Speaker Johnson clashes with Rand Paul over ‘wimpy’ spending cuts in Trump’s bill
Debate over the "big, beautiful bill" intensifies as Speaker Mike Johnson and Sen. Rand Paul discuss spending cuts and debt ceiling on Sunday.
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Transcript: Cindy McCain on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” May 25, 2025
The following is the transcript of an interview with Cindy McCain, World Food Programme executive director, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 25, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face the Nation. We turn now to the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Cindy McCain. She joins
US State Department Concerned Over Malaysia’s Arrest of Falun Gong Practitioners Before Xi’s Visit
The CCP is ‘likely behind the scenes trying to expand the persecution against Falun Gong beyond China’s borders,’ a human rights group said. Malaysia’s decision to detain dozens of Falun Gong practitioners before and during a visit from Chinese leader Xi Jinping has drawn alarm from the U.S. State Department and human rights advocates. Two
Transcript: Rep. Jim Himes on Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” May 25, 2025
The following is the transcript of an interview with Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 25, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by Congressman Jim Himes. He is the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, and he joins us today from Greenwich, Connecticut. Good
Transcript: Jack McCain on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” May 25, 2025
The following is the transcript of an interview with Navy veteran Jack McCain that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 25, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN And we’re back with another McCain. Jack McCain is the son of Cindy and the late Senator John McCain. He’s a Navy veteran who served in the
Transcript: House Speaker Mike Johnson on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” May 25, 2025
The following is the transcript of an interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson, Republican of Louisiana, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 25, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: We begin with the passage of what President Trump is calling his “Big Beautiful Bill,” and the man who got it through the House,
Syria agrees to help find missing Americans, U.S. envoy says
The new Syrian government has agreed to help the United States locate and return Americans who went missing in the war-ravaged country, the U.S. special envoy to Syria said on Sunday, in another sign of thawing bilateral ties between the two countries. Thomas Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey who was also appointed as special