This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” amid the fragile ceasefire with Iran, Energy Secretary Chris Wright and Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly join. Plus Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu discusses whether his party can take control of the House in November and former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has the latest on the hantavirus outbreak.
President Trump last week announced an operation to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iranian blockade, and then two days later, he announced it would be paused. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the U.S. military is currently clearing the Strait of Hormuz now after pausing …
As the passengers are being evacuated from a cruise ship stricken by a hantavirus outbreak, former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that “we are nearing the end of the transmission period” for the passengers on the ship. He added that given the difference in transmission between hantavirus and COVID, …
Democrat Rep. Ted Lieu calls Virginia Supreme Court decision on redistricting “disgraceful” – CBS News Watch CBS News Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the Virginia Supreme Court decision that threw out the state’s referendum that redrew their congressional districts was “not only wrong, it was disgraceful.”
Janti Soeripto, the president and CEO of Save the Children who recently returned from a trip to the Sudan, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the “world’s worst humanitarian crisis is in Sudan,” and the situation is “probably also the one that gets the least attention relative to the need.”
Missed the second half of the show? Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California and Save the Children President and CEO Janti Soeripto join.
A weekslong operation to thwart drug trafficking routes from Latin America to Europe has successfully disrupted what authorities called “a major cocaine highway” in the Atlantic Ocean. Over 12 tons of cocaine and about 9.5 metric tons of hashish were seized over the course of the operation, which lasted from April 13 to April 26, said …
Washington — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said Sunday that the Trump administration’s $1.5 trillion budget request for defense spending is “outrageous.” “They need to submit a defense budget that makes sense for the moment we’re in,” Kelly said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” Last month, the administration released its fiscal year …
The following is the transcript of the interview with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is on the boards of Pfizer and UnitedHealthCare, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 10, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face The Nation. Passengers from the Hantavirus stricken cruise ship arrived this morning in …
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Ted Lieu, Democrat of California, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 10, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to California Congressman Ted Lieu. He is the vice chair of the Democratic Caucus and a member of the foreign affairs committee. …