Full transcript of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” April 26, 2026

On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:  Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche  CBS News White House correspondent and White House Correspondents Association President Weijia Jiang CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd and former deputy director of the Secret Service and now a CBS law enforcement analyst AT Smith 

Johnson: Trump is ‘strongest in times of crisis’

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Sunday that President Trump is “strongest in times of crisis” after a gunman interrupted the yearly White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday. “Many in the media are discussing how President Trump was ‘so remarkably calm’ and ‘in control’ through the events last night. That is the mark [of]…

Security around Trump has ‘tightened’ since Pennsylvania assassination attempt: House Republican

Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) said Sunday that security has “tightened” around President Trump since his July 2024 assassination attempt, after a gunman exchanged shots with law enforcement at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. “It improved since Pennsylvania. The policy is when the president is shot at or in threat, you get him down, you…

4/26: Sunday Morning

4/26: Sunday Morning – CBS News Watch CBS News Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: America’s adversarial relationship with Cuba; singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves; Rep. Jim Clyburn; reviving a Welsh soccer town; tree lovers; artist Jenny Saville; and rescuing Venus fly traps. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: calc(100vw

What’s in the “manifesto” of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect wrote a “manifesto” that stated he planned to target Trump administration officials, “prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest,” according to a copy obtained by CBS News.  Cole Allen, 31, wrote that law enforcement, hotel employees and guests weren’t his intended targets but that he would still attack them to

Secret Service ‘needs to reconsider’ Trump, Vance joint appearances after WHCA gala shooting: McCaul

GOP Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Sunday that the Secret Service should “reconsider” whether President Trump and Vice President Vance attend the same events, in the wake of Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner.  “The takeaway I got was that the line of succession,” McCaul, who attended the Washington event, told…