

Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan
CBS News
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+.
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Mar 5, 2023 • 54min
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin
This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan tells us he will not seek the Republican nomination for president in 2024, plus we talk to Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
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Mar 1, 2023 • 27min
Bonus Podcast: An Exclusive Interview with CIA Director Bill Burns
Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan spoke exclusively with CIA Director Bill Burns to discuss the one-year mark of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the latest on China potentially providing lethal military assistance to Russia, and the fallout of the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down weeks ago off the coast of South Carolina. Here's their full conversation.
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Feb 26, 2023 • 54min
The Future of China, Russia and U.S. Relations
This week, Margaret sits down with CIA Director Bill Burns at the one-year mark of the Ukraine war to discuss China potentially supplying Russia with weaponry. She also speaks with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and the chairs of the new House Select Committee on China, Reps. Mike Gallagher and Raja Krishnamoorthi
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Feb 19, 2023 • 54min
Foreign Fallout: The One Year Anniversary of the War in Ukraine
This week, Margaret Brennan spoke with Secretary of State Antony Blinken about China potentially providing lethal aid to Russia in its war against Ukraine. She also spoke with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and Russia expert Fiona Hill, and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan. Also: a conversation about wealth inequality with Bernie Sanders, and a conversation on mental health with Dr. Joshua Gordon of The National Institute of Mental Health.
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Feb 12, 2023 • 54min
More Balloon-Like Objects Shot Down with Sen. Jon Tester and Rep. Michael McCaul
This week, Margaret Brennan and Face the Nation report on the unidentified "high-altitude objects" discovered and shot down this week by the United States. Montana Senator Jon Tester (D) and Texas Rep. Michael McCaul (R) comment on the Biden administrations handling of the issue over the last week, and discuss the potential military and diplomatic fallout over the Chinese spy balloon. Plus, a panel of governors from around the country on crime, abortion and the opioid and fentanyl crisis.
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Feb 6, 2023 • 47min
Bonus Episode: A Look at the Newest Members of Congress
This week, Margaret and Face the Nation bring you a full-length conversation between some of Capitol Hill's newest members. We sat down with four freshman Congressmembers to talk about compromise and bipartisanship in a divided Washington, D.C. Our guests for the panel are Reps. Robert Garcia (D-CA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Summer Lee (D-PA), and Zach Nunn (R-IA).
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Feb 5, 2023 • 54min
Up in the Air with Senators Ted Cruz and Cory Booker
This week, Margaret Brennan sits down with Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) to discuss the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and the potential national security implications of this week's events. Plus: a conversation with Vice Chairman of IBM Gary Cohn and a panel with the newest members of the House of Representatives.
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Jan 29, 2023 • 54min
Kevin McCarthy's First Sunday Show Interview as Speaker
This week, Face the Nation sits down exclusively with Speaker Kevin McCarthy to discuss the debt ceiling and George Santos, plus explores policing in America with Val Demins. Also: A bipartisan interview on the future of U.S. intelligence with Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL).
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Jan 22, 2023 • 54min
California Shooting Leaves Ten Dead, Ten Wounded
This week, Face the Nation reports on breaking news from Monterey Park, California after a suspected gunman left ten dead and ten more wounded after firing on a crowd in a "ballroom dance location" shortly after Lunar New Year events ended in the area. The suspected gunman was still on the loose as of Sunday afternoon, with known motive known. Also: Face the Nation interviews Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) and Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) about the latest documents found at President Biden's Wilmington, Delaware home.
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Jan 19, 2023 • 26min
A Debt Ceiling Battle Comes to Washington, Again
What is the debt ceiling and why does it matter? How would a U.S. default on its debt actually affect the everyday American? Face the Nation Moderator Margaret Brennan discusses that and more with Jason Furman, the former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Obama administration, now a professor at Harvard University. This conversation was recorded via Twitter Spaces.
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