d55-b4d6-0a2e9410fcad/thumbnail/60x60/4b983510b57c2cb1e72ab6882ab7947e/1737306151240.png c6488e9d-ba52-434d-8f57-95675a3bacc9 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-hegseth-stockpile-shortage-senate-armed-services-testimony-face-the-nation/ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testified before the Senate Armed Service Committee earlier this year that replenishing the stockpile could take "months and years." Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:58:51 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/14/773d66a1-24e2-45a7-a4dc-359ca944657b/thumbnail/60x60/e38a68eccab8789927454f208528cd00/1781450846494.png e03ee867-3648-48bf-91ce-5170b13d7d53 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-warner-trump-dni-pick-jay-clayton-senate-confirmation-face-the-nation/ The Senate has been at an impasse over the president's controversial pick to serve as acting intelligence chief that resulted in the expiration of a key spy authority. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:26:02 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/14/2f586e92-3a1d-46f6-b05d-b2ec47fecc46/thumbnail/60x60/ef4504f44ec8002c3b159a2ec259b820/1781453548895.png a9cc95b4-6111-40bc-9d28-d3e3367d0e45 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/face-the-nation-warner-kelly-cohn/ Missed the second half of the show? Sens. Mark Kelly, Mark Warner and IBM vice chairman Gary Cohn join. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:49:51 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/14/42458e5f-7101-4463-a61c-77198356309a/thumbnail/60x60/b12016991064cedb7edaf9a7eb13b77e/untitled-design-2026-06-14t120712-241.jpg 22720cea-cf22-4133-838f-60a3fda11c0a https://www.cbsnews.com/video/gary-cohn-says-prices-are-not-going-to-fall-like-a-rock-overnight-if-iran-deal-is-signed/ Gary Cohn, IBM vice chairman and the head of the National Economic Council in President Trump's first term, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that prices are "not going to fall like a rock overnight" if a truce between the U.S. and Iran is signed because "we're going to have to see exactly what happens with the Strait" of Hormuz. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:48:28 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/14/b166db3b-c959-4d55-bbf9-a6eb92799a41/thumbnail/60x60/a29d317e40cf9135ce6604d73e74c344/cbsn-fusion-gary-cohn-says-prices-are-not-going-to-fall-like-a-rock-overnight-if-iran-deal-is-signed-thumbnail.jpg 27fdd427-c14f-45dc-ace4-0f0c1120873d https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sen-mark-kelly-says-of-course-we-have-a-munitions-issue-despite-hegseth-denial/ Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, who has sparred with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after Hegseth's testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "of course we have a munitions issue" amid the Iran war, adding that it's "widely understood that when you attack over 10,000 targets from the air with cruise missiles and ballistic missiles and bombs from airplanes, you are using a lot of munitions, and we do not have an endless supply of these things." Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:40:34 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/14/54f52a2a-4937-4327-8e36-338ceaf3d869/thumbnail/60x60/687d33e7147affc0bc28ecbd515a41c5/cbsn-fusion-sen-mark-kelly-says-of-course-we-have-a-munitions-issue-despite-hegseth-denial-thumbnail.jpg 53eebfd9-6ec1-4543-b65c-5726c4ae4ed8 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trumps-name-removed-from-kennedy-center-after-court-order/ On Friday, workers began removing President Trump's name from Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center after a court ruling last month ordered it to be taken down. A district court judge declared in the ruling that "Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, and only Congress can change it." Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:22:59 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/14/6d392aab-b0a9-42f9-84ed-1de7929f4847/thumbnail/60x60/ccf94f01174a06940445b3062218c012/cbsn-fusion-trumps-name-removed-from-kennedy-center-after-court-order-thumbnail.jpg 6d44345d-2371-4303-b687-19fbb5cfca23 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sen-mark-warner-says-intel-community-terrified-of-showing-information-to-bill-pulte/ Sen. Mark Warner, the lead Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "heads of our intelligence community" have told him that they are "terrified of showing" information to Bill Pulte, who President Trump named as acting Director of National Intelligence when Tulsi Gabbard leaves the post. Democrats are holding up the reauthorization of a key spy power to keep Pulte from taking over in protest of the move to make Pulte the temporary intelligence chief. