{"id":4895,"date":"2026-07-13T09:12:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4895"},"modified":"2026-07-13T09:12:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T04:12:50","slug":"read-full-episode-transcripts-of-face-the-nation-with-margaret-brennan-from-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4895","title":{"rendered":"Read full episode transcripts of &#8220;Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan&#8221; from 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>More than a decade of &#8220;Face the Nation&#8221; transcripts are available online: <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2008\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2008<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2009\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2009<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2010\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2010<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2011\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2011<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2012\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2012<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2013\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2013<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2014\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2014<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2015\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2015<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2016\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2016<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2017\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2017<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2018\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2019\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2020\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2020<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2021\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2021<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2022\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2022<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2023\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2024\/\" data-absolute=\"true\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><strong>2024<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"http:\/\/cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcripts-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2025<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>For earlier broadcasts, contact\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/face-the-nation\/transcripts\/mailto:footage@cbsnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">CBS Footage Requests<\/a>. And for the latest from &#8220;Face the Nation,&#8221; bookmark\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facethenation.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">our homepage<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FaceTheNation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/facethenation\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/facethenation\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@facethenation?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>.          <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-07-12-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">July 12<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-07-05-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">July 5<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reps.\u00a0<strong>Adriano Espaillat<\/strong>, Democrat of New York, and\u00a0<strong>Carlos Gimenez<\/strong>, Republican of Florida\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>NASA administrator\u00a0<strong>Jared Isaacman<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>NCAA President\u00a0<strong>Charlie Baker<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Former CDC chief medical officer Dr.\u00a0<strong>Debra Houry<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-06-28-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">June 28<\/a><\/span>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Bill Cassidy<\/strong>, Republican of Louisiana<\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Tim Kaine<\/strong>, Democrat of Virginia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jan Crawford<\/strong>, CBS News chief legal correspondent\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-06-21-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">June 21<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations\u00a0<strong>Mike Waltz<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Republican Sen.\u00a0<strong>Lindsey Graham<\/strong>\u00a0of South Carolina<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Democratic Rep.\u00a0<strong>Jason Crow<\/strong>\u00a0of Colorado<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Anthony Salvanto<\/strong>, CBS News director of elections and surveys\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A panel with\u00a0<strong>Amos Hochstein<\/strong>, former White House adviser on global infrastructure and energy security, and\u00a0<strong>Kevin Book<\/strong>, managing director of ClearView Energy Partners<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-06-14-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">June 14<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Defense Secretary\u00a0<strong>Pete Hegseth<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Mark Warner<\/strong>, Democrat of Virginia<\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Mark Kelly<\/strong>, Democrat of Arizona<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gary Cohn<\/strong>, IBM vice chairman and former National Economic Council director \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-06-07-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">June 7<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Ro Khanna<\/strong>, Democrat of California<\/li>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Jim Himes<\/strong>, Democrat of Connecticut\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Don Bacon<\/strong>, Republican of Nebraska\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Krebs<\/strong>, CBS News cybersecurity contributor, and\u00a0<strong>Ben Buchanan<\/strong>, Biden adviser and now a professor at Johns Hopkins and an adviser to Anthropic<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rye Barcott<\/strong>, Marine veteran and With Honor founder\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-05-31-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">May 31<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ukrainian President\u00a0<strong>Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Chris Murphy<\/strong>, Democrat of Connecticut\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Former Vice President<strong>\u00a0Mike Pence\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cindy McCain<\/strong>, U.N. World Food Programme executive director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-05-24-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">May 24<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kevin Hassett<\/strong>, director of White House National Economic Council\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Chris Van Hollen<\/strong>, Democrat of Maryland\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Reps.