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Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that the operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was “clearly illegal under international law,” while pointing to broader implications. “Think of what Russia and China just learned,” Himes said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” “Russia and China just

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife will appear before a federal judge on Monday, a spokesperson for the U.S. district court in the Southern District of New York confirmed Sunday. The spokesperson told CBS News that Maduro and Cilia Flores are scheduled to appear in federal court at 12 p.m. on Monday. It

The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Jan. 4, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to Connecticut Congressman Jim Himes. He is the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, and he joins us this morning from

The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Jan. 4, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee Arkansas Republican Tom Cotton. Good to have you here. Senator.  SEN. TOM COTTON: Thanks,

Sen. Tom Cotton, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that the U.S. has to “make sure the people that are in charge of the apparatus of the Venezuelan government are not going to continue Nicolás Maduro’s ways.”  President Trump “wants to give them a chance to turn the page in Venezuela and

The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Jan. 4, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face The Nation. I just want to apologize to our viewers there. Congressman Himes did not have a bad case of