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:22:43 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/14/2ab49300-f5f9-4a27-85ef-df9bda4d6a35/thumbnail/60x60/cc1dd11f8148b03cc21509da8dea5cb9/1781452931466.png 06eea051-bfea-4d42-9af7-8cb67f78c36c https://www.cbsnews.com/video/pete-hegseth-says-us-is-already-doing-things-i-cant-talk-about-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz/ Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the process of reopening the Strait of Hormuz will begin "immediately" when the truce between the U.S. and Iran is signed, and the U.S. "is already doing things I can't talk about on this program to ensure that safe passage occurs as soon as possible" through the strait. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:16 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/14/28994b67-9b1f-438c-bf51-159aca32505f/thumbnail/60x60/29d9fd1d0bbf415fa506b5c71e12d7a8/cbsn-fusion-pete-hegseth-says-us-is-already-doing-things-i-cant-talk-about-to-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-thumbnail.jpg 2351ebad-8246-47be-9bed-d109b5dcffc1 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/open-this-is-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan-june-14-2026/ This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as Qatari mediators travel to Tehran to finalize the truce in the U.S.-Iran war, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth joins. Plus, Democratic Sens. Mark Warner and Mark Kelly join. Sun, 14 Jun 2026 11:27:37 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/14/b1e6a83c-bc8d-4ed2-99cc-1ddfd2fe0ebf/thumbnail/60x60/d831ab306ac7530f56e87c8380633f3f/cbsn-fusion-open-this-is-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan-june-14-2026-thumbnail.jpg 48e28e17-2c9b-41eb-97da-18b733880b0f https://www.cbsnews.com/news/face-the-nation-margaret-brennan-guests-june-14-2026/ This week's guests include Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly and former National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn. Fri, 12 Jun 2026 21:54:02 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/05/12/6a775448-785f-4335-b875-aee96db80d16/thumbnail/60x60/25245d72028fd74cd8f2e2c2ac8b9841/gettyimages-2273267133.jpg a492e999-6f52-46b8-9767-9f0e249aebdc https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jim-himes-bill-pulte-director-of-national-intelligence-fisa-702-reauthorization/ The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said the timing of the appointment takes FISA Section 702 reauthorization "off the table." Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:41:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/07/60cc9582-695d-41f3-a9ff-0744dbff190a/thumbnail/60x60/4b37a927f6f2da4e49a0bc800cbe673d/1780844309538.png cbeb3ee8-e2da-46c3-bad8-e7aa54500038 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ro-khanna-condemns-graham-platner-conduct-maine-voters/ "His actions were misogynistic, they were shameful, they were wrong," Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, who campaigned with the Senate candidate on Friday, said. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:53:12 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/07/44fc4d33-600f-4c18-8c23-a86d0d218519/thumbnail/60x60/85b500fb6d91bd673852b8012f0bb8f4/1780848258075.png 565dfb4f-8369-4c84-9950-4e27a97e4c98 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/anthropic-adviser-says-its-not-hypothetical-that-ai-could-abet-biological-weapons-risk/ 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. Sun, 07 Jun 2026 12:39:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/08/33dbd443-f944-4f09-a660-4f14b3ff1ca9/thumbnail/60x60/210b7409f87deceae5cecffd09af1ab2/techguys.jpg 0a62e3df-b553-4623-a67e-a90072ad1965 https://www.cbsnews.com/video/rep-jim-himes-says-bill-pulte-as-intel-chief-is-trumps-worst-and-most-dangerous-appointment/ 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." Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:04:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/06/07/3e942c67-5da8-416a-9e6e-e23c35e26987/thumbnail/60x60/1360defce36ce27022cef6f5e7109b54/cbsn-fusion-rep-jim-himes-says-bill-pulte-as-intel-chief-is-trumps-worst-and-most-dangerous-appointment-thumbnail.jpg c4f7c021-972e-4080-bf09-35da8f6ff404 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ken-burns-american-revolution-cbs-news-interview/ Filmmaker Ken Burns says the American Revolution created a "new thing called a citizen." Fri, 04 Jul 2025 15:29:22 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/07/04/abc6e6d8-8465-41ea-92a0-10aae7c1f3ee/thumbnail/60x60/1bd8a4c4652b782112b2708fe3f86edf/cbsn-fusion-ken-burns-on-how-the-american-revolution-turned-the-world-upside-down-thumbnail.jpg b9b1eccc-efa8-46ad-b2c4-6143a4b62126