\u00a0<strong>Josh Gottheimer<\/strong>, Democrat of Maine, and\u00a0<strong>Mike Lawler,<\/strong>\u00a0Republican of New York<\/li>\n<li>Dr.\u00a0<strong>Deborah Birx<\/strong>, former White House coronavirus response coordinator<\/li>\n<li>Lt. Col.\u00a0<strong>William Swenson<\/strong>\u00a0(Ret.) and Master Sgt.\u00a0<strong>Matthew Williams\u00a0<\/strong>(Ret.), Medal of Honor recipients<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-05-17-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">May 17<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>U.S. Trade Representative\u00a0<strong>Jamieson Greer<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Ambassador\u00a0<strong>Alexander Yui<\/strong>, Taiwan&#8217;s Representative to the U.S.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anthony Salvanto<\/strong>, CBS News executive director of elections and surveys<\/li>\n<li>Reps.\u00a0<strong>Brian Fitzpatrick<\/strong>, Republican of Pennsylvania, and\u00a0<strong>Tom Suozzi<\/strong>, Democrat of New York \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Former Defense Secretary<strong>\u00a0Robert Gates\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-05-10-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">May 10<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Energy Secretary\u00a0<strong>Chris Wright\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Mark Kelly<\/strong>, Democrat of Arizona<\/li>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Ted Lieu<\/strong>, Democrat of California\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scott Gottlieb<\/strong>, former FDA commissioner\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Save the Children President and CEO\u00a0<strong>Janti Soeripto<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-transcript-05-03-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">May 3<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>White House Economic Council Director\u00a0<strong>Kevin Hassett<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Minneapolis Fed president and CEO\u00a0<strong>Neel Kashkari<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Chevron CEO\u00a0<strong>Mike Wirth<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Jason Crow<\/strong>, Democrat of Colorado<\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Raphael Warnock<\/strong>, Democrat of Georgia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-04-26-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">April 26<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Acting Attorney General\u00a0<strong>Todd Blanche\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>CBS News White House correspondent and White House Correspondents Association President\u00a0<strong>Weijia Jiang<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>CBS News national security contributor\u00a0<strong>Sam Vinograd\u00a0<\/strong>and former deputy director of the Secret Service and now a CBS law enforcement analyst\u00a0<strong>AT Smith\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Jamie Raskin<\/strong>, Democrat of Maryland\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sir\u00a0<strong>Christian Turner<\/strong>. U.K ambassador to the U.S.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-04-19-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">April 19<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>U.N. Ambassador\u00a0<strong>Mike Waltz<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Amos Hochstein<\/strong>, \u00a0Biden administration senior energy adviser and Middle East negotiator\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Former U.S. Surgeon General\u00a0<strong>Jerome Adams<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Former U.S. Attorney General\u00a0<strong>Eric Holder\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-04-12-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">April 12<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Israeli Ambassador to the U.S.\u00a0<strong>Michael Leiter<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Democratic Sen. <strong>Mark Warner<\/strong> of Virginia<\/li>\n<li>GOP Rep. <strong>Mike Turner<\/strong> of Ohio<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kristalina Georgieva<\/strong>, managing director of the International Monetary Fund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-04-05-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">April 5<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Retired Gen. <strong>Frank McKenzie<\/strong>, former commander of U.S. Central Command<\/li>\n<li>Democratic Gov. <strong>Wes Moore<\/strong> of Maryland<\/li>\n<li>Archbishop <strong>Timothy Broglio<\/strong>, who heads the Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA<\/li>\n<li>A panel with <strong>Amy Walter<\/strong>, publisher and editor-in-chief of the Cook Political Report; <strong>David Sanger<\/strong>, a White House and national security correspondent at The New York Times; and <strong>Jeff Mason<\/strong>, a White House correspondent at Bloomberg<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jared Isaacman<\/strong>, NASA administrator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-03-29-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">March 29<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tom Homan,\u00a0<\/strong>Trump administration border czar\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Jim Himes<\/strong>, Democrat of Connecticut\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jerome Adams<\/strong>, former U.S. Surgeon General\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Iran policy analyst\u00a0<strong>Karim Sadjadpour<\/strong>\u00a0and former CENTCOM commander and CBS News contributor and retired Gen.\u00a0<strong>Frank McKenzie<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-03-22-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">March 22<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mike Waltz<\/strong>, U.S. ambassdor to the United Nations\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>NATO Secretary General\u00a0<strong>Mark Rutte<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Jason Crow<\/strong>, Democrat of Colorado<\/li>\n<li>International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General\u00a0<strong>Rafael Grossi\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Siamak Namazi,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Emad Shargi<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Roger Carstens<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Neda Sharghi \u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-03-15-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">March 15<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Iranian foreign minister\u00a0<strong>Abbas Araghchi<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Mark Warner,<\/strong>\u00a0Democrat of Virginia<\/li>\n<li>National Economic Council Director\u00a0<strong>Kevin Hassett<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Dan Crenshaw<\/strong>, Republican of Texas\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Former CIA executive and operative\u00a0<strong>Jonathan Gannon<\/strong>, CBS News national security contributor and Biden administration top counterterrorism official\u00a0<strong>Sam Vinograd<\/strong>\u00a0and energy policy expert and analyst\u00a0<strong>Kevin Book<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-03-08-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">March 8<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Energy Secretary\u00a0<strong>Chris Wright<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael Leiter<\/strong>, Israel&#8217;s ambassador to the U.S.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Robert Costa<\/strong>, \u00a0CBS national correspondent and chief Washington analyst\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Tim Kaine<\/strong>, Democrat of Virginia<\/li>\n<li><strong>Olga Stefanishyna<\/strong>, Ukraine&#8217;s ambassador to the U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-03-01-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">March 1<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Tom Cotton<\/strong>, Republican of Arkansas\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Chris Murphy,<\/strong>\u00a0Democrat of Connecticut<\/li>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Mike Turner<\/strong>, Republican of Ohio<\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Ted Cruz<\/strong>, Republican of Texas<\/li>\n<li><strong>Karim Sadjadpour<\/strong>\u00a0from the Carnegie Endownment for international peace and former CENTCOM commander and CBS News contributor\u00a0<strong>Ret. Gen. Frank McKenzie\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-02-22-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Feb. 22<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Iranian foreign minister\u00a0<strong>Abbas Araghchi\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>U.S. Trade Representative\u00a0<strong>Jamieson Greer\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Christine Lagarde<\/strong>, European Central Bank president<\/li>\n<li>Govs.\u00a0<strong>Laura Kelly<\/strong>\u00a0of Kansas,\u00a0<strong>Andy Beshear<\/strong>\u00a0of Kentucky,\u00a0<strong>Mike Braun<\/strong>\u00a0of Indiana and\u00a0<strong>Mike DeWine<\/strong>\u00a0of Ohio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-02-15-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Feb. 15<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tom Homan<\/strong>, Trump administration border czar\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>House Minority Leader\u00a0<strong>Hakeem Jeffries,\u00a0<\/strong>Democrat of New York<\/li>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Robert Garcia,<\/strong>\u00a0Democrat of California\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Thom Tillis<\/strong>, Republican of North Carolina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-02-08-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Feb. 8<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Mark Warner<\/strong>, Democrat of Virginia\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Tony Gonzales<\/strong>, Republican of Texas\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>David Becker<\/strong>, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research and a CBS News election law contributor<\/li>\n<li>Dr.\u00a0<strong>Scott Gottlieb<\/strong>, former FDA commissioner<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-02-01-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Feb. 1<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Venezuelan opposition leader\u00a0<strong>Mar\u00eda Corina Machado<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Michael McCaul<\/strong>, Republican of Texas\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Trump economic adviser\u00a0<strong>Gary Cohn\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Oklahoma City Mayor\u00a0<strong>David Holt<\/strong>; Mesa, Arizona Mayor\u00a0<strong>Mark Freeman<\/strong>; Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor\u00a0<strong>Quinton Lucas<\/strong>; and Miami Mayor\u00a0<strong>Eileen Higgins<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-01-25-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jan. 25<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Minneapolis Police Chief\u00a0<strong>Brian O&#8217;Hara<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>House Majority Leader\u00a0<strong>Steve Scalise<\/strong>, a Louisiana Republican<\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Angus King<\/strong>, a Maine independent<\/li>\n<li>Canadian Ambassador to the U.S.\u00a0<strong>Kirsten Hillman<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-01-18-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jan. 18<\/a> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Homeland Security Secretary\u00a0<strong>Kristi Noem<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Minneapolis Mayor\u00a0<strong>Jacob Frey<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Democratic Sen.\u00a0<strong>Mark Warner<\/strong>\u00a0of Virginia<\/li>\n<li>GOP Rep.\u00a0<strong>Mike Turner<\/strong>\u00a0of Ohio\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-01-11-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jan. 11<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Ilhan Omar<\/strong>, Democrat of Minnesota\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Secretary of Energy\u00a0<strong>Chris Wright\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Tim Kaine<\/strong>, Democrat of Virginia<\/li>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Maria Elvira Salazar<\/strong>, Republican of Florida\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-01-04-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Jan. 4<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Secretary of State\u00a0<strong>Marco Rubio<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Tom Cotton<\/strong>, Republican of Arkansas\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Rep.\u00a0<strong>Jim Himes<\/strong>, Democrat of Connecticut\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Sen.\u00a0<strong>Chris Van Hollen<\/strong>, Democrat of Maryland\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"chartbeat\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  component--type-recirculation-collection\">\n<div class=\"component__heading-wrapper recirc\">\n<h3 class=\"component__title\">Face The Nation Transcripts<br \/>\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/feature\/face-the-nation-transcripts\/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3a\" class=\"component__view-more component__view-more--lg\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><br \/>\n                More<br \/>\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" class=\"icon__caret-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                  <use xlink:href=\"#icon-caret-down\"\/>\n                <\/svg><br \/>\n              <\/a><br \/>\n                      <\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<ul>\n<li id=\"inline-recirc-item--id-8c9f17ef-a313-4556-8f6b-a98ed4a82496\" class=\"card-recirc item\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/face-the-nation-full-transcript-07-12-2026\/?intcid=CNI-00-10aaa3a\" class=\"item__anchor\" draggable=\"false\" ondragstart=\"return false;\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\"><\/p>\n<article>\n                        <svg>\n                            <use xlink:href=\"#recirc-cbs-news\"\/>\n                        <\/svg><\/p>\n<h4>Full transcript of &#8220;Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,&#8221; 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