The following is the transcript of the interview with former Defense Secretary Robert Gates that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 17, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: Mr. Secretary, if you’re ready, we’ll dive right in. FORMER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ROBERT GATES: Absolutely. MARGARET BRENNAN: So it’s great to be back here with
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday said President Trump’s Truth Social posts geared towards unseating him will only boost fundraising for his campaign. “I think that’s going to help my fundraising at ThomasMassie.com. Every time he tweets about me, it’s good for, you know, some money coming in, because people don’t like that,” Massie said…
A tugboat guides a Russian oil tanker as it arrives at the oil terminal in the port of Matanzas, Cuba, on March 31, 2026. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. government has allowed an April 17 sanctions waiver on certain Russian oil shipments to expire, ending a policy that permitted some Russian crude already
The following is the transcript of the interview with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on May 17, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We begin this morning with a top member of the president’s economic team, United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Good morning to you, Ambassador. JAMIESON GREER:
President Trump has turned his eye toward Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) ahead of the lawmaker’s Tuesday primary after leading efforts to eject Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) from his seat. “Tom Massie of Kentucky, the worst and most unreliable Republican Congressman in the history of our Country, is an even bigger insult to our Nation than…
Trump is weighing restarting military action on Iran and will speak with Netanyahu on Sunday amid reports of Iranian deception and delay tactics.
Big numbers of Americans are concerned and stressed about finances, and feelings of being secure and content about them are down from this time last year. It’s all part of increasingly bad views of the U.S. economy. Those ratings, which have long been low, have slid even lower — to levels not seen since 2